March 28, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico softball team continues non-conference action Tuesday with a doubleheader at UTEP. The Lobos, who are coming off a 14-game road trip, will look to get back on the winning track against the Miners. UNM enters the twinbill with a 12-14 overall record and looks to snap a three-game losing streak. The doubleheader is slated to start at 1 p.m. MT at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex in El Paso. Gametracker will be available for both games on GoLobos.com.
New Mexico leads the all-time series with UTEP, 5-4, and has lost the last three meetings. The Miners swept all three games against UNM last season. UTEP defeated New Mexico, 7-5, in the last game played in El Paso during the Miner Invitational in 2010. The Miners also swept a doubleheader against the Lobos in Albuquerque. The last win for New Mexico over UTEP was on Feb. 26, 2006, 10-7, in El Paso.
The Lobos are coming off the difficult Judi Garman Classic. UNM managed to go 1-4 at the Garman Classic with a victory over DePaul. Two of the five games played at the Garman Classic were against ranked opponents in No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette and No. 12 Texas. New Mexico has played seven games against nationally-ranked teams.
New Mexico is hitting .307 as a team with 11 triples and 19 doubles. The Lobos are led by a host of juniors in Jessica Garcia, Kerry Hodgins, Danielle Castro, Shenise Cox and Kaity Ingram. Garcia leads the team with a .472 batting average and ranks third in the conference in hitting. She also ranks 15th nationally in batting average.
UNM ranks among the nations best to this point in the season. The Lobos are sixth nationally in triples per game and 14th in doubles per contest.
UTEP enters Tuesday’s doubleheader with a 15-18 overall record and sit at 1-5 in Conference USA action. Chelsea Troupe leads the Miners in hitting with a .379 average. Troupe is one of four UTEP hitters with an average over .300. She is tied for 11th nationally with 11 home runs.
The Miners have lost five straight games heading into Tuesday.
A complete recap and stats will be posted on GoLobos.com after the doubleheader.