Skip To Main Content

UTEP Miners

UTEP Miners

2021 Softball Roster

Ruben R. Ramirez
Michael Reese
Connor Putman

23 Kasey Flores

  • Position Utility
  • Class Junior
  • Exp. R/R
  • High School Eastlake HS
  • Hometown Horizon City, Texas

Biography

C-USA Preseason Team (2020)
C-USA All-Freshman Team (2019)
C-USA Player of the Week (2x)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019, 2020)

2021 (JUNIOR): Started in 32 games and made 35 appearances ... slashed .284/.402/.557 ... led the Miners in home runs (7) and RBIs (21) ... second on the team in runs scored (20) ... recorded eight multi-hit games ... reached base via hit 25 times out of 88 at-bats ... doubled three times ... named C-USA Player of the Week on April 7 for her 10-RBI weekend (six RBIs in game one, four in game four) featuring two go-ahead grand slams versus Southern Miss ... Flores finished the series with a .417 batting average and .462 on-base percentage ... went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and launched UTEP's first home run of the season versus  Abilene Christian (2/11) ... was instrumental in UTEP's comeback upset victory over Texas Tech scoring three runs and knocking in three herself with an RBI-double and a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning to lift the Miners to the 9-8 win (3/20) ... homered for the final time of her career in the blue and orange with a solo shot against Utah Valley (5/2).

*2020 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 22 games and led the team with 22 hits and 16 runs ... second on the team in home runs (6) and slugging percentage (.677) ... batted .338 with 14 RBIs ... tops on the squad with 65 assists and notched a .931 fielding percentage.
    *2020 season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (FRESHMAN): Started 47 games and appeared in 48 as an outfielder and the designated player … named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team … batted .352 with 51 hits and a .415 on-base percentage … rated third on the squad in home runs (nine), total bases (88) and had the second most doubles (10) … set a UTEP-freshman record with 39 RBIs … scored a team-high 34 runs … posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 12 putouts and three assists … notched a .607 slugging percentage, ranking third on the squad … had two multi-home run games … tied for the team lead in multi-hit games (14) … led the team with nine multi-RBI games … hit .643 with three home runs, nine hits and 10 RBIs to garner C-USA Player of the Week honors, and was selected as an NFCA Top Performer on opening weekend of career (2/11) … hit two home runs with seven RBIs in first game of career against Creighton (2/8) … against rival NM State, batted .778 with seven hits, two home runs, six RBIs and a 1.778 slugging percentage in three games … began career on an eight-game hitting streak … hit first home run of career in C-USA play against LA Tech (4/12), a three-RBI dinger … smoked a two-run bomb against UTSA (4/27).

EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL: Provided power in 2017 during junior season, leading Eastlake with 17 home runs and 70 RBI … named to the 2017 MaxPreps Underclass All-American Softball team and El Paso Times All-City Softball first team … named UIL Softball All-District 2-5A Co-MVP … hit .571 (52-91) with a team-best 74 runs and 13 doubles … produced 19 multi-RBI games … efforts helped Falcons to a 31-5 overall record and 16-0 mark in district and a trip to the UIL regional quarterfinals … tied career-high seven twice, the first on a 3-for-3 effort during a win against Horizon (3/14) and the second on a home run and a pair of doubles on another 3-for-3 outing in a victory against Canutillo (3/24) … hit .561 (60-107) while cranking out 18 home runs with 72 RBI during sophomore season (2016) … established career-high seven RBI against Horizon (2/23/16) on a 4-for-4 performance and connecting on two long balls.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kasey Francisca Flores … daughter of Esther Gonzalez-Flores … has one brother, Hector … born in El Paso, Texas … majoring in health promotions … nickname is Chicken.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019Freshman

    Utility
    23
  • 23

    2020Sophomore

    Utility
    23
  • 23

    2021Junior

    Utility
    23