UTEP MINERS (0-9) Head Coach: Tobin Echo-Hawk (Nebraska, 1996) Record at UTEP: Overall Record:

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1 2017 SCHEDULE Date Oppponent Time vs. Stanford! L, 10-1 at Arizona State! L, 8-0 (5) vs. Saint Mary s (Calif.)! L, 3-1 vs. Virginia! L, vs. #17 Utah! L, 9-0 (5) at UNLV $ L, 8-4 vs. Nevada $ L, vs. Boise State $ CXL vs. Utah State $ CXL vs. San Jose State $ L, 4-1 vs. Boise State $ L, vs. Siena ^ 10:00 a.m. vs. Utah State ^ 12:30 p.m at UC-Riverside ^ 3:00 p.m vs. Utah State ^ 12:30 p.m at NM State 6:00 p.m at Texas Tech + 3:00 p.m vs. Wichita State + 9:30 a.m. at Texas Tech + 2:30 p.m vs. Wichita State + 9:30 a.m at New Mexico 2:00 p.m. at New Mexico 4:00 p.m at North Texas * 12:00 p.m. at North Texas * 2:00 p.m at North Texas * 12:00 p.m vs. Middle Tennessee * 3:00 p.m. vs. Middle Tennessee * 5:00 p.m vs. Middle Tennessee * 1:00 p.m vs. Southern Miss * 3:00 p.m. vs. Southern Miss * 5:00 p.m vs. Southern Miss * 11:00 a.m vs. NM State 5:00 p.m. vs. NM State 7:00 p.m at UTSA * 12:00 p.m. at UTSA * 2:15 p.m at UTSA * 12:00 p.m at Incarnate Word 1:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word 3:00 p.m vs. WKU * 3:00 p.m. vs. WKU * 5:00 p.m vs. WKU * 1:00 p.m at LA Tech * 1:00 p.m. at LA Tech * 3:00 p.m at LA Tech * 11:00 a.m at UAB * 12:00 p.m. at UAB * 2:00 p.m at UAB * 12:00 p.m vs. Florida Atlantic * 3:00 p.m. vs. Florida Atlantic * 5:00 p.m vs. Florida Atlantic * 1:00 p.m C-USA TBA * Conference USA Game! Kajikawa Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) $ DeMarini Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) ^ Riverside Invitational ( Riverside, Calif.) + Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic Conference USA Championship (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 2017 UTEP SOFTBALL UTEP Athletic Communications 500 W. University Ave. Brumbelow Building El Paso, Texas LEADING OFF RIVERSIDE CLASSIC FEB RIVERSIDE, CALIF. UTEP MINERS (0-9) Head Coach: Tobin Echo-Hawk (Nebraska, 1996) Record at UTEP: Overall Record: vs SIENA SAINTS (0-5) Head Coach: Bill Lajeunesse (SUNY Brockport 1983) Record at Siena: Overall Record: UTAH STATE AGGIES (5-2) Head Coach: Steve Johnson (Wartburg College, 1997) Record at Utah State: Overall Record: UC-RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS (1-6) Head Coach: Nikki Palmer (UCSD, 2007) Record at UCR: 1-6 Overall Record: The Miners will play at the for the first time in school history Ten Miners will return to their home state of California this weekend UTEP turned 2 more double plays at the DeMarini Desert Classic (6 total in 2017) After only hitting.189 (21-111) at the Kajikawa Classic, UTEP hit.261 (30-115) in DeMarini Desert Classic Courtney Clayton upped her average from.214 to.345 after a 7-for-15 weekend (.467) w/ an RBI & 4 runs Courtney Clayton registered 3 more multi-hit games in Vegas; she has 45 in her career (tied 5th all-time) Cortney Smith hit.364 (4-11) and 2 HRs in Las Vegas; first HRs hit by the Miners in 2017 Cortney Smith drew a career-high 3 walks vs. Boise State; tied sixth most in program history Lindsey Sokoloski hit.333 (5-15) on the weekend with an RBI & a run scored UTEP Record vs. SIENA: 2-1 Last Meeting: March 27, 2013 Score: Siena 5, UTEP 4 UTEP Record vs. USU: 0-2 Last Meeting: Feb. 20, 2016 Score: USU 6, UTEP 1 UTEP Record vs. UCR: 2-3 Last Meeting: March 1, 2015 Score: UCR 2, UTEP 1 Kiki Pepi was hit by two pitches, a career high, against Nevada; tallied an RBI vs. Boise State Taylor Grohmann saw her first action of the season, tallying a 2.47 ERA in 5.2 innings (2 ER) Hope Moreno connected on a two-run triple against Boise State; second 3B in her career # MINERS TO WATCH OF INF INF UTL Home games in bold All times Mountain Dates and times are subject to change # 1 SOKOLOSKI # 3 CLAYTON # 21 SMITH # 30 SARGENT

