Cami Carrera, see here hitting against Southern Miss this past weekend, was named C-USA Player of the Year Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (Image: Michael P. Reese)-2012

Softball’s Carrera Named C-USA Player of the Year

EL PASO, Texas - Camilla Carrera has been voted the Conference USA Player of the Year league officials announced on Wednesday. The senior slugger was also named to the All-Conference USA First Team for the first for the fourth...
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Cami Carrera, see here hitting against Southern Miss this past weekend, was named C-USA Player of the Year Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (Image: Michael P. Reese)-2012

Carrera Named C-USA Hitter of the Week

IRVING, Texas - UTEP senior catcher Camilla Carrera was named this week’s Conference USA Hitter of the Week as she batted .577 with 15 hits, including seven home runs, and 19 RBI. Carrera slugged 1.423 and she led the ...
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Colleen Hohman, seen here during the 2012 UTEP Invitational, had a similar celebration after getting the complete game win over Evansville, 7-4, in game two of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Bats Come Alive, Softball Gets Back-to-Back Wins

EL PASO, Texas – Sometimes all it takes is the crack of one back and some confidence to spark a rally. That seemed to be the case Tuesday afternoon for the Miners. UTEP (10-13) found that spark three different times as they w...
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Courtney Ware, seen here hitting against Iowa St., hist a grand slam against Valparaiso Sunday afternoon during the 2012 UTEP Invitational. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

Ware’s Grand Slam Carries Miners to Early Win, Drop Nightcap

EL PASO, Texas – The highs and lows of the 2012 season continued Sunday afternoon at UTEP split their final two games of the 2012 UTEP Invitational. The Miners won the early contest in dramatic come-from-behind fashion thank...
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Senior Chelsea Troupe swings at a pitch from Iowa St. pitcher Breeanna Holliday during the 2012 UTEP Invitational. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

Softball Sets New Record With 25 Runs Against Brown

EL PASO, Texas - The Miners opened day two of the UTEP Invitational with a 6-7 loss to ISU. After suffering the loss UTEP rebounded with a recorded setting 25-7 win over Brown. A 15 run inning helped lead the way to the victor...
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Chelsea Troupe has been named

Softball Splits Games, Ends Losing Streak

El Paso, TEXAS - UTEP opened the first day of their tournament dropping one game to UTSA and picking up a victory over Brown to snap their 11 game slide. The Miners (5-11) were unable to overcome an early deficit in a 15-3 fiv...
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Samantha Alvillar, seen here against Houston Baptist during the 2011 season. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Miners Rally But Fall Short Against NMSU, 9-5

EL PASO, Texas – With Chelsea Troope and Camilla Carrera coming up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, you could have put money down that the best hitters on the team would have stepped up, reached base and at l...
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Camilla Carrera

Louisiana Tech Blanks Softball at Mardi Gras Classic

EL PASO, Texas - UTEP suffered their fourth loss in a row on Sunday as they fell to Louisiana Tech in the conclusion of the 8th annual Mardi Gras Classic in Lafayette, La. The Miners (4-4) managed only three hits in the 5-0 l...
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Pitchers Colleen Hohman and Joanna Krienitz work with co-head coach Kathleen Rodriguez in the bullpen. (Image: Chris Avila)

Softball Drops Two Games at Mardi Gras Classic

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team (4-3) lost to North Carolina and tournament host #20 Louisiana-Lafayette in their first two games at the 8th Annual Mardi Gras Classic. The Tar Heels (5-0) trumped UTEP on a walk-o...
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File photo of Cami Carrera. (Image: Brian Kanof)

Softball Dealt First Loss Of Season At NMSU

El Paso, Texas - The UTEP softball team (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season in Las Cruces, N.M. against New Mexico State on Tuesday. The Aggies (5-0) run-ruled the Miners in a six inning 13-3 affair. NMSU never looke...
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Chelsea Troupe’s two-run home run in the top of the first inning helped propel the Miners to a win over Bradley Sunday afternoon, 15-7, at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Softball Wins Season Opener, 11-3, Over Santa Clara

EL PASO, Texas - The UTEP softball team opened their season with a victory against Santa Clara in a five-inning game.  The Miners run-ruled the Broncos, 11-3, winning on a run scoring single from Camilla Carrera in the botto...
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Chelsea Troupe has been named

Troupe Named To Preseason All C-USA Softball Team

El Paso, Texas – With the beginning of the 2012 season in two weeks, Chelsea Troupe earned a place on the Preseason All-Conference USA Softball Team, which was announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon. A senior ...
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Senior Chelsea Troope, seen here against Marist in the 2011 season, returns to lead the Miners as they march towards the C-USA championship in May 2012. (Image: Brian Kanof)

Softball Announces 2012 Schedule

El Paso, Texas – UTEP softball co-head coach James Rodriguez announced the 2012 spring schedule on Monday. The Miners are set to participate in four tournaments and their full slate includes 18 home and 18 away dates. T...
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