Kelsie Whitmore

Kelsie Ann-Gamboa Whitmore (born July 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher and captain of the San Francisco Firebells of the Women's Professional Baseball League. She also plays for the Savannah Bananas and has represented the United States women's national baseball team in international competition since 2014. Whitmore played college softball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans and has also played baseball professionally for the Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association, Staten Island FerryHawks of Atlantic League, and Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League. She was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game and was selected first overall in the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League draft in 2025.