2 UTEP SOFTBALL TO COMPETE AT RIVERSIDE CLASSIC Ten UTEP softball players will return to their home state of California as the Miners will play four games at the hosted by UC Riverside Feb Pamala Baber (Rialto), Devyn Cretz (Corona), Mallorie Cross (Yucaipa), Mariah Ellis (Los Angeles), Linda Garcia (Fontana), Miranda Gutierrez (Chino Hills), Hope Moreno (La Habra), Kiki Pepi (San Diego), Kaitlin Ryder (Chatsworth) and Cortney Smith (Moreno Valley) all hail from The Golden State. UTEP (0-9) will open the weekend against Siena (0-5) at 9 a.m. PT and Utah State (5-2) at 11:30 a.m. PT on Feb. 24. The Miners will then play host school UC Riverside (1-6) on Saturday (2 p.m. PT) and will end the road trip against Utah State on Sunday (11:30 a.m. PT). It s also the first time since the 2014 season that the softball squad will play in the state of California. The Miners competed at the Libby Matson Tournament hosted by Pacific that season. BREAKING DOWN THE RIVERSIDE CLASSIC UTEP will be the designated home team against Siena and Utah State on the first day. UTEP will be the batting in the top half of innings against the host team UC Riverside. While on Sunday, UTEP will be the designated away team against Utah State. All contests will be played at Amy S. Harrison Softball Field. LAST WEEK UTEP went 0-4 at the DeMarini Desert Classic hosted by UNLV Feb The Miners opened the weekend, falling to UNLV, 8-4, and Nevada, 6-1, on Friday. Saturday s contests against Utah State was cancelled, while the contest against Boise State was moved to Sunday afternoon. UTEP slipped, 4-1, versus San Jose State on Sunday morning and followed with a 16-7 loss to Boise State. UTEP hit.261 (30-115) during the weekend, which was a big improvement from its.189 (21-111) average at the Kajikawa Classic. The Miners also turned two more double plays, giving the defense six on the season. Courtney Clayton and Cortney Smith swung a sweet stick this past weekend. Clayton hit.467 (7-15) with an RBI and four runs scored, while Smith connected on UTEP s first two home runs of The pitchers continued to struggle as the staff gave up 19 walks in 26.0 innings. ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SIENA UTEP is 2-1 all-time against Siena as the two programs met in The Miners and Saints were supposed to play four games in two days (March 26-27) but a bomb threat on March 26 cancelled the first game of a two-game set. UTEP ended up defeated Siena 3-1 later in the evening. The two programs split the next two contests on March 27 with UTEP claiming an 11-1 (5) victory but came up short in the final game, 5-4. SCOUTING SIENA The Saints started their season this past weekend in Madeira Beach, Fla. at the EMU Madeira Beach Invitational. Unfortunately, Siena returned home with five losses against Massachusetts, 8-5, Robert Morris, 8-0, Eastern Michigan, 10-9, UAB 6-5 and Central Michigan, 7-0. As a team, the Saints hit.237, while sophomore, Jazmin Ortiz recorded two home runs and two RBI, and senior Chelsey Drew led the squad with three home runs and five RBI. The pitchers of Siena recorded a 6.12 ERA throughout the weekend, while junior, Lauren Butts recorded nine strikeouts. ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UTAH STATE Utah State holds a slight 2-0 edge on UTEP. The two programs first met on Feb. 5, 2005 as the Aggies defeated the Miners 12-5 at the Alexis Resort Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. Most recently, the two schools met again in Vegas with Utah State claiming a 6-1 victory. Danielle Pearson tallied the team s only hit, while Kaitlin Ryder scored the lone run on a Utah State error. April Brown threw a complete-game, walking only one and striking out seven on 89 pitches. SCOUTING UTAH STATE The Aggies joined the Miners this weekend at the DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. and are 5-2 after the weekend contests. The rainy weather only allowed Utah State to play two games, splitting the weekend. The Aggies first lost to Memphis 8-0 in five innings and then beat Southern Utah, 3-1. Paxton Provost leads the team with a.368 average (7-19), while Amanda Sheets and Sydney Hart each have a team-best four RBI. Victoria Saucedo has hit the squad s only home run. Mia Mather is a team-best 6-for-6 on stolen bases. The pitching staff has combined for a 1.64 ERA in 46.0 innings while walking 19 and fanning 26. Kellie White (2-1) has thrown 19.0 frames with only four earned runs (1.47 ERA), while April Brown (2-0) has a 1.64 ERA leads the staff in innings pitched (21.1) and Ks (13). Katie Schroeder (1-0) has a 0.00 ERA in 5.0 innings thrown. ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UC RIVERSIDE UC Riverside holds a 3-2 edge on UTEP. The two schools last met in Tucson, Ariz. last season at the Wildcat Invitational as the Highlanders squeaked by the Miners, 2-1, on March 1. Kaitlin Ryder drove home Kiki Pepi that tied the score 1-1 in the top fourth, but UC Riverside took the go-ahead 2-1 lead in the bottom fifth on a Karina Romero RBI single. The Miners only tallied a pair of hits as the Highlander s starting pitcher Chelsea Ponce pitched a gem, giving up only two hits and striking out six. SCOUTING UC RIVERSIDE The Highlanders are 1-6 after playing in the Campbell/Cartier Classic this past weekend in San Diego, Calif. UC Riverside lost to San Diego State, 3-0 and then to no. 8 Washington, The last two games of the weekend were cancelled. Although the team is only hitting a total of.166 two weeks into the season, Madeline Richard (.385) has been getting the job done at the plate with five hits and scoring three runs. The Highlander pitchers have recorded a total ERA of 8.55 while Haley Marschall has started four games and has the lowest ERA of the staff at CC GETTING BACK ON TRACK After a slow start to 2017, Courtney Clayton found her stroke at the DeMarini Desert Classic as the reigning Conference USA Player of the Year hit.467 (7-15) in four games, while adding four runs and an RBI. Clayton is leading the squad with a.345 average (10-29) after hitting.214 the first weekend of the season. Clayton is also leading the squad with six runs scored, while she s been a solid fielder at shortstop and at second base, recording 19 putouts, 16 assists and no errors thus far. Clayton currently ranks no. 20 in C-USA in hitting. UTSA s Lindsey Steward leads the way with a.538 (14-26) batting average. CC'S MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES As part of Courtney Clayton s successful hitting weekend, the junior added three more multi-hit games to her stat line. Clayton went 2-for-4 against UNLV to open the weekend slate and followed with another 2-for-4 performance against Nevada. Clayton then ended the weekend with a 2-for-3 outing against Boise State. Clayton currently has 45 multi-hit games during her career, ranking tied with Simone Holland. Camilla Carrera leads with 74 multi-hit games, while Chelsea Troupe (63), Stacie Townsend (51) and Amber Bennett (51) round out the list. Clayton hold the single-season school record with 28 multi-hit games in

