2026 Boston Hunters season

2026 Boston Hunters
2026 Boston Hunters
League	Women's Pro Baseball League
Ballpark	Robin Roberts Stadium
City	Springfield, Illinois (representing Boston, Massachusetts)
Record	4–6 (.400)
Manager	Keith Foulke (fired August 9); Jemile Weeks
Television	ESPN+

The 2026 Boston Hunters season is the inaugural season of the Boston Hunters in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL).^[1]

Draft

For the inaugural season, each WPBL team drafted 30 players, signing 15 of those players.^[2] The draft occurred on November 20, 2025, virtually on YouTube.^[3]

Key
#	Player not signed by team

Rnd	Pick	Player	Position	Hometown
1	4	Hyeonah Kim	Catcher	Seoul
1	5	Alli Schroder	Pitcher	Fruitvale, British Columbia
1	12	Raine Padgham	Pitcher	Abbotsford, British Columbia
1	20	Lexi Hastings	Left fielder	Holly Springs, North Carolina
2	21	Kate Blunt	Shortstop	Ladera Ranch, California
2	28	Denver Bryant	Second baseman	Albany, Georgia
2	29	Ticara Geldenhuis	Outfielder	Waterfall, New South Wales
2	36	Suzuka Yamamoto	Shortstop	Setouchi, Okayama
2	37	Maïka Dumais	Pitcher	Quebec City, Quebec
3	44	Gigi Schiano	Pitcher	Berrysburg, Pennsylvania
3	45	Maria José Valenzuela	Infielder	Hermosillo, Sonora
3	52	Molly Paddison	Center fielder	Pullenvale, Queensland
3	53	Beth Greenwood	Catcher	Amherst, New Hampshire
3	60	Sabrina Robinson	First baseman	Morristown, New Jersey
4	61	Gabrielle Haas ^#	Shortstop	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4	68	Paloma Benach ^#	Pitcher	Washington, D.C.
4	69	Stephanie Everett ^#	Left fielder	Silver Spring, Maryland
4	76	Luciana Moreno ^#	Infielder	Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
4	77	Allie Bebbere ^#	Pitcher	Montmorency, Victoria
5	84	Emily Baxter ^#	Outfielder	Oakville, Ontario
5	85	Braidy Birdsall ^#	Second baseman	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
5	91	Edith De Leija	Third baseman	Aldama, Tamaulipas
5	92	Meaghan Houk ^#	Infielder	Ravena, New York
5	93	Laura Hirai ^#	Pitcher	London, England
5	100	Olivia Bricker ^#	Pitcher	Cincinnati, Ohio
6	101	Sadie Zion ^#	First baseman	Danbury, Connecticut
6	108	Nadia Diaz ^#	Third baseman	Cicero, New York
6	109	Nylah Ramirez ^#	Pitcher	Brooklyn, New York
6	116	Clara Rice ^#	Catcher	Bethesda, Maryland
6	117	Mary Grace O'Neill ^#	Center fielder	Pleasantville, New York

Regular season

Season standings

Women's Pro Baseball League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Firebells	6	4	.600	—	3‍–‍2	3‍–‍2
New York Heights	5	5	.500	1	0‍–‍5	5‍–‍0
Los Angeles Queens	5	5	.500	1	3‍–‍1	2‍–‍4
Boston Hunters	4	6	.400	2	1‍–‍5	3‍–‍1

Record vs. opponents

2026 Women's Pro Baseball League record Source: WPBL Schedule
Team	BOS	LA	NY	SF
Boston	—	1–2	3–2	0–2
Los Angeles	2–1	—	1–1	2–3
New York	2–3	1–1	—	2–1
San Francisco	2–0	3–2	1–2	—

Updated with the results of all games through August 23, 2026.

