Niki Eckert

Niki Eckert is on the San Francisco Firebells roster. We only write what the official pages already say. Live numbers live on those official links. More names: players.

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.