Falcons Drop a Pair on Saturday

Saturday, February 28

Madeira Beach, Fla.

12:30 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Albany

Katie Hutter had 2 hits in each game, with 3 doubles on the day

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

February 28, 2026 | Softball

BGSU falls to UAlbany, Colgate at Make It Happen Games

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – The Bowling Green State University softball team dropped a pair of games on Saturday (Feb. 28), at the Make It Happen Games. The Falcons fell, 8-2, to Albany, before losing to Colgate by a 5-2 final at R.O.C. Park.

Senior Kendall Mathews had a two-run homer in the opener, while classmate Katie Hutter had four hits on the day for the Falcons (9-5). Hutter singled and doubled in the opener, and had a pair of two-base hits in the nightcap.

BGSU-UALBANY – HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Great Danes got on the board early, as Julia Pike homered to lead off the bottom of the first. Albany would go on to score two more runs in the inning, on a sacrifice fly by Sara Anderson and a double off the bat of Vanessa Meyers.
• Albany had six hits in the third inning to score four more times and take a 7-0 lead. Deanna Grahek and Anderson had RBI singles, and Kasey Conn's hit drove home a pair of teammates.
• Meanwhile, Pike faced just one batter over the minimum in the first three innings, before Taylor Behrendt's one-out single in the fourth gave the Falcons their first hit of the afternoon. But, the Albany freshman retired the next two hitters to end the half-inning.
• In the fifth, Addie Martin drew a one-out walk and trotted home on a homer by Kendall Mathews.
• BG loaded the bases in the sixth, on a Katie Hutter double, a walk to Behrendt and a pitch that hit Cameron Kaufman. But, relief pitcher Hayley Wieczerzak worked out of the one-out jam with back-to-back strikeouts, and the Danes got an insurance run in the bottom of the inning to account for the final 8-2 score.
• Hutter had two of BGSU's four hits.

BGSU-COLGATE – HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Raiders's Nora Megenity led off the game with a homer, but BGSU tied the score in the bottom of the inning. Hannah Simko had a leadoff single, and went to third on Katie Hutter's one-out double to left. Simko would score on Taylor Behrendt's ground ball to the right side.
• Colgate took the lead in the third inning, as a hit-by-pitch and a single put two runners aboard for Lily Haluska, who hit a two-out, three-run homer to give her team a 4-1 lead.
• Both teams were retired in order in both the fourth and the fifth, before a Haluska single and a Kayla Martin walk put two runners on with one out for Colgate in the sixth. But, BG senior Mackenzie Krafcik proceeded to strike out the next two hitters.
• In the bottom of the inning, Hutter doubled for the second time in the game and the third time on the day. and Behrendt followed with a single that scored pinch-runner Delaney Davis. But, Colgate pitcher Kelcie McGraw retired the next two batters to end the threat.
• The Raiders got an unearned run in the seventh to take a three-run lead, before McGraw retired the side in order in the bottom of the inning.
• Hutter had her second-straight two-hit game, with a pair of doubles, while Simko was 2-for-3 as well. Krafcik struck out six batters in her complete-game effort.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons conclude play in the Make It Happen Games on Sunday morning (March 1), facing Bethune-Cookman in a 9:00 a.m. start.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will remain on the road, heading to Coastal Carolina for a Wednesday (March 4) matchup with the Chanticleers before facing Charleston Southern in a three-game series next weekend (March 6-7).

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