Softball 1/29/2026 2:45:00 PM

Jennies Softball Opens 2026 Season at Lonestar DII College Classic Friday

Game 1: Midwestern State Mustangs (0-0, 0-0 LSC) vs Central Missouri Jennies (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)
Friday, Jan. 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Mansfield, Texas (Fields at Station 63 – Field 6)
Live Stats | Live Video (PPV) | Midwestern State Roster | 2025 Mustangs Season Stats (XML) | Series History

Game 2: Central Missouri Jennies (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) vs St. Edward's (Texas) Hilltoppers (0-0, 0-0 LSC)
Friday, Jan. 30 | 4:45 p.m. | Mansfield, Texas (Fields at Station 63 – Field 5)
Live Stats | Live Video (PPV) | St. Edward's Roster | 2025 Hilltoppers Season Stats (XML) | Series History

Game 3: Central Missouri Jennies (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) vs Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (0-0, 0-0 GAC)
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Mansfield, Texas (Fields at Station 63 – Field 7)
Live Stats | Live Video (PPV) | Southern Nazarene Roster | 2025 Crimson Storm Season Stats (XML) | Series History

Game 4: Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (0-0, 0-0 GLVC) vs Central Missouri Jennies (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 4:15 p.m. | Mansfield, Texas (Fields at Station 63 – Field 5)
Live Stats | Live Video (PPV) | Missouri-St. Louis Roster | 2025 Tritons Season Stats (XML) | Series History

2026 Lonestar DII College Classic Tournament Central

Central Missouri Jennies Roster | 2025 Central Missouri Softball Stats (XML)

FIRST PITCH

Central Missouri Jennies softball begins the 2026 campaign at the Lonestar DII College Classic, with a pair of doubleheaders beginning Friday, Jan. 30, from the Fields at Station 63 Complex in Mansfield, Texas.
The Jens will play Lone Star Conference members Midwestern State (2:30 p.m. – Field 6) and St. Edward's (4:45 p.m. – Field 5) on Friday, before taking on Southern Nazarene (2:00 p.m. – Field 7) and Missouri-St. Louis (4:15 p.m. – Field 5) on Saturday.
Central Missouri was picked fifth in the 2026 MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced by the conference office on Friday, Jan. 23.

WHAT'S THE COUNT?

Every game of the 2026 Lonestar DII College Classic is available on a pay-per-view basis through Baller TV or you can follow the action through the StatBroadcast live stats platform.

MEET THE JENS

Head coach Susan Anderson enters her 20^th season at the helm as the Jens return 12 players from last season's team, including All-MIAA selections Brooke Weimer (First Team Pitcher), Taylor Thompson (First Team Designated Player), Jadyn Sheffield (Gold Glove – Second Base), and Bailey Brumley (Honorable Mention).
Central Missouri added nine newcomers to the roster, including seven transfers in Cydney Fullerton (Creighton), Jenna Little (SIU Edwardsville), Kyrsten Moran (Butler CC), Bailey Ast (Northwest Missouri), Karman Rowe (Wisconsin-Whitewater), Taylor Kvale (Kansas City), and Riley Bebb (Kansas City), while adding two from the class of 2025 including Malia Bucksath (Liberty, Mo. / Liberty North HS) and Madelyn Ducheneaux (Sioux Falls, S.D. / Harrisburg HS).

JENS AROUND THE DIAMOND

Central Missouri returns seven position starters and three pitchers from a season ago as the Jens went 30-19 overall, and 14-10 in MIAA play.
The Jens made their 42^nd appearance at the MIAA Championships in 2025, earning the fifth seed in the tournament hosted by Fort Hays State.

SERIES HISTORY

Midwestern State: Friday will be just the fifth all-time meeting with the Mustangs, and the first since the 2012 season, as both teams have split the previous four meetings. UCM has won the previous two matchups, including a 6-5 victory in the third game of the 2012 Best Western Premier Spring Fling in Denton, Texas.
St. Edward's: The Hilltoppers and UCM will meet for just the sixth time in program history Friday afternoon, as St. Edward's has a 3-2 advantage all-time. Both teams have split the previous two meetings, with the Hilltoppers taking the most recent meeting 4-1 during the 2012 Mathis Zenner Memorial Tournament in Joplin, Mo.
Southern Nazarene: Saturday afternoon will be the fourth all-time meeting between the Crimson Storm and Central Missouri, with Southern Nazarene holding a 2-1 record. The Jens won the most recent matchup, 3-2, at the 2017 Southeastern Oklahoma Regional Invitational in Durant, Okla.
Missouri-St. Louis: The Tritons and Central Missouri have met 54 times coming into play on Saturday afternoon as the Jens hold a 37-17 advantage in the all-time series. UCM has won five of the last six meetings, including a doubleheader sweep of the Tritons a season ago at the South Recreation Complex in Warrensburg.

UCM DURING THE ANDERSON ERA

Susan Anderson is in her 20^th season as head coach of the Jennies, where she is the second-winningest coach in program history with a record of 558-425 (.568). She became just the second coach in program history to eclipse 500 wins, doing so in game two of a double header against Fort Hays State (April 16, 2023) on Senior Day.
Since her return to Warrensburg in 2006, Anderson was the fastest coach to accomplish 100 wins, doing so in just three seasons while making 16 MIAA tournaments, five regional tournaments, and one Elite Eight appearance.
The 2015 Regional Coach of the Year has been named MIAA Coach of the Year three times in her career (twice named as head coach of the Jens) while coaching 20 first team All-MIAA selections, nine All-Region selections, two All-Americans, and one MIAA MVP.

JENS SOFTBALL by the NUMBERS

ON DECK

The Jens continue the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 6, for a pair of games against Drury (11:00 a.m.) and Southeastern Oklahoma State (1:30 p.m.) during the opening day of the Alvy Early Memorial Classic in Bentonville, Ark.