Mackenzie Bekofsky

The University of Montana Grizzly softball team beats MSU Billings at a home game on April 3, 2026 in Missoula, MT.

Photo by: Casandra Evans/University of Montana

The University of Montana Grizzly softball team practices in the Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility on Monday, January 12, 2025 in Missoula, Montana.

Photo by: Marley Barboeisel/University of

Scenes from Softball Media day on September 29, 2025 in Missoula, Mont.

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
McMinnville, Ore.

2026 (sophomore season):

Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 54 games, made 52 starts
Made 46 starts in right, five in center, one at designated player
Ranked fourth on team with .320 batting average
Drove in 37, scored 28 runs
Had 18 extra-base hits, 12 doubles, six home runs
Third on team with nine multiple-RBI games
Fourth on team with 12 multiple-hit games
Had a streak of 10 games reaching base safely
Batted .354 with runners in scoring position
Recorded three-hit games against Saint Louis, Seattle
Drove in four in 6-2 home win over Seattle
Four days later drove in four in 10-5 home win over Portland State
Went 5 for 9 with four RBIs and three runs scored over final three games at Big Sky tournament
Had a .978 fielding percentage, with two errors in 93 chances

2025 (freshman season):

Played in 26 of 50 games
Made 13 starts in the outfield
Batted .125, going 5 for 40
Scored five runs, drove in one
Had first collegiate hit in second game of the season against Northern Illinois
Second hit of the season came against NCAA tournament qualifier Nebraska
Hit first collegiate home run at home against Weber State

Career Highs (entering the 2027 season)
At-bats: 4, 17 times
Hits: 3, two times
Doubles: 1, 12 times
Triples: n/a
Home runs: 1, seven times
Runs: 3 (UTEP, 2.14.26)
RBIs: 4, two times
Walks: 3, two times
Steals: n/a

Longest hitting streak: 5
Longest reached-base streak: 10
Career multiple-hit games: 12
Career multiple-RBI games: 9

Prep: A 2024 graduate of McMinnville High … Led Grizzlies to Pacific League championship as a sophomore, junior and senior … First-team all-state and first-team All-Pacific League (outfield) as a senior … The Pacific League Pitcher of the Year and all-state as a junior … Second-team all-league (infield) as a freshman, first-team all-league (infield) and honorable mention all-state as a sophomore … The Oregon 6A leader in career home runs with 44 … An SBLiveSports national top performance as a junior after going 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, a stolen base, three runs scored and five RBIs in a 15-5 victory at Forest Grove … Played for Northwest Bullets, one of the top clubs in the country.

Personal: The daughter of Noah and Angela Bekofsky … Has an older brother, Noah Jr. … A communication studies major.