Tops Welcome UTEP to The Hill for Weekend Series

WKU Notes

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With just 19 regular season games remaining, WKU Softball is set to begin a four-game homestand as UTEP visits town to kick things off with a three-game series. First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader between the Hilltoppers (21-13) and Miners (13-24) is slated for 1 p.m. CT, from the WKU Softball Complex. Sunday's finale is slated for noon. Saturday's contests will be streamed on CUSA.tv.

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UTEP is coming off a series win over UTSA at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex where the Hilltoppers claimed the first-ever series against the Miners last season. This year's three-game slate will be the first time the sides meet in Bowling Green.

Entering the series, the Miners own a 3-9 mark in Conference USA action while WKU sits at 5-4. UTEP is 1-10 in true road tests this season while that mark moves to 5-20 when playing any from El Paso.

WKU and UTEP have not met any of the same non-conference opponents but have both faced off against Southern Miss already. The Red and White claimed the series, 2-1, in Hattiesburg, Miss., while the Golden Eagles swept the Miners.

Through 37 games, UTEP owns a collective batting average of .276 with 263 hits – 75 for extra bases – to go along with a .413 slugging percentage. In the circle, the Miners' pitching staff has registered a 5.84 ERA with 159 strikeouts while holding opposing batters to a .317 clip.

In comparison, WKU has posted a .287 batting average with 253 hits – 91 extra-base – and a .460 slugging mark. In the circle, WKU's pitchers own a collective 3.30 ERA with 167 strikeouts while holding opposition to a .266 average at the plate.

Following weekend play, WKU will stay home to play host to Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, April 11, for a doubleheader.

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