Game log

Source:^[4]

Legend
Hunters Win	Hunters Loss	Game Postponed
Bold = Heights team member

2026 Game Log
Overall: 4–6 (Home: 1–5; Away: 3–1)

August: 4–6 (Home: 1–5; Away: 3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Box Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Record
1	August 2	Firebells	L 3–11	Eckert (1–0)	Padgham (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	0–1
2	August 5	@ Queens	L 4–12	Roche (1–0)	Schroder (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	0–2
3	August 8	@ Heights	W 9–6	Dumais (1–0)	Izumi (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	1–2
4	August 9	Heights	L 6–7 (8)	O'Sullivan (1–0)	Blunt (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	1–3
5	August 13	@ Heights	W 6–1	Bricker (1–0)	Eccles (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	2–3
6	August 15	Queens	L 3–13	Roche (2–1)	Padgham (0–2)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	2–4
7	August 16	@ Heights	W 9–7	Schiano (1–0)	Zettlemoyer (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	3–4
8	August 20	Heights	L 4–9	Studer (1–0)	Schroder (0–2)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	3–5
9	August 22	Firebells	L 5–12	Gilder (2–1)	Benach (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	3–6
10	August 23	Queens	W 7–3	Blunt (1–1)	Shimano (0–1)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	4–6
11	August 26	@ Queens	–	(–)	(–)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	–
12	August 28	@ Firebells	–	(–)	(–)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	–

September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Box Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Record
13	September 2	Firebells	–	(–)	(–)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	–
14	September 5	Queens	–	(–)	(–)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	–
15	September 6	@ Firebells	–	(–)	(–)	–	Robin Roberts Stadium	–

Current roster

Boston Hunters roster
Active roster	Coaching staff
Pitchers -- Allie Bebbere 12 Paloma Benach -- Olivia Bricker 18 Maïka Dumais -- Laura Hirai 3 Raine Padgham -- Nylah Ramirez 31 Gigi Schiano 16 Alli Schroder Catchers 17 Beth Greenwood 7 Hyeonah Kim -- Clara Rice Infielders -- Braidy Birdsall 4 Kate Blunt 2 Denver Bryant 25 Edith De Leija -- Nadia Diaz 33 Gabrielle Haas -- Meaghan Houk 30 Maria José Valenzuela -- Luciana Moreno 22 Sabrina Robinson 5 Suzuka Yamamoto -- Sadie Zion Outfielders -- Emily Baxter -- Stephanie Everett 13 Ticara Geldenhuis 14 Lexi Hastings -- Mary Grace O'Neill 55 Molly Paddison	Manager -- Jemile Weeks Coaches 6 Karavin Dew 17 Beth Greenwood Roster updated August 15, 2026 Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list

References

↑ Licht, Jaclyn (August 8, 2026). "The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut". NPR. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
↑ "Watch 2025 WPBL Draft". Women's Pro Baseball League. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
↑ "Kelsie Whitmore is top pick, Mo'ne Davis selected 10th in 1st Women's Pro Baseball League draft". AP News. November 21, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
↑ "Schedule". Women's Pro Baseball League. Retrieved August 9, 2026.

External links

Boston Hunters at Women's Pro Baseball League
2026 Boston Hunters at Baseball Reference

[1] Licht, Jaclyn (August 8, 2026). "The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut". NPR. Retrieved August 9, 2026.

[Video-2] "Watch 2025 WPBL Draft". Women's Pro Baseball League. Retrieved August 13, 2026.

[3] "Kelsie Whitmore is top pick, Mo'ne Davis selected 10th in 1st Women's Pro Baseball League draft". AP News. November 21, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2026.

[Schedule-4] "Schedule". Women's Pro Baseball League. Retrieved August 9, 2026.

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Women's Pro Baseball League
Teams	Boston Hunters Los Angeles Queens New York Heights San Francisco Firebells
Seasons	2026
Team namesakes	Lillie Hitchcock "Firebelle Lil" Coit Dorothy Height Harriot Kezia Hunt Lizzie "The Queen of Baseball" Murphy
Predecessors	All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943–1954) National Girls Baseball League (1944–1954) International Girls Baseball League (1952–1953) Ladies League Baseball (1997–1998)