UTEP and Southern Miss began their three-game weekend series on Mar. 25 with a double-header. Both teams earned one win each, in completely different outcomes. The bats couldn’t be stopped for the Miners in the first game, but cooled down with a foe on the mound that UTEP has had trouble with in the past.
UTEP won the first contest 12-2 in five innings and lost to the Golden Eagles in the second try 6-2.
Now, UTEP sits at 9-19 overall and 3-5 in conference play, while Southern Miss moved to 15-15 and 2-6 in C-USA.
In the first game of the double-header between UTEP and Southern Mississippi, the Miners came out on fire, recording their season-high of hits this season, with 15 total as a team.