3 CORT'S POWER PRESENCE Cortney Smith played her first four games of 2017 and didn t disappoint in the batter s box. The sophomore hit.364 (4-11) with a pair of home runs, three RBI, two runs and drew three walks. Smith connected on UTEP s first long ball of the season, a solo shot over left against San Jose State on Feb. 19. On the same day Smith smashed a booming two-run shot for her second of the afternoon, this time against Boise State. Smith also recorded five putouts and eight assists as she played at short, third and second. WALK THIS WAY Cortney Smith showed patience at the plate during UTEP s game against Boise State. Smith drew three walks, tied for sixth most in a single game in program history. Five Miners added four BBs to their stat lines, the most in program history, while Smith is tied with 25 other players with three walks in one contest. GETTING HIT ON Kiki Pepi was hit by two pitches on Feb. 17 against Nevada, tying with 17 other Miners for most during a single game in school history. Pepi was hit by a pitch against UNLV and leads the team with three. In the season opener against Stanford, Hope Moreno was also hit by a pair of pitches. Mariah Ellis drew a HBP against UNLV, giving the Miners six on the season to rank tied third in Conference USA with Middle Tennessee. WKU (14) leads the way while Florida Atlantic (nine) ranks second. Moreno is ranked tied fourth with Simone Holland in program history, drawing 20 HBPs during her career. HOPE'S TRIPLE Hope Moreno tallied her second career triple on Feb. 19 against Boise State. She connected on it during the Miners five-run fourth inning, scoring Taylor Sargent and Courtney Clayton. Moreno recorded her first triple as a freshman in Moreno is tied with several Miners as no one has ever registered two triples in one game in UTEP history. #TURNUP The UTEP defense turned two more double plays during the weekend, both against UNLV on Feb. 17. The first came on a routine double play to end the first inning, while the second was during the second frame on a double play, also the end the frame. The Miners have turned six double plays, tied for second in Conference USA with FIU. LA Tech leads the way with seven double plays turned. Last season, UTEP turned a school-record 30 DPs, while it ranked first in C-USA. Its.55 double plays per game ranked tied seventh nationally in TRACKING CLAYTON'S NUMBERS Junior Courtney Clayton is moving up the record books in 2017 as she currently ranks no. 3 on the all-time hitting list with a.363-career batting average. Clayton s.562-career slugging ranks no. 4, while her.389 on-base percentage ranks ninth. Clayton has scored six runs in 2017 to give her 78 on the season to move to ninth on the all-time list. Ashley Perez (84) and Simone Holland (88) rank ahead of Clayton. Clayton has added 10 hits to her career total (140) and now ranking tied ninth with Tahla Wade on the all-time list. Clayton s 217 total bases ranks eighth behind Kawehiokalani Netane (255) and Ashley Ellis (255). Clayton s 246 assists rank no. 6 behind Kiki Pepi (260) and Ashley Collazo (269). TRACKING FIFIED'S NUMBERS Kaitlin Fifield threw a complete game against Saint Mary s College on Feb. 10 in Tempe, Ariz., giving the senior 30-career complete games. Fifield ranks third on the program s all-time list. Danielle Pearson (35) ranks second, while Stacie Townsend (72) ranks no. 1 all-time. So far in 2017, Fifield has thrown 17.2 innings, ranking third on the all-time list (363.0 IP). She ranks behind Pearson (492.2) and Townsend (722.1). Fifield has 196-career Ks, ranking eighth on the all-time list. TRACKING PEPI'S NUMBERS Kiki Pepi has tallied 22 assists this season, giving the senior 260 in her career to rank fifth on the all-time list. Ashley Collazo (269) and Kayla Oranger (289) rank ahead of Pepi. Amber Bennett leads the all-time list (360), while Stacie Townsend ranks no. 2 (318). Pepi was part of a double play in 2017 and has 16 in her career to rank ninth. Jennifer Stalter (17) and Alanna Leasau (19) rank ahead of Pepi. SARGE & HOPE MOVING UP THE PO LIST Juniors Taylor Sargent (489) and Hope Moreno (452) rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in career putouts. Camilla Carrera ranks fourth (799). Simone Holland leads the all-time list (1,044). Sargent leads the team with 37 putouts in 2017, while Moreno ranks second with FOR-3 PERFORMANCES Taylor Sargent and Ariel Blair each tied their career highs in hits at the Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.). Sargent went 3-for-3 against Saint Mary s College on Feb. 10 to tie her career best for the fourth time in her career, while it was the third time she went perfect in three at bats. Blair also tied her career best with a 3-for-3 outing against Virginia on Feb. 10. It s the first perfect performance on three at bats for Blair as registered a 3-for-4 day on Feb. 21, Sargent is hitting.385 (5-for-13) to lead the Miners and Blair is hitting.375 (3-for-8) to begin the campaign. PRESEASON SELECTIONS UTEP softball juniors Courtney Clayton and Kaitlin Ryder were selected to the 2017 Conference USA Preseason team on Jan. 18 as voted by the league coaches. It s the first time since 2010 in which a pair of Miners (Camilla Carrera and Chelsea Troupe) were voted to the preseason squad. IMPROVED CONFERENCE PLAY UTEP finished Conference USA play with a mark, the first ever winning league record in program history. Prior to fourth-year head coach Tobin Echo- Hawk arriving to UTEP, the softball team had won a total of six league contests during a three-season span ( ). The Miners were during that span, while fashioning a league mark during the Echo-Hawk era. Prior to the 2016 season, the best C-USA record was an finish in At one point during the 2016 season, UTEP set a program record by winning eight conference games in a row. The Miners swept LA Tech (March 19-20), swept FIU (March 25-26) and won their first two games against UTSA (April 2). FIRST POSTSEASON ACTION SINCE 2010 After UTEP had posted its first ever winning conference record (13-11), the Miners earned a spot at the Conference USA Championship in Denton, Texas after a five-year absence. Not only did the Miners get in, but they rallied to beat FIU, 5-4, on May 11. It was the first postseason win since the 2009 season. The tournament bid was UTEP s fourth, as the Miners have forged a 4-4 record in postseason play. 3

