EL PASO, TEXAS --- The FIU softball team suffered a 7-6 loss to UTEP on the road inside the Helen of Troy Softball Complex on Thursday as the host Miners pushed across two runs in each of the final three innings.
With the defeat, FIU (29-15, 11-8) slipped into a tie for third place in the conference standings with Sam Houston. They'll face UTEP at 1 p.m. each of the next two days.
FIU jumped out to a three-run lead after a third-inning outburst that featured an RBI groundout from and a two-run home run from .