California Women's Baseball League

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The California Women's Baseball League (CWBL) is the first baseball league located in the San Francisco Bay Area comprised entirely of women players.

The league was founded in 2002, by Melanie Laspina an ex-pro player for the LLB, (1997-1998). With Sal Coates, Rhonda Palmer, Alex Sickinger, Ed Sickinger, Rocky Henley, Brenda Subia, all whom were part of the first professional league since the 40’s with Melanie have helped developed a powerful league in the San Francisco Bay Area that is still growing stronger every year. The Bay Area teams includes: The San Jose Spitfires, The Alameda Oaks, The San Francisco Fillies and The Peninsula Peppers; with players commuting from areas as far as Sacramento and Monterey Counties to participate.

The range of experience represented in the CWBL includes softball and baseball (recreational, competitive, collegiate, and international play) on both women’s and men’s teams. Our players’ ages range from teens (14+) and up. In order to participate, players must tryout, thus entering a draft, prior to potentially being selected to play with a team. As the season progresses, elite players are chosen to represent the CWBL by participating in the Bay Area Women's Baseball Tournament, which we host, inviting teams from around the nation and other countries to play Memorial Weekend here in the Bay Area.

The CWBL coaching staff brings a wealth of experience from both men's and women's baseball and softball to the CWBL. They have volunteered their time and have invested in the future of women’s baseball locally. We thank all our volunteers and sponsors over the years in helping grow this sport for girls and women here in California as well as helping developing other leagues and teams nationally and internationally.

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