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the university of texas at el paso www.theprospectordaily.com A search advisory committee comes together to find President Natalicio’s replacement Brianna Chavez Natalicio announced she would be retiring after 30 years as the university’s president. The Prospector President Natalicio told The Prospector The University of Texas System an- and other members of the media during her nounced a search advisory committee announcement, “I will be happy to serve as has been assembled to help guide the long as I need to in order to make a smooth Board of Regents in selecting a new transition.” university president for The Univer- Natalicio, who was named one of TIME sity of Texas at El Paso. Magazine’s most influential people of 2017, The committee announced on Aug. said she would like for her successor to con- 31, consists of 18 members, including tinue a commitment to access to a public Board of Regents Vice Chairman Paul higher education, particularly with low in- Foster, El Paso Mayor Dee Margo and come and underrepresented students. SGA President Cristian Botello. Several UTEP students agree. Sopho- The Presidential Search Advisory more environmental science major Frida Committee will meet multiple times over Murga, and sophomore psychology ma- the next couple of months to discuss possi- jor Alejandra Nevarez both hope the next ble candidates to replace UTEP’s president UTEP president has similar values as Dr. and will be assisted by Russell Reynold As- Natalicio, especially in regards to the repre- sociates, a global search firm. sentation of Hispanic students. They are expected to meet for the first “Being an immigrant myself I know UTEP time in the next few weeks and go before is one of the only choices for many people, so the Board of Regents with recommenda- (I hope the new president) does not change tions for candidates early next year. the mission and values because I know a lot “I wanted to make sure that we as a of people do count on those to come and get student body have accurate representation their education here,” Nevarez said. when we choose who will lead our school “I know she’s worked really hard to keep and replace Dr. Natalicio,” Botello said. “I UTEP affordable for students who have a believe the students here at UTEP deserve lower income and Hispanic families,” Mur- the best possible representation and I’m go- ga said. ing to do my best to help the committee in According to UT System Regents’ rules any way possible.” and regulations, the selection criteria for the The UT System will also post a website to next president must relate to the needs of the provide a timeline of the search process and individual institution. The advisory com- an opportunity for members of the public to mittee must submit to the Board an unbiased privately submit candidate nominations. selection of no more than 10 recommended Back in May, UTEP President Diana candidates and they must receive a majority vote of the committee. The Board then determines which can- didates will be further interviewed before naming a finalist or finalists. If none of the names submitted by the committee fulfills the Board of Regents sat- isfactions, the Board can either select a new committee or select a president “under other procedures as in its discretion it may deem proper and appropriate,” according to the Re- gents’ rules. see NATALICIO on page 3 September 4, 2018 2 OPINION web editor adrian broaddus, 747-7446 Attendance numbers hits new low By adrian broaddus product. Make up your mind Saturday showed that it’s the same old story, just a The Prospector By Javier Cortez UTEP track and field and cross country program. different season, as they lost their 13th straight game You know the program that has 20 national The Prospector On Saturday, UTEP (the longest active losing streak in FBS). championships to its name. The program that is na- athletics debuted a new Kudos to UTEP athletics for the effort, though. It’s not a good look. tionally ranked year in year out. The program that starting time for the They helped drop the season ticket price to an afford- Losing by 20 points produces conference champions, All-Americans, football game—5:30—­ able one of $55 this spring, which is less than $10 a in the home opener and future Olympians all the damn time. which had mixed reac- ticket. They took a big step forward into promotions against an FCS pro- That program. tions from fans. and marketing the team through graphic designs gram does not bode And to be clear, this doesn’t have to be an either- In fact, the majority and social media. UTEP’s uniform department did well. You can add as or situation. You don’t have to totally neglect UTEP of fans didn’t pour into a fantastic job in supplying the team with three new many ifs, ands or buts football in favor of track and field. Just stop deluding the stadium until about midway into the first