The UTEP softball team stopped the bleeding of a seven-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon, securing their first Conference USA win of the season in a high-scoring contest (16-13) over visiting UAB at Helen of Troy Softball Complex.
The Miners (11-18, 1-5 C-USA) outslugged the Blazers (10-19-1, 3-2-1 C-USA) in an offensive onslaught. The bat came to life as UTEP amassed 14 hits, the second most registered this season.
“We picked a good game to start hitting the ball and the team was very resilient today,” said UTEP head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk. “Yesterday broke their hearts a little bit, and they could’ve given up, but that’s not who this team is.