April 13, 2008
Final Stats
UTEP vs. UCF 
EL PASO, Texas - The UTEP softball team suffered a heartbreaker loss on Sunday, falling to UCF 4-3 at Helen of Troy field.
Despite the loss, the Miners win the series, 2-1, after sweeping both ends of a doubleheader Saturday.
The Miners (25-18, 6-9 C-USA) were led by the trio of Amber Bennett, Camilla Carrera and Simone Holland.
Bennett and Carrera knocked four the of the Miners' five hits and were responsible for all three of UTEP's runs as they each finished 2-for-4.
Holland was 1-for-2 at the plate but drove home two of the Miners' three runs.
Stacie Townsend received the loss and moves to 11-9 on the season. The sophomore gave up four runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out three in five innings of play. Kelly Curran, who came in relief, fanned one.
The Miners opened the game with one run in the top of the first inning as Bennett laced the first of her two hits, a double down the left field line and Carrera drove her home with an RBI single into leftfield.
UCF answered back in the top of the second to tie 1-1 then took the lead in the next frame after a single into the right-center gap brought a run home.
Bennett connected in the bottom of the third for an infield single just left of first base. She advanced to second on a single by Carrera. Townsend walked to load the bases. Two strikeouts later, Holland sailed the ball straight up the middle, sending Bennett and Carrera home for the 3-2 UTEP lead.
Three hits in the top of the fifth, gave the Knights the one-run lead, as two runs scored on a passed ball and a blooped single over third base.
UTEP heads next to North Carolina to take on East Carolina in a three game road series. They return to Helen of Troy for their final home series of the season on April 26 and 27th. Seven seniors will bid farewell on the 27th.