4 2017 C-USA STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL EASTERN DIVISION W-L W-L Florida Atlantic Charlotte FIU Marshall Middle Tennessee WKU CONFERENCE OVERALL WESTERN DIVISION W-L W-L LA Tech Southern Miss North Texas UTSA UAB UTEP AROUND CONFERENCE USA FRIDAY (2.24) Wisconsin vs. FIU Rutgers vs. FIU Miami vs. Marshall Stephen F. Austin vs. Middle Tennessee Siena vs. UTEP Utah State vs. UTEP Robert Morris vs. Charlotte North Texas vs. UNC-Wilmington UConn vs. Florida Atlantic Indiana State vs. WKU New Mexico vs. UTSA Sam Houston State vs. Louisiana Tech SATURDAY (2.25) Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. Middle Tennessee Hampton vs. Marshall Fairfield vs. Charlotte Towson vs. Marshall IUPUI vs. WKU Southern Miss vs. Jacksonville State UMBC vs. North Texas Middle Tennessee vs. South Alabama Boston College vs. FIU Southern Miss vs. Jacksonville State Northern Iowa vs. Louisiana Tech Wright State vs. WKU New Mexico vs. UTSA Murray State vs. UAB UTEP vs. UC Riverside Appalachian State vs. North Texas Florida A&M vs. Florida Atlantic Texas State vs. UTSA Iowa State vs. UAB Grambling State vs. Louisiana Tech Hofstra vs. FIU Kentucky vs. Florida Atlantic SUNDAY (2.26) Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. Middle Tennessee Marshall vs. North Carolina Incarnate Word vs. UTSA Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Southern Miss vs. Jacksonville State FIU vs. Florida Gulf Coast Utah State vs. UTEP Indiana vs. UAB McNeese State vs. Louisiana Tech Austin Peay vs. WKU UAB vs. Samford ALL TIMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME 8 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 :45 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 10 a.m. 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. CLAYTON'S RECORD-BREAKING MVP SEASON Junior Courtney Clayton was announced as the 2016 Conference USA Player of the Year prior to the Conference USA Tournament. Clayton was also named to the All-C-USA first team after breaking multiple UTEP records and helping the Miners advance to the postseason. Clayton set a single-season program record in doubles (21), hits (79), multi-hit games (28) and at bats (190). Clayton s.416 batting average is the third best single-season average in program history, while she was the first Miner to hit over.400 since 2012 and one of three to ever hit over.400 in a single season. Clayton s.416 average ranked second in C-USA and 46th nationally, while leading C-USA in doubles. Clayton s player of the year honor was also the first for the program since Clayton s glove also did work as she tallied 119 assists, the second most in program history during a single season. OFFENSIVE NOTES FROM 2016 UTEP connected on 51 home runs in 2016, the fourth most during a single season in program history. The Miners ranked no. 2 in Conference USA behind LA Tech (64 home runs). UTEP set a program record by tallying 451 hits in 2016, surpassing 2009 s 442 hits. The Miners ranked fourth in Conference USA behind Marshall (456), Florida Atlantic (472) and FIU (479). UTEP hit.307 in 2016, the best single-season mark in school history surpassing 2007 s average (.303). The Miners ranked third in Conference USA in hitting behind Marshall (.310) and FIU (.325), while ranking no. 48 nationally. Under Tobin Echo-Hawk in three seasons, the Miners are hitting.297, which includes a.293 average in 2015 and a.290 average in Prior to Echo-Hawk s arrival, UTEP hit.264 in CLASS OF 2018 Juniors Courtney Clayton, Hope Moreno, Kaitlin Ryder and Taylor Sargent came to UTEP prior to the 2015 season and have contributed right away. During their sophomore campaigns, Clayton led the Miners in multiple categories, Moreno hit.325 and led the team in putouts (322), Ryder ranked second on the team in hitting (.350) and runs scored (31), and Sargent hit.313 and ranked second on the team in doubles (15). Due to a season-ending injury, junior catcher Linda Garcia will miss the 2017 season and will redshirt during the campaign. Garcia ranked tied second in home runs (seven) in FIFIED'S CIRCLE Senior Kaitlin Fifield is UTEP s returning leader in ERA (4.39), wins (11), innings pitched (167.1) and strikeouts (82). The El Paso native tallied a career high in wins in 2016 and tossed the program s sixth no-hitter during a 2-0 win against Texas A&M-C.C. on Feb. 26, 2016 in College Station, Texas. During the no-hit contest, Fifield tied a career high by fanning nine batters, while walking only one. Fifield also set a UTEP single-season record by forcing 310 groundouts. Fifield has fashioned 22 wins during her career and is ranked fourth on the program s all-time win s list. Kelly Curran ranks third (24), while Danielle Pearson ranks second (25). ROSTER BREAKDOWN The 2017 roster will be composed of 22 student-athletes. Five seniors (Kaitlin Fifield, Taylor Grohmann, Miranda Gutierrez, Erika Harrawood and Kiki Pepi), five juniors (Courtney Clayton, Linda Garcia, Hope Moreno, Kaitlin Ryder and Taylor Sargent), five sophomores (Ariel Blair, Mariah Ellis, Brianna Red, Cortney Smith and Lindsey Sokoloski) and seven freshmen (Pamala Baber, Macey Brown, Devyn Cretz, Mallorie Cross, Allie Johnson, Bryanna Molina and Ruby Sanchez) will grace the newest edition of the roster. Ellis (Underwood University) and Red (UTPB) are both transfers, while Cretz is listed as a redshirt freshman. SUN CITY SLUGGERS The 2017 UTEP softball roster will list seven student-athletes from El Paso. Ariel Blair (Hanks), Kaitlin Fifield (Chapin), Taylor Grohmann (Americas), Erika Harrawood (Franklin), Bryanna Molina (Hanks), Brianna Red (Hanks) and Ruby Sanchez (Montwood) all played their high school softball in the Sun City. Blair, Molina and Red were all teammates at Hanks High School at one point during their high school careers. Miranda Gutierrez is from Chino Hills, Calif., but did play her first two years of collegiate softball at El Paso Community College. CALIFORNIA LOVE The current roster will feature 10 players from the state of California: Pamala Baber (Rialto), Devyn Cretz (Corona), Mallorie Cross (Yucaipa), Mariah Ellis (Los Angeles), Linda Garcia (Fontana), Miranda Gutierrez (Chino Hills), Hope Moreno (La Habra), Kiki Pepi (San Diego), Kaitlin Ryder (Chatsworth) and Cortney Smith (Moreno Valley). 4

