The 2026 Boston Hunters season was the inaugural season of the Boston Hunters in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). They finished with a 4–11 record, finishing in last place. All WPBL teams played in the postseason, though it was to no avail as they were swept in the first round, losing their semifinal series to the San Francisco Firebells.
Draft For the inaugural season, each WPBL team drafted 30 players, signing 15 of those players. The draft occurred on November 20, 2025, virtually on YouTube. +Key*Player later signed by team+Player signed but did not play#Player not signed by team
Rnd Pick Player Position Hometown14Catcher Seoul15Pitcher Fruitvale, British Columbia112Pitcher Abbotsford, British Columbia120Left fielder Holly Springs, North Carolina221Shortstop Ladera Ranch, California228Second baseman Albany, Georgia229Outfielder Waterfall, New South Wales236Shortstop Setouchi, Okayama237Pitcher Quebec City, Quebec344Pitcher Berrysburg, Pennsylvania345 +Infielder Hermosillo, Sonora352Center fielder Pullenvale, Queensland353Catcher Amherst, New Hampshire360First baseman Morristown, New Jersey461 *Shortstop Palm Beach Gardens, Florida468 *Pitcher Washington, D.C.469 #Left fielder Silver Spring, Maryland476 #Infielder Sun Prairie, Wisconsin477 #Pitcher Montmorency, Victoria584 #Outfielder Oakville, Ontario585 #Second baseman Saskatoon, Saskatchewan591Third baseman Aldama, Tamaulipas592 #Infielder Ravena, New York593 #Pitcher London, England5100 *Pitcher Cincinnati, Ohio6101 #First baseman Danbury, Connecticut6108 #Third baseman Cicero, New York6109 #Pitcher Brooklyn, New York6116 #Catcher Bethesda, Maryland6117 #Center fielder Pleasantville, New York
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log Source: LegendHunters WinHunters LossGame PostponedBold = Heights team member
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || August 2 || Firebells || L 3–11 || Eckert (1–0) || Padgham (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || August 5 || @ Queens || L 4–12 || Roche (1–0) || Schroder (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || August 8 || @ Heights || W 9–6 || Dumais (1–0) || Izumi (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || August 9 || Heights || L 6–7 || O'Sullivan (1–0) || Blunt (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || August 13 || @ Heights || W 6–1 || Bricker (1–0) || Eccles (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || August 15 || Queens || L 3–13 || Roche (2–1) || Padgham (0–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || August 16 || @ Heights || W 9–7 || Schiano (1–0) || Zettlemoyer (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || August 20 || Heights || L 4–9 || Lee (2–1) || Bricker (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || August 22 || Firebells || L 5–12 || Gilder (2–1) || Benach (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || August 23 || Queens || W 7–3 || Blunt (1–1) || Shimano (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || August 26 || @ Queens || L 6–8 || Villarreal (1–0) || Schroder (0–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || August 28 || @ Firebells || L 6–14 || Whitmore (2–1) || Schroder (0–3) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–8
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || September 2|| Firebells || L 5–8 || Whitmore (3–1) || Blunt (1–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || September 5 || Queens || L 6–10 || Roche (3–1) || Schroder (0–4) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || September 6 || @ Firebells || L 7–13 || Eckert (2–0) || Dumais (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–11
Postseason Postseason game log
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || September 9 || @ Firebells || L 4–6 || Whitmore (1–0) || Blunt (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || September 11 || Firebells || L 6–9 || Eckert (1–0) || Benach (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–2
Current roster
Player statistics Updated as of 6 September 2026
Batting = Indicates team leader in category = Indicates league leader Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging Player 1551713200310610.255.345.294.639 154411115028101011.250.400.500.900 1444101410194075.318.412.409.821 14366600083069.167.286.167.452 10354910052055.257.357.286.643 12333810060146.242.359.273.632 1230121240376197.400.550.8331.383 14336710020063.212.333.242.576 14257510045065.200.355.240.595 11208420011035.200.429.300.729 9231600050022.261.370.261.631 8171820032233.471.571.5881.160 12177720161034.412.524.7061.230 973100010043.143.417.143.560 610000000001.000.000.000.000 Team totals15416861112207682647479.267.394.370.765Rank in 4 WPBL teams—444314422114444 Source: Baseball Reference
Pitching = Indicates team leader in category = Indicates league leader Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed (bases on balls); SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Hit by pitch; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched Player 104.7392026.23321182191041.950 049.3875015.23229212151133.000 123.5063014.023157111812.429 013.5052014.02517737302.286 117.1780013.22219141131072.561 119.636108.015121114012.375 0217.353207.320201935743.261 003.001002.121103112.143 Team totals4116.731515010217213498137750212.441Rank in 4 WPBL teams414——1211131424 Source: Baseball Reference (WPBL for ERA)
Notes
References
External links Boston Hunters at Women's Pro Baseball League 2026 Boston Hunters at Baseball Reference