Central Michigan University Athletics
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Bowling Green, Ohio
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Photo by: Julia Bice '22,M'24 - @jb.jpg10
Softball Splits First Day of MAC Play with Strong Pitching Performances
3/14/2026 7:31:00 PM | Softball
Brooklyn Compau and Mackenzie Langan each strike out seven batters in the two games at Bowling Green.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – A day full of solid pitching led Central Michigan to a split at Bowling Green in the first day of Mid-American Conference play on Saturday. The Chippewas shift to 10-11 overall and the Falcons move to 13-9. The two teams will play again on Sunday in the series finale.
CMU dropped 1-0 loss in the first game and defeated Bowling Green 7-4 in the nightcap.
Game 1
A true pitching duel that ended in a walk off loss for Central Michigan proved to be a gritty battle.
Central Michigan's Mackenzie Langan struck out seven and allowed just two hits while facing 27 batters in a 7.0 complete game performance against Bowling Green in the first game.
Bowling Green won the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly to left field.
In the second inning, Langan struck out two batters, one looking one swinging and stranded a runner on first base.
Central Michigan threatened in the top of the second inning when London Williams led the inning off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Grace Koening. Cierra Laska reached on a fielder's choice to the second baseman, but Williams was thrown out attempting to score at the plate by the shortstop.
Jenna Kuzara, Grace Koening and Tori Briggs each recorded hits in the game.
Game 2
Central Michigan quickly took a 3-0 lead in top of the first inning. Angela Petrovitch led the game off and reached on an error by the second basemen, advanced to second on an Emma Lotus hit and scored on a throwing error that allowed London Williams to get on first base. In a first and third situation, Jenna Kuzara scored when Williams got in a pickle for the Chippewas second run of the inning. The third run came on an RBI single from Tori Briggs, scoring Grace Koenig who roped a double to left field.
Bowling Green scored in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double and an RBI triple.
CMU scored another run in the top of the third inning with another double off the bat of Koening, scoring Kuzara for her second run of the game.
In the fourth, Cierra Laska crossed the plate when Petrovitch reached on a throwing error by the Falcons third baseman.
Bowling Green added another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double.
Jenna Kuzara then hit her fourth home run in five games to give CMU a three-run lead that reached the final score of 7-4. Emma Lotus, who singled to lead off the inning scored on the home run.
Brooklyn Compau earned the win and Cierra Laska entered in the seventh to collect her fifth save of the season. She leads the nation in that category. Compau struck out seven batters, faced 28 and allowed just five hits over six innings pitched. Laska registered strikeouts in two of the final three outs for Central Michigan.
Koenig's first hit of the second game notched her 100th career hit as a Chippewa.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Softball, follow the team on X (@cmusoftball) and Instagram (@cmichsoftball).
CMU dropped 1-0 loss in the first game and defeated Bowling Green 7-4 in the nightcap.
Game 1
A true pitching duel that ended in a walk off loss for Central Michigan proved to be a gritty battle.
Central Michigan's Mackenzie Langan struck out seven and allowed just two hits while facing 27 batters in a 7.0 complete game performance against Bowling Green in the first game.
Bowling Green won the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly to left field.
In the second inning, Langan struck out two batters, one looking one swinging and stranded a runner on first base.
Central Michigan threatened in the top of the second inning when London Williams led the inning off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Grace Koening. Cierra Laska reached on a fielder's choice to the second baseman, but Williams was thrown out attempting to score at the plate by the shortstop.
Jenna Kuzara, Grace Koening and Tori Briggs each recorded hits in the game.
Game 2
Central Michigan quickly took a 3-0 lead in top of the first inning. Angela Petrovitch led the game off and reached on an error by the second basemen, advanced to second on an Emma Lotus hit and scored on a throwing error that allowed London Williams to get on first base. In a first and third situation, Jenna Kuzara scored when Williams got in a pickle for the Chippewas second run of the inning. The third run came on an RBI single from Tori Briggs, scoring Grace Koenig who roped a double to left field.
Bowling Green scored in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double and an RBI triple.
CMU scored another run in the top of the third inning with another double off the bat of Koening, scoring Kuzara for her second run of the game.
In the fourth, Cierra Laska crossed the plate when Petrovitch reached on a throwing error by the Falcons third baseman.
Bowling Green added another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double.
Jenna Kuzara then hit her fourth home run in five games to give CMU a three-run lead that reached the final score of 7-4. Emma Lotus, who singled to lead off the inning scored on the home run.
Brooklyn Compau earned the win and Cierra Laska entered in the seventh to collect her fifth save of the season. She leads the nation in that category. Compau struck out seven batters, faced 28 and allowed just five hits over six innings pitched. Laska registered strikeouts in two of the final three outs for Central Michigan.
Koenig's first hit of the second game notched her 100th career hit as a Chippewa.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Softball, follow the team on X (@cmusoftball) and Instagram (@cmichsoftball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: KRAFCIK, Mackenzie (8-3)
L: Langan, Mackenzie (0-0)
Batting:
SH: Koenig, Grace 1
Batting:
2B: BEHRENDT, Taylor 1
RBI: STEFFES, Peyton 1
SH: HUNT, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GARDNER, Jilliyn 1
SB: MATHEWS, Kendall 1 ; STEFFES, Peyton 1
HBP: CHEVALIER, Ashley 1
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