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UTEP Softball Travels to Birmingham to Take on UAB

4/27/2023 1:30:00 PM

EL PASO – The UTEP Softball team (11-28, 2-16 Conference USA) hits the road this weekend as they face off against UAB (25-21, 12-6 C-USA) for a three-game series, April 28-30, at Mary Bowers Field in Birmingham, Ala. 

Weekend Schedule  

Friday, April 28, 4 p.m.  

Saturday, April 29, 12 p.m.  

Sunday, April 30, 11 a.m.  

^All Times Mountain  
  

The matchups will be streamed on CUSA.tv, with live stats also available.       

     
 
Leading Off for the Miners       

  • UTEP leads Conference USA in doubles per game (1.54).    

  • UTEP batted .275 through 39 games (which included a Top 5 opponent) paced by five (5) players – four who have 100-plus plate appearances - who were batting at or above the mark (Favre, Morales, Mendez, Dooner, Angulo). Leading the way is junior Savannah Favre who is hitting .355 on 49 hits with six (6) doubles, three (3) triples and 30 RBI. She's slugged .594 with a .373 on-base percentage.          

  • Favre is one of four (4) Miners to have 20-plus RBIs already in the season, with Caitlyn Brockway (28), Rylan Dooner (23), and Ajia Richard (20) following Favre's team-leading 30 RBI.  

  • Against Louisiana Tech, Peyton Angulo went 4-for-9 in the batter's box with two (2) doubles for six (6) RBI.  

  • Ten (10) players have posted at least one home run for the Miners with Ajia Richard accounting for eight (8).      

  • Five (5) arms combined in the circle against Louisiana Tech. Zaylie Calderon combined for 10.0 innings and eight (8) strikeouts with a team-best 5.60 ERA.     

  • UTEP has had 23 of 25 players see action during a game at some point this season.        

     
By the Numbers         
In Conference USA, UTEP is ranked in the top three in six (6) categories:                 

1. Doubles per Game (1.54, 24th NCAA)  

2. Home Runs per Game (1.08, 32nd NCAA)  

2. Slugging Percentage (0.462, 42nd NCAA) 

3. Double Plays per Game (0.49, 12th NCAA) 

3. Doubles (60, 57th NCAA) 

3. Batting Average (0.275, 107th NCAA)  

3. Scoring (4.54, 104th NCAA)  

  
UTEP has one player ranked top-2 in the conference and ranks among the top-50 in the nation:                

Statistic         

Player         

National Rank         

Value         

Walks per Game    

Lexi Morales    

41st 

0.67 

UAB   

  • UAB sits at 25-21 on the season         

  • The Blazers are on a four-game win streak, defeating Samford and Sweeping UTSA last week to hold the No. 3 spot in C-USA Standings. 

  • UAB has clinched their spot in the C-USA Softball Tournament, which will be hosted in Ruston, Louisiana. 

  • The Blazers tallied a total of 26 hits in their sweep over UTSA. Of the 26 hits, four were homers and eight were doubles. 

  • The Green and Gold tallied a game high of double plays with four at UTEP. The stat leads the conference. 

  • Sierra Frazier adds to her RBI count with 157 as of April 25 

  • UAB leads the all-time series 34-12 

 
 

For complete coverage of UTEP Softball, be sure to follow the Miners on social media at @utepsoftball (Instagram/Twitter) or visit the official home of UTEP Athletics at UTEPMiners.com. 

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