EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team is back at Helen of Troy Field Friday through Sunday, May 6-8, as the UAB Blazers come to town for a three-game series. It is Senior Weekend for UTEP as senior Sky Estrada will be honored after Saturday's game. 

The Miners enter the series with an overall record of 15-31 and 5-16 in Conference USA. The Blazers come in at 22-23 overall and 10-10 in league action.  
 
Tickets are $8 and can be purchased through the Eisenberg Family Ticket Office by calling (915) 747-UTEP, emailing tickets@utep.edu, visiting www.UTEPMiners.com/Tickets or in person at 201 Glory Road (Brumbelow Building, UTEP Campus, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The series will be streamed on CUSA.tv, with live stats also available.    
   
UAB Series   
Friday – 6 p.m. MT   
Saturday – 1 p.m. MT | Senior Day 
Sunday – 12 p.m. MT  

  
In the Circle  
Aalijah Alarcon (10-13) leads the squad with 122.2 innings in 30 appearances and 22 starts, throwing 10-complete-game victories and earning three saves.  

• 4.62 ERA | 71 K | 36 BB | 167 H | 81 of 96 runs allowed are earned  

   
Notables  

• Lexi Morales paces the squad with a .297 batting average on 38 hits. She's slugged .438 with a .412 on-base percentage and 24 walks.   

• UTEP has shredded 21 home runs on the season with Anna Sample leading with five. 

• Cathey sets the pace with 24 RBI.   

• Cathey leads with 59 total bases.   

• The Miners are 31-for-36 in stolen bases. Savannah Favre is 12-for-13.  

   
National Rankings  

• UTEP ranks 27th in double plays per game (0.43, 3rd C-USA)  

• Aalijah Alarcon ranks 28th with three saves (2nd C-USA)  

   
UAB 

• UAB sits at 22-23 on the season. The team is led by Faith Hegh with a .319 batting average on 44 hits. She is slugging .442 with a .356 on-base percentage.  

• UAB has used all five pitchers through its 45 games, with Sarah Cespedes pitching a team-high 106.1 innings with 31 appearances and 21 starts. Cespedes has a 3.98 ERA with 76 strikeouts and 38 walks, 105 hits and 53 runs allowed (47 earned) and is 9-7. As a staff, UAB carries a 4.61 ERA, allowing 330 hits, 200 runs (158 earned), striking out 218 and walking 105. UAB has given up 31 home runs, 61 doubles and 22 triples.  

• The Blazers lead the all-time series against the Miners, 31-12. Last season, UTEP salvaged the final game of its four-game series versus UAB with a come-from-behind victory, 7-4, in game two of Sunday afternoon's double-header at Mary Bowers Field.  The Miners fell to the Blazers in game one by a score of 5-3. 
   

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