Jill Albayati

Jill on the official WPBL roster; Wikipedia and USA Baseball also use Jillian (once here). We only write what the official pages already say. Live numbers live on those official links. More names: players. Firebells No. 1 pick: Kelsie Whitmore.

San Francisco Firebells, 2026

• Team: San Francisco Firebells
• Position / number: RHP / UTL, #18 — official SF roster (RHP, UTL) and official player page (P/Ut., #18). Not a featured card on the official SF team page.
• Status: Signed · Round 1, Pick 16
• Hometown on the roster: Anaheim, California, USA
• Bats / throws: R / R (official roster and player page)

The official player page has no long bio. The official Round One draft recap called her a two-way player with strong instincts and local California ties. WBEZ (July 31) still calls her a U.S. national team player and a first-round pick for the Firebells, pairing that mention with Amira Hondras. USA Baseball’s draft alumni note listed Jillian Albayati. That piece also said she told the Sun-Times she was excited to play in Rockford and that, at the international competition, she “managed five strikeouts while pitching three innings.” The July 7 New Era / opening-weekend preview does not name her.

We’re not making up a batting line. The official player page publishes 2026 batting and pitching lines and a game log; use that or stats.womensprobaseballleague.com for current numbers.

Notable 2026 mentions

FanGraphs’ Week Two recap (“The Jill Albayati Game”) said that in college she became the first D-II student-athlete to play in both a softball and a baseball game on the same day, and that in San Francisco’s 10–3 win over Los Angeles she started and hit third: four innings, five hits, one walk, two runs (both unearned), four strikeouts; 2-for-2 with a walk, two RBI, and a run scored. The official player-page game log for Aug. 8 lists 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.

On Aug. 12, the official recap (which misspelled her surname) said she “brought the Firebells within one in the bottom frame with a sharp ground ball up the middle, scoring Amanda Gianelloni,” in San Francisco’s 8–2 win.

Firebells notes: Kelsie Whitmore, Joely Leguizamon, San Francisco. Watch: how to watch.