The WPBL playoffs are heating up, as No. 1 San Francisco and No. 3 LA move within one win of a trip to the inaugural championship after strong semifinal starts.
The Firebells opened their best-of-three series with Wednesday’s 14-6 win over No. 4 Boston, fueled by right fielder Skylar Kaplan’s three-hit night.
LA beat No. 2 New York 10-3 on Thursday, after Ashton Lansdell blasted a first-inning homer to spark the Queens’ offensive outpouring.
New York and Boston will look to extend their runs this weekend, with the Heights banking on co-home run leader Denae Benites’s bat heating up before the best-of-five title series kicks off Wednesday.
Boston takes on San Francisco in Game 2 tonight at 6 PM ET (ESPN+).