5 2017 SOFTBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. B/T CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 73 Pamala Baber UTL R/R FR-HS Rialto, Calif. (Carter HS) 2 Ariel Blair OF L/L SO-1L El Paso, Texas (Hanks HS) 20 Macey Brown INF R/R FR-HS League City, Texas (Clear Springs HS) 3 Courtney Clayton INF R/R JR-2L Cornelius, Ore. (Glencoe HS) 22 Devyn Cretz P R/R FR-RS Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 18 Mallorie Cross C R/R FR-HS Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa HS) 12 Mariah Ellis OF R/R SO-TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Longwood University) 14 Kaitlin Fifield P R/R SR-3L El Paso, Texas (Chapin HS) 8 Linda Garcia C R/R JR-2L Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser HS) 7 Taylor Grohmann P R/R SR-3L El Paso, Texas (Americas HS) 17 Miranda Gutierrez OF R/R SR-1L Chino Hills, Calif. (El Paso CC) 23 Erika Harrawood P R/R SR-3L El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS) 88 Allie Johnson P R/R FR-HS Peotone, Ill. (Peotone HS) 28 Bryanna Molina INF R/R FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Hanks HS) 27 Hope Moreno INF R/R JR-2L La Habra, Calif. (La Habra HS) 4 Kiki Pepi INF R/R SR-2L San Diego, Calif. (Oregon State) 15 Brianna Red INF R/R SO-TR El Paso, Texas (UTPB) 6 Kaitlin Ryder UTL R/R JR-2L Chatsworth, Calif. (Charter HS) 9 Ruby Sanchez UTL R/R FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS) 30 Taylor Sargent UTL R/R JR-2L Albuquerque, N.M. (Volcano Vista HS) 21 Cortney Smith INF R/R SO-1L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS) 1 Lindsey Sokoloski OF L/R SO-1L Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West HS) NO. NAME POS. B/T CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Lindsey Sokoloski OF L/R SO-1L Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West HS) 2 Ariel Blair OF L/L SO-1L El Paso, Texas (Hanks HS) 3 Courtney Clayton INF R/R JR-2L Cornelius, Ore. (Glencoe HS) 4 Kiki Pepi INF R/R SR-2L San Diego, Calif. (Oregon State) 6 Kaitlin Ryder UTL R/R JR-2L Chatsworth, Calif. (Chatsworth HS) 7 Taylor Grohmann P R/R SR-3L El Paso, Texas (Americas HS) 8 Linda Garcia C R/R JR-2L Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser HS) 9 Ruby Sanchez UTL R/R FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS) 12 Mariah Ellis OF R/R SO-TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Longwood University) 14 Kaitlin Fifield P R/R SR-3L El Paso, Texas (Chapin HS) 15 Brianna Red INF R/R SO-TR El Paso, Texas (UTPB) 17 Miranda Gutierrez OF R/R SR-1L Chino Hills, Calif. (El Paso CC) 18 Mallorie Cross C R/R FR-HS Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa HS) 20 Macey Brown INF R/R FR-HS League City, Texas (Clear Springs HS) 21 Cortney Smith INF R/R SO-1L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS) 22 Devyn Cretz P R/R FR-RS Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 23 Erika Harrawood P R/R SR-3L El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS) 28 Bryanna Molina INF R/R FR-HS El Paso, Texas (Hanks HS) 27 Hope Moreno INF R/R JR-2L La Habra, Calif. (La Habra HS) 30 Taylor Sargent UTL R/R JR-2L Albuquerque, N.M. (Volcano Vista HS) 73 Pamala Baber UTL R/R FR-HS Rialto, Calif. (Carter HS) 88 Allie Johnson P R/R FR-HS Peotone, Ill. (Peotone HS) UTEP Softball Coaches Tobin Echo-Hawk - Head Coach Cristina Cobb-Adams - Assistant Coach/Pitching Becca Bliss - Assistant Coach Lexi Goranson - Graduate Assistant Kawehiokalani Netane - Graduate Assistant Aubrey Nitschelm - Graduate Assistant Evan Gomez - Manager Allegra Ortiz - Athletic Trainer 5

