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WKU (15-13 overall, 2-6 CUSA) notched one run in the first inning, but were unable to answer the Miners' (12-16 overall, 2-7 CUSA) four runs in the fourth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
WKU 1, UTEP 4
The Hilltoppers got on the board in the top of the first, only the sixth time they've done so this season. Lead-off hitter Kendle White laid a bunt down the first base line to open the game with a single.
Senior catcher Randi Drinnon walked to put White on second, when sophomore infielder Annie White doubled to right center to bring White home.
First-year right-hander Erica Houge kept the Miners off the board until the fourth inning when UTEP hit two two-run home runs to go up 4-2.
NOTABLES
- WKU's all-time record against UTEP shifts to 12-6 and 5-4 when playing in El Paso.
- Erica Houge recorded two strikeouts in the loss while Rylan Smith collected four strikeouts in relief.
NEXT UP
The Hilltoppers will host Louisville on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
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