Niki Eckert, San Francisco Firebells pitcher
Niki Eckert is a left-handed pitcher (#22) for the San Francisco Firebells. She was a Round 2, Pick 5 signing, from Englewood, New Jersey. In SF’s 10–3 win over Los Angeles on Aug. 8, she threw three innings in relief and allowed one run on one hit, per the official recap and player-page log. FanGraphs called it the league’s first three-inning save. We only write what official pages and named reports say.
Team page: San Francisco Firebells roster and record. San Francisco went 10–5 in the regular season (#1 seed), beat Boston 2–0 in Semifinal A, and lost the Championship to Los Angeles 3–2. Bracket: WPBL playoffs · SF–LA series notes: Firebells vs Queens.
Firebells teammates: Alexia Jorge · Amanda Gianelloni · Andréanne Leblanc · Ayaka Yamamoto · Ela Day-Bédard · Hinano Beppu · Jill Albayati · Joely Leguizamon · Jua Park · Kelsie Whitmore · Liz Gilder · Rosi del Castillo · Samantha Gutierrez · Skylar Kaplan.
San Francisco Firebells, 2026
- Team: San Francisco Firebells
- Position / number: LHP / P, #22 — official SF roster (LHP) and official player page (P, #22). Not a featured card on the official SF team page.
- Status: Signed · Round 2, Pick 5
- Hometown on the roster: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Bats / throws: L / L (official roster and player page)
The official player page has no bio paragraph. The official Round Two draft recap listed the pick as LHP and called her a left-handed arm with East Coast roots. ESPN’s league explainer lists her as San Francisco LHP.
We’re not making up a batting line. The official player page publishes 2026 pitching and batting numbers and a game log; use that or stats.womensprobaseballleague.com for current stats.
Notable 2026 mentions
The official recap of San Francisco’s 10–3 win over Los Angeles (recap posted Aug. 9; game dated Aug. 8 on the official player-page log) named her in relief of starter Jill Albayati: “in three innings she surrendered a sole run on one hit.” The official player-page game log for Aug. 8 vs Los Angeles lists 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO. FanGraphs’ Week Two recap said that Saturday night game ended with her “notching the league’s first three-inning save.”
Other Firebells pages: Alexia Jorge, Samantha Gutierrez, Kelsie Whitmore, Jill Albayati. Firebells notes: San Francisco. Watch: how to watch.
From the official site: league player page, SF roster, stats hub, official Round 2 draft recap, ESPN explainer, official Aug. 8 recap, FanGraphs Week Two.