6 Overall Statistics for UTEP (as of Feb 20, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-9 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 0-7 C-USA: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 3 Clayton, Courtney Sargent, Taylor Sokoloski, Lindsey Moreno, Hope Ryder, Kaitlin Pepi, Kiki Smith, Cortney Cross, Mallorie Blair, Ariel Baber, Pamala Ellis, Mariah Brown, Macey Red, Brianna Molina, Bryanna Gutierrez, Miranda Totals Opponents LOB - Team (53), Opp (66). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (5). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 23 Harrawood, Erika / Cretz, Devyn / Fifield, Kaitlin / Grohmann, Taylor / Johnson, Allie / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (5), Cross, M 5, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Cross, M (6-6), Ryder, K (6-6), Cretz, D (5-5), Fifield, K (4-4), Johnson, A (2-2), Grohmann, T (1-1). 6

7 PAMALA BABER (UTL) Hits 1, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Total Bases 1, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 RBI 1 at UNLV Feb. 17, 2017 Runs Scored 1, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Walks 2 vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Putouts 3, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 ARIEL BLAIR (OF) Hits 3, 2 times last vs. Virginia Feb. 10, 2017 Total Bases 3, 2 times last vs. Virginia Feb. 10, 2017 RBI 1 vs. FIU May 11, 2016 Runs Scored 2, 4 times last vs. Virginia Feb. 10, 2017 Stolen Bases 1, 2 times last vs. BYU Mar. 4, 2016 Walks 1, 7 times last at UNLV Feb. 17, 2017 Putouts 4 at Texas A&M Feb. 27, 2016 Assists 1 vs BYU Mar. 4, 2016 UTEP INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGHS ALLIE JOHNSON (P) Innings Pitched 4.0, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Strikeouts 2 vs. Stanford Feb. 9, 2017 Batters Faced 24 vs. Stanford Feb. 9, 2017 HOPE MORENO (INF) Hits 3, 3 times last vs. New Mexico Mar. 15, 2016 Doubles 1, 9 times last vs NM State Apr. 19, 2016 Triples 1, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Home Runs 1, 7 times last vs. UAB Apr. 23, 2016 Total Bases 6 vs. UTSA Apr. 2, 2016 RBI 5 vs. UTSA Apr. 2, 2016 Runs Scored 2, 3 times last at FIU Mar. 25, 2016 Walks 1, 12 times last vs. Saint Mary s College Feb. 10, 2017 Putouts 13, 4 times last at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 Assists 3, 5 times last vs. Saint Mary s College Feb. 10, 2017 MACEY BROWN (INF) Walks 1 vs. Virginia Feb. 10, 2017 COURTNEY CLAYTON (INF) Hits 4 vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 11, 2016 Doubles 2, 3 times last vs. New Mexico Mar. 15, 2016 Triples 1, 2 times last vs. Southern Miss May 11, 2016 Home Runs 2 vs. Washington Feb. 22, 2015 Total Bases 8 vs. Washington Feb. 22, 2015 RBI 4, 3 times last vs. Mount St. Mary s Mar. 2, 2016 Runs Scored 3, 2 times last vs. Grand Canyon Feb. 21, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 vs. Bryant Feb. 28, 2015 Walks 2 vs. Grand Canyon Feb. 21, 2016 Putouts 5, 3 times last vs Texas A&M-C.C. Feb. 26, 2016 Assists 6 at Southern Miss May 7, 2016 DEVYN CRETZ (P) Innings Pitched 5.1 vs. Nevada Feb. 17, 2017 Strikeouts 4 vs. Utah Feb. 11, 2017 Batters Faced 26 vs. Nevada Feb. 17, 2017 Assists 2 vs. Nevada Feb. 17, 2017 MALLORIE CROSS (C) Hits 2 vs. Saint Mary s College Feb. 10, 2017 Doubles 1 vs. Saint Mary s College Feb. 10, 2017 Total Bases 3 vs. Saint Mary s College Feb. 10, 2017 RBI 1 vs. Saint Mary s College Feb. 10, 2017 Walks 1 vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Putouts 4 at Arizona State Feb. 9, 2017 Assists 1, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 MARIAH ELLIS (OF) Hits 1 vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Doubles 1 vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Total Bases 2 vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Runs Scored 1 vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Putouts 3, 2 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 KAITLIN FIFIELD (P) Innings Pitched 8.1 at LA Tech Apr. 3, 2015 Strikeouts 9, 2 times last vs. Texas A&M-C.C. Feb. 27, 2016 Batters Faced 40 vs. LA Tech Mar. 19, 2016 Assists 7 