Team Names Released for Women's Baseball League

This week the new Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) released the team names for their four inaugural cities in the new women's league.

Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco will be identified as:

• The New York Heights which was inspired by Dorothy Irene Height, a pioneering civil rights and women’s rights leader from New York. Their logo includes graphic lines surrounding a baseball, mimicking the speed of a fastball and resembling the New York skyline.
• The San Francisco Firebells were inspired by Lillie Hitchcock Coit, known as “Firebelle,” who was a champion of San Francisco’s volunteer firefighters. Their logo fuses a bell with a phoenix.
• The Los Angeles Queens were created after Lizzie Murphy, as baseball pioneer known as the “Queen of the Diamond.” The logo is a capital Q topped with four baseball diamonds.
• The Boston Hunters are inspired by Harriot K. Hunt, a pioneering Boston physician and women’s rights activist. Their logo is an osprey, clasping a baseball bat in its talons.

Although they have identified with four cities, the WPBL will debut its season on August 1st in Springfield, Illinois. Games will be played at Robin Roberts Stadium — and will run through the second half of September, including a regular season and playoffs.

Kelsie Whitmore, the star pitcher who was the first overall pick in the WPBL’s inaugural draft, will play for the San Francisco Firebells. Mo’ne Davis, the history-making former Little League sensation, will play center field for the Los Angeles Queens, along with veteran Japanese pitcher Ayami Sato.

For more information about the WPBL:  https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/