An inexperienced UTEP softball team lost all four of its games in the Miner Invitational played Feb. 11 and 12 at Helen of Troy Stadium in El Paso.
In the opening game of the tournament, the Miners took on the nation’s fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The latter featured three All Americans on its roster, including one of the best pitchers in the country, senior Giselle Juarez, coming off injury. Juarez is a two time All-American and has allowed only a .150 batting average for opponents in her career.
From the opening inning, Oklahoma showed why they are one of the top teams in the nation as the team went through its first 13 batters before the Miners could secure an out.