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 29, 2015 LINDA GARCIA (C) Hits 3, 2 times last at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 Doubles 2 vs. Mount St. Mary s Mar. 2, 2016 Home Runs 2 vs. FIU Apr. 11, 2015 Total Bases 8 vs. FIU Apr. 11, 2015 RBI 4 vs. FIU Apr. 11, 2015 Runs Scored 2, 3 times last at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 Walks 2 vs. Mount St. Mary s Mar. 5, 2016 Putouts 8, 3 times last vs. Texas A&M-C.C. Feb. 27, 2016 Assists 3, 4 times last at Marshall Mar. 12, 2016 TAYLOR GROHMANN (P) Innings Pitched 6.0, 2 times last at Colorado State Apr. 5, 2014 Strikeouts 6 vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 23, 2014 Batters Faced 36 vs. Long Beach State Feb. 15, 2014 Assists 2,3 times last vs. Grand Canyon Feb. 21, 2016 ERIKA HARRAWOOD (P) Innings Pitched 6.1 at UTSA Apr. 18, 2015 Strikeouts 6 at UTSA Apr. 18, 2015 Batters Faced 32 at UTSA Apr. 18, 2015 Assists 1, 12 times last vs. Virginia Feb. 10, 2017 KIKI PEPI (INF) Hits 3, 5 times last vs. UAB Apr. 23, 2016 Doubles 2, 4 times last at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 Triples 1 vs. Texas A&M-C.C Feb. 26, 2016 Home Runs 2 vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 11, 2016 Total Bases 8 vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 11, 2016 RBI 5 vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 11, 2016 Runs Scored 2, 7 times last vs. UAB Apr. 23, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 at Southern Miss May 8, 2016 Walks 2, 2 times last vs. Virginia Feb. 10, 2017 Putouts 4, 5 times last vs. Southern Miss May 11, 2016 Assists 9 at FIU Mar. 25, 2016 BRIANNA RED (INF) Putouts 1, 3 times last vs. San Jose State Feb. 19, 2017 Assists 2 vs. San Jose State Feb. 19, 2017 KAITLIN RYDER (UTL) Hits 3, 5 times last at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 Doubles 1, 10 times last vs. FIU May 11, 2016 Triples 1, 2 times last vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 13, 2016 Home Runs 1, 9 times last vs. FIU May 11, 2016 Total Bases 6, 3 times last vs. FIU May 11, 2016 RBI 4 vs. FIU May 11, 2016 Runs Scored 3, 2 times last vs. Mount St. Mary s Mar. 5, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 vs. Grand Canyon Feb. 21, 2016 Walks 2, 5 times last vs. UTSA Apr. 2, 2016 Putouts 9 vs. Middle Tennessee Mar. 7, 2015 Assists 2, 4 times last at UNLV Feb. 17, 2017 TAYLOR SARGENT (INF) Hits 3, 4 times last vs. Saint Mary s College (CA) Feb. 10, 2017 Doubles 2 vs. Missouri Mar. 21, 2016 Triples 1 vs. Southern Miss Mar. 28, 2015 Home Runs 1, 6 times last vs. North Texas May 1, 2016 Total Bases 7 vs. UT Arlington Feb. 27, 2015 RBI 2, 9 times last at UNLV Feb. 17, 2017 Runs Scored 2, 5 times last vs. LA Tech Mar. 19, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 at New Mexico Mar. 3, 2015 Walks 1, 13 times last vs. North Texas May 1, 2016 Putouts 14 vs. FIU Apr. 11, 2015 Assists 3 at Marshall Mar. 13, 2016 CORTNEY SMITH (INF) Hits 2, 7 times last vs. UAB Apr. 23, 2016 Doubles 2 vs. Mount St. Mary s Mar. 2, 2016 Home Runs 1, 6 times last vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Total Bases 5, 2 times last at Middle Tennessee Apr. 16, 2016 RBI 3 vs. Texas A&M-C.C. Feb. 26, 2016 Runs Scored 2, 2 times last vs. Mount St. Mary s Mar. 2, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 vs. LA Tech Mar. 19, 2016 Walks 3 times vs. Boise State Feb. 19, 2017 Putouts 4, 2 times last vs. North Texas May 1, 2016 Assists 7 at FIU Mar. 26, 2016 LINDSEY SOKOLOSKI (INF) Hits 2, 2 times last vs. San Jose State Feb. 19, 2017 Doubles 1, 2 times last vs. North Texas Apr. 30, 2016 Home Runs 1 vs. UTSA Apr. 2, 2016 Total Bases 4 vs. UTSA Apr. 2, 2016 RBI 4 vs. UTSA Apr. 2, 2016 Runs Scored 2 vs. Grand Canyon Feb.. 13, 2016 Stolen Bases 1 vs. Incarnate Word Feb. 13, 2016 Walks 1 at Marshall Mar. 13, 2016 Putouts 2 at Marshall Mar. 12,

8 #73 Baber, Pamala - 8 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *of Feb 09 at Arizona State *of Feb 10 vs Virginia *of Feb 11 vs Utah *of Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *of Feb 17 vs Nevada of Feb 19 vs San Jose State of Feb 19 vs Boise State *of/of Totals 6gs On base pct..278 Slugging pct

