WPBL Wraps Opening Week as Los Angeles Queens Remain Unbeaten

Overview

• The Women’s Pro Baseball League completed its opening week at Robin Roberts Stadium with the league’s first doubleheader on Sunday, finishing a concentrated first slate of games at the single site.
• The Los Angeles Queens improved to 3-0 with a 12-3 win over the San Francisco Firebells and entered the second week as the only unbeaten team.
• New York catcher Denae Benites emerged as an early offensive leader with two home runs and multiple RBIs, while San Francisco’s Kelsie Whitmore started the Firebells’ opener with three strong innings.
• The WPBL streamed games nationally on ESPN Select/ESPN+ and the Scripps network, with international access on the league’s YouTube channel to maximize exposure for the experiment.
• The season is a 30-game, league-run, single-site experiment using seven-inning games, aluminum bats and smaller rosters to measure demand before pursuing home markets, and upcoming matchups will be watched for both attendance and viewership trends.