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SERIES INFO
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SERIES INFO
- UTEP
- The Hilltoppers will meet UTEP for the fourth series between the two programs.
- WKU leads UTEP, 11-4, all-time with the most recent win on May 4, 2024, 6-2.
- The Hilltoppers are currently 14-11 with wins over Troy, Sam Houston, and Belmont.
- Sophomore infielder Maci Masters currently leads the Hilltoppers offensively with a .307 batting average.
- Sophomore utility Maci Masters leads the squad in extra-base hits with six doubles and a team-high five home runs. She also leads the team in slugging percentage at .422.
- Senior catcher Randi Drinnon is currently tied for first in Conference USA in sacrifice bunts with six. Freshman infielder Charlotte Herron is in the top ten in CUSA for doubles with seven.
- Sophomore right-hander Rylan Smith is ranked ninth in CUSA in opposing batting average with a .241. She's also ninth in strikeouts with 49 and ranked third in batters struck out looking with 18.
ABOUT THE MINERS
- The Miners are currently ninth in the conference with a 10-15 overall record and an 0-6 record in Conference USA play.
- UTEP has wins over Montana, Northern Colorado, and Yale.
- Ajia Richard is the Miners' golden ticket, posting the conference's best batting average at .527. Richard is also posting the second-best OBS percentage at 1.643 and possesses the second-highest slugging percentage in the conference (.946).
- With her power at the plate, Richard has collected a total of 31 RBIs, and with a .617 onbase percentage, she's also scored a total of 33 runs herself.
- Richard is also tied for third in the conference in home runs with eight through 25 games.
- Serenity Jacoway leads UTEP's bullpen with a 3.61 ERA. Opponents' batting average currently sits at .256 and she's accumulated a total of 16 strikeouts.
- Amaya Lee is not too far behind Richard on the leaderboards, she's ranked fourth in the conference in slugging percentage (.757) and 10th in OBS (1.147).
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