2024 Softball Roster
Krafcik, Mackenzie
Jersey Number 11
Mackenzie Krafcik
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Aurora
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ohio
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining (through the Spring 2025 season): 1
PRONUNCIATION
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2025
2024
2023
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
“I love the atmosphere and the people here. Once I stepped on campus I knew this was a good fit for me!”
PRONUNCIATION
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, for the second consecutive season
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight spring
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Led the BGSU pitching staff in a plethora of categories, including appearances, starts, innings pitched and wins
- Was 8-11 with a team-low 4.03 ERA
- Appeared in 33 games in the circle, making 16 starts
- Had three complete games, including one shutout, and combined with Morgan Beckham on another shutout
- In MAC games, led the staff in appearances (19), starts (11), ERA (3.50), innings pitched (74) and strikeouts (31)
- That ERA ranked her eighth in the league in MAC games
- Went 5-5 with a 3.24 ERA in home games, appearing in 12 of the Falcons' 18 contests at Meserve Field
- Pitched in two games at the season-opening Spartan Classic
- Made a start against the host school, USC Upstate
- Appeared in four of the five games at the Norman Tournament, working a total of nine innings
- Had a stellar outing vs. #2 Oklahoma, allowing just two hits in 2 2/3 innings
- Allowed three runs -- all unearned -- as the Falcons took the four-time defending national champions to extra innings
- Then, later that day, picked up a win with two innings of scoreless, one-hit relief as BG came from behind to top Tulsa
- Appeared in three games, making one start, at the Chanticleer Showdown
- Picked up a win in relief against UIC at the Hoosier Classic, allowing two runs in a 3 1/3-inning stint
- Pitched in all three games of the Buffalo series
- Threw a scoreless inning in BG's win in the series opener
- Suffered the loss despite allowing just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings of relief in the second game
- Had a career-high five strikeouts in that contest
- Threw 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief in the final game of the UB series
- Had an ERA of just 0.72 in 9 2/3 innings of work that weekend
- Earned a complete-game win vs. Green Bay in the home opener, allowing just one run and five hits
- Pitched in all three games of the Kent State series, picking up two wins
- Got a complete-game win in the opener, allowing no walks and no earned runs in six innings of work
- Then, threw 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief later that day, picking up the win as BG rallied to walk it off
- Started the final game of the series, allowing two earned runs in 3 1/3 innings
- Had an ERA of 1.31 in 10 2/3 total innings vs. the Flashes
- After going 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA against Green Bay and KSU, was named the MAC Pitcher of the Week on March 25
- Drew the start and picked up another win in the opening game of the Youngstown State DH
- Started two of the three games at NIU
- Threw a complete-game shutout in the series opener, as BGSU picked up a 1-0 win
- Allowed just one earned run in 6 1/3 innings vs. Western Michigan
- Pitched 7 1/3 total innings in two appearances, including one start, at Central Michigan
- Had five strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA in that weekend series
- Appeared in all three games of the Toledo series, pitching a total of 8 1/3 innings
- Threw a total of 6 2/3 innings in the Miami DH, allowing just one earned run in 4 2/3 frames in the opener
- Pitched a total of 8 2/3 innings in the two games vs. Robert Morris
- Drew the start and threw five innings in the opener
- Then, picked up the win with lights-out relief in the final game of the season
- Threw 3 2/3 innings of no-hit ball vs. the Colonials in that final contest, throwing 26 of her 34 pitches for strikes
2024
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, as well
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Pitched in 16 games, good for third on the team, and was second with 12 starts in the circle
- Also was second on the Falcons with three complete games, and had BG's lone complete-game shutout on the year
- Was 2-10 with a 6.09 ERA, throwing 58 2/3 innings to rank second on the Falcons in that category
- In MAC play, made a team-leading 10 starts, and also paced the Falcons in innings pitched (42 1/3)
