The Southern Miss softball team earned its first conference win of the season against UTEP in El Paso, Texas on March 23-24 following wins in the first and third games of the series. Alyssa Davis hit two grand slams for the Golden Eagles to highlight the series.
In the opening game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Southern Miss scored one run in each of the first three innings. Davis’ grand slam for the Golden Eagles in the fourth inning broke the game open and gave the team a 7-0 lead over the Miners.
An RBI single from Destini Brown and subsequent RBI on a fielder’s choice from Karley Nichols allowed Lacey Sumerlin and Beth Taylor to score and extend the Southern Miss lead to 9-1.