9 #2 Blair, Ariel - 7 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *of Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *of Feb 10 vs Virginia *of Feb 11 vs Utah *of Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *of Feb 17 vs Nevada *of Feb 19 vs San Jose State *of Totals 7gs On base pct..333 Slugging pct

10 #20 Brown, Macey - 5 games (All games) Feb 10 vs Virginia ph/dh Feb 11 vs Utah ph/3b Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels ph Feb 19 vs San Jose State ph Feb 19 vs Boise State ph Totals 0gs On base pct..167 Slugging pct

11 #3 Clayton, Courtney - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *ss Feb 09 at Arizona State *2b Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *2b Feb 10 vs Virginia *2b Feb 11 vs Utah *2b Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *2b Feb 17 vs Nevada *2b Feb 19 vs San Jose State *ss Feb 19 vs Boise State *ss/2b Totals 9gs On base pct..367 Slugging pct

12 #22 Cretz, Devyn - 1 game (All games) Feb 17 vs Nevada *p Totals 1gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #22 Cretz, Devyn - 3 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 11 vs Utah Feb 17 vs Nevada * Feb 19 vs Boise State * Totals

13 #18 Cross, Mallorie - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford ph Feb 09 at Arizona State *c Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *c Feb 10 vs Virginia *dh Feb 11 vs Utah ph Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels c Feb 17 vs Nevada *c Feb 19 vs San Jose State *c Feb 19 vs Boise State *c Totals 6gs On base pct..333 Slugging pct

14 #12 Ellis, Mariah - 8 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *of Feb 09 at Arizona State *of Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *of Feb 10 vs Virginia pr Feb 11 vs Utah *of Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels of Feb 19 vs San Jose State of Feb 19 vs Boise State *of/of Totals 5gs On base pct..154 Slugging pct

15 #14 Fifield, Kaitlin - 3 games (All games) Feb 09 at Arizona State p Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *p Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *p Totals 2gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #14 Fifield, Kaitlin - 6 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 09 vs Stanford Feb 09 at Arizona State Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's * Feb 11 vs Utah Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels * Feb 19 vs San Jose State Totals

16 #7 Grohmann, Taylor - 2 games (All games) Feb 17 vs Nevada p Feb 19 vs San Jose State p Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #7 Grohmann, Taylor - 2 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 17 vs Nevada Feb 19 vs San Jose State Totals

17 #17 Gutierrez, Miranda - 2 games (All games) Feb 17 vs Nevada pr Feb 19 vs Boise State *of Totals 1gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct

18 #23 Harrawood, Erika - 1 game (All games) Feb 10 vs Virginia p Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #23 Harrawood, Erika - 4 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 09 at Arizona State * Feb 10 vs Virginia Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels Feb 19 vs Boise State Totals

19 #88 Johnson, Allie - 6 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 09 vs Stanford * Feb 09 at Arizona State Feb 10 vs Virginia * Feb 11 vs Utah * Feb 19 vs San Jose State * Feb 19 vs Boise State Totals

20 #28 Molina, Bryanna - 2 games (All games) Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's ph Feb 11 vs Utah ph Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct

21 #27 Moreno, Hope - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *2b Feb 09 at Arizona State *3b Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *3b Feb 10 vs Virginia *3b Feb 11 vs Utah *3b Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *1b Feb 17 vs Nevada *1b Feb 19 vs San Jose State *1b Feb 19 vs Boise State *2b/1b Totals 9gs On base pct..280 Slugging pct

22 #4 Pepi, Kiki - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *3b Feb 09 at Arizona State *ss Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *ss Feb 10 vs Virginia *ss Feb 11 vs Utah *ss Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *ss Feb 17 vs Nevada *ss Feb 19 vs San Jose State *3b Feb 19 vs Boise State 3b Totals 8gs On base pct..296 Slugging pct

23 #15 Red, Brianna - 5 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford 2b Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's pr Feb 11 vs Utah ph Feb 17 vs Nevada *of Feb 19 vs San Jose State 2b Totals 1gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct

24 #6 Ryder, Kaitlin - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *c Feb 09 at Arizona State *of Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *dh Feb 10 vs Virginia *c Feb 11 vs Utah *c Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *c Feb 17 vs Nevada of Feb 19 vs San Jose State *of Feb 19 vs Boise State ph/c Totals 7gs On base pct..217 Slugging pct

25 #30 Sargent, Taylor - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *1b Feb 09 at Arizona State *1b Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *1b Feb 10 vs Virginia *1b Feb 11 vs Utah *1b Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *of Feb 17 vs Nevada *of Feb 19 vs San Jose State *of Feb 19 vs Boise State *1b/of Totals 9gs On base pct..286 Slugging pct

26 #21 Smith, Cortney - 4 games (All games) Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *3b Feb 17 vs Nevada *3b Feb 19 vs San Jose State *2b/3b Feb 19 vs Boise State *3b/ss Totals 4gs On base pct..500 Slugging pct

27 #1 Sokoloski, Lindsey - 9 games (All games) Feb 09 vs Stanford *dh Feb 09 at Arizona State *dh Feb 10 vs Saint Mary's *of Feb 10 vs Virginia *of Feb 11 vs Utah *dh Feb 17 at UNLV Rebels *dh Feb 17 vs Nevada *dh Feb 19 vs San Jose State *dh Feb 19 vs Boise State *dh Totals 9gs On base pct..269 Slugging pct