- Pitched in a total of 11 conference contests
- Made her season debut against Louisville at the Battle at the Beach
- Also made a relief appearance vs. Valparaiso at the following weekend's Hoosier Classic
- Allowed just two runs in 4 2/3 innings at Notre Dame
- Threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout as BGSU topped Detroit Mercy in five innings
- The shutout was the first of her career
- Needed just 65 pitches to pick up the win, and faced only three batters over the minimum, walking two and striking out four
- Started two of the three games against Akron, pitching a total of nine innings and lowering her ERA nearly a run in the process
- Threw four innings of two-run, four-hit ball in the series opener vs. the Zips
- Went 5 1/3 innings in a start vs. Central Michigan, and had a much better outing than her stat line might indicate
- Allowed seven runs (four earned) and seven hits in that game, but had surrendered just two runs and four hits through four, before errors allowed CMU to have a big fifth inning
- Threw a complete game at Youngstown State, allowing just four hits
- Had another solid outing at Western Michigan, allowing just two runs in four innings in a 2-0 loss
- Allowed just four hits in 5 2/3 innings at Ohio, taking the loss despite giving up just one earned run
2023
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Pitched in 19 games, starting three
- Had a 1-3 record, a 7.58 ERA, one complete game and a save
- Led the team with 16 relief appearances
- Pitched in 12 games in MAC play, with a complete game in her lone conference start in the circle
- Earned a save in her collegiate debut, retiring all six batters she faced in a 3-2 win over Detroit Mercy
- Also saw action vs. Eastern Kentucky on the season's opening weekend, allowing a run and two hits in two innings of work
- Played in two games the following weekend, including a two-inning, no-hit relief performance against Delaware State, at Florida's T-Mobile Tournament
- Drew the start in the circle vs. St. Thomas at Evansville's tourney
- Threw two innings of scoreless, one-hit relief against Tennessee Tech at Auburn's tourney
- Made her Meserve Field debut in the middle game of the Ohio series, pitching the final 2 1/3 innings
- Came on in relief in two of the three games at Buffalo, pitching a total of 6 1/3 innings
- In the second appearance vs. the Bulls, allowed two hits and no earned runs in 2 2/3 innings
- Pitched in two of the three games in the Miami series at Meserve Field
- Threw the first complete game of her collegiate career at Akron
- Saw action in relief in two of the three games vs. Ball State
- Threw 2 1/3 innings of one-hit shutout ball in the second game of that series
- Pitched 5 1/3 total innings vs. the Cardinals, with a 2.62 ERA and an opponent batting average of just .211
- Made the first plate appearance of her collegiate career at league-leading Central Michigan, and drew a walk
- Started the next game at the designated-player spot, and also pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief in that game at CMU
- Pitched in two of the three games vs. Kent State
- Threw 2 2/3 innings of relief in the opener, then entered the final game of the series with one out in the first and pitched the remaining 6 2/3 innings
- Pitched four innings of relief at Northern Illinois
Aurora High School |
Aurora, Ohio |
- A four-year letterwinner at Aurora H.S. (‘22) under coaches Sam Petrash and Sarah Petrash
- A varsity starter all four years
- Led the Greenmen to the Suburban League title as a junior in 2021
- Hit over .500 that season, en route to first-team all-league honors
- Won the Jennie Finch Award
- A Top-3 softball finalist for Top Athlete in Portage County in 2021
- Also earned one letter in volleyball
- National Honor Society member
- A four-year Scholar Athlete, and an Honor Roll Student since sixth grade
- Also a member of Student Council as well as Drug Free Club
Personal |
- Born in Aurora, Ohio
- Daughter of Randy and Terri Krafcik
- The youngest of three children
- Has a sister, Brianna, and a brother, Brendan
- Graduated in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a specialization in finance
- Earned her undergraduate degree in just three years
- Is currently working toward a Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Has played travel ball for Ohio Outlaws Premier ‘04 Young as well as Ohio Hawks
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
“I love the atmosphere and the people here. Once I stepped on campus I knew this was a good fit for me!”
SB: First Pitch Dinner Recap (Jan. 11, 2024)
Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
