Skip to Main Content
Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Catcher Linda Garcia ready for the throw of pitcher Kira McKechnie Sunday April 15 at Helen of Troy Softball Complex.

UTEP softball starts season with five loss weekend

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

The UTEP Miners started its 2020 softball season losing all five games played in the Troy Cox Classic at Las Cruces, New Mexico. In four of the five matchups the college softball mercy rule ended the games after five innings due to being at least eight...

Continue Reading
UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Friday that softball head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk will not return for the 2020 season.

UTEP softball head coach fired with season to start soon

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter November 8, 2019

UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced Friday that softball head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk will not return for the 2020 season.   Echo-Hawk coached the Miners for six seasons from 2014-2019 compiling a record of 104-207 and a 57-87 mark in Conference-USA...

Continue Reading
Graduate to end  season with tourney success

Graduate to end season with tourney success

Michael Cuviello, Contributor May 7, 2019

El Paso’s own Ariel Blair, a graduating senior center fielder for the UTEP softball team, looks to close out her collegiate career with a second trip to the Conference-USA softball tournament. The Miners clinched the seventh seed in the conference tournament,...

Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of UTEP Athletics

Miners take on Florida International with tournament opportunity in reach

Michael Cuviello, Contributor April 29, 2019

After losing two of three games to the University of Texas at San Antonio this weekend, the UTEP Miners softball team (15-31, 8-13 in C-USA) fell to fifth place in the Conference-USA West division.  The top three teams in each division make the conference...

Continue Reading
UTEP softball starts road trip and takes on first place Louisiana Tech

UTEP softball starts road trip and takes on first place Louisiana Tech

Michael Cuviello, Contributor April 8, 2019

UTEP Softball (10-26,4-8) continues its extended road trip with a single game on the road to face the University of New Mexico (UNM) (11-28) April 9, then will travel to Ruston, Louisiana April 13-14 to face first-place Louisiana Tech (30-9, 10-2)....

Continue Reading
UTEP softball battles 11th ranked Arizona

UTEP softball battles 11th ranked Arizona

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor April 1, 2019

The UTEP softball team (10-24, 4-8) will take on the 11th ranked  Arizona Wildcats (27-7, 9-0) in a two-game road trip. The Miners are coming off a series loss to the UAB Blazers this past weekend and have lost three out of their last four conference...

Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of UTEP athletics

UTEP softball gains momentum over weekend

Isaiah Ramirez, Sports Editor March 11, 2019

The UTEP softball team (7-16, 2-1) is coming off exceptional back-to-back performances against Charlotte University, winning two out of three games against the Charlotte 49ers. Prior to this past weekend’s series win, the Miners lost their last four...

Continue Reading
Hometown standout excels on field

Hometown standout excels on field

Michael Cuviello, Contributor March 5, 2019

Freshman right fielder Kasey Flores, formerly of Eastlake High made her presence known from game one of the season in the Las Cruces Classic. In her first collegiate game, Flores homered twice and had 7 RBIs. For the weekend she had three home runs and...

Continue Reading
Up next: UTEP softball

Up next: UTEP softball

Prospector Staff February 18, 2019

The UTEP women’s softball team(2-7) looks ahead to their next tournament at the UC Davis tournament in Davis, California, after losing their last four matchups at the Boyd Rebel Gaming Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Miners won their first matchup...

Continue Reading
UTEP softball looks for first winning season since 2010: Players to watch

UTEP softball looks for first winning season since 2010: Players to watch

Michael Cuviello, Contributor February 12, 2019

UTEP softball Head Coach Tobin Echo-Hawk seeks to lead UTEP to its first winning season since 2010. The Miners went 1-3 overall at the New Mexico State Invitational Tournament winning their first game against Creighton, 13-4, but allowed an average of...

Continue Reading
The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast - UTEP softball's Kaitlin Ryder and Courtney Clayton

The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast – UTEP softball’s Kaitlin Ryder and Courtney Clayton

Mike Flores, Daniel Mendez, and April 16, 2018

https://soundcloud.com/user-479248766/the-prospector-sports-weekly-podcast-utep-softballs-kaitlin-ryder-and-courtney-clayton Join The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast as they bring on UTEP softball's Kaitlin Ryder and Courtney Clayton to...

Continue Reading
Senior Kaitlyn Ryder went 3-for-4 as UTEP defeated UAB 16-13 on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Softball Complex.

UTEP softball snaps losing skid in high-scoring contest

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor March 18, 2018

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,...

Continue Reading
Activate Search
UTEP Softball