quarter, combinations for the season. to it. But, the only but yourself at the start of every new season. as expected. At about halftime, the ’s press The attitude from the athletics department came is, that the optics on the early return from the 2018 Stop asking “when are we going to get those big- box side was flooded in a sea of orange and blue, and with so much energy and enthusiasm. UTEP football team is not good. time recruits?”, “when are we going to win that big it looked like an admirable crowd for a home opener. But the fans were already long gone. So where do we go from here? And by we, I mean game?”, and “when are we going to finally hit the big The attendance looked dense in numbers by the UTEP football has long lost its fans, even before you, the UTEP fan base. In specific, those ranging stage?”. start of the third quarter, when Northern their losing streak. Fans want answers, not excuses. from the die-hards who suffer year in year out watch- Guess where the big recruits are: out in Kidd started to pull away for the win. I thought to myself, They want wins now, not wins in the future. ing the football program to the casual come-and- Field. Guess who’s winning the big games: those big- “maybe 18-19,000, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they Right down the street, the goers. What do you really want to support and why? time recruits out in Kidd Field. Guess who’s compet- said 23,000 fans.” held their final weekend homestand of the regular Regardless of how the next 11 games go and ing on the big stage: those big-time recruits out in But when I heard the final number, all I could season and saw a sold-out crowd of 9, 559 for “Harry what Dimel does with this program over the course Kidd Field. think of was how it reflected the state of the fans Potter Night.” Fans witnessed an intense 5-4 extra in- of his tenure, it doesn’t change what is true: UTEP is There is a program with a rich winning tradition, across the city and how they truly feel about the team. nings finish in Tacoma’s favor. But with the loss, El not a football school. star athletes and a bright future that deserves your Not only was this the first loss UTEP had against Paso was far from disparity. The Chihuahuas have It’s a historically bad program. That’s not an opin- fandom. They deserve your loyalty and you should an FCS program since they lost 34-13 to Cal Poly already clinched their fourth divisional title in five ion, that’s not a hot take nor is it hyperbole. It is an give it to them. in 2003—which was Gary Nord’s last year as head seasons and have put together one of the best seasons observational fact that has been laid out by the con- Granted, track and field is not the most fan- coach—but the Miners lost a bulk of their fans in at- in club history. tinuous losing seasons since the program’s inception friendly sport nor is it the most appealing. It doesn’t tendance. The Miners final record in ‘03 was 2-11. The Chihuahuas’ marketing lets their numbers back in 1914. have the visceral effect of a wide receiver going over The measley 17, 271 fans in the crowd was the speak for itself. They are always within the top five at- I won’t mention the dour numbers behind that the middle as linebacker or safety meets him at the lowest in attendance for a home opener since the tendance in Minor League Baseball and in the top five fact. This column is not written with the intention of precipice. 1976 season, where the Miners beat UT-Arlington merchandise sales. Although the Miners are always in hating on this program. Rather, this column calls on But then again, how entertaining was it watching for their only win of the season. the top five in attendance among C-USA teams, their the UTEP fan base to make a choice. that 0-12 football team last season? So would it kill We’re talking the ‘70s when the Miners put to- numbers are starting to fall like never before. You can support this team, knowing full well that you to fill up the seats at Kidd Field twice a year and gether one of the worst decades in program history And the Chihuahuas give the fans an in-game this season is probably going to get harder to watch call on the local media to give more coverage to that and were a laughing stock of college football. experience like no other. Some fans don’t even watch by the week, or you can look at two options. program? Is history repeating itself? the game because of the off-field antics aside to the Option A: come to grips with loving and sup- If not, you can go back to bitching and complain- No, attendance numbers hitting new lows has sport, like their superb food selection and hilarious porting a football team that is going to lose on a ing about UTEP football for six months out of the been a long-time coming. For too long UTEP fans in-game promotions. yearly basis, with exception to some winning seasons year, irrationally getting your hopes up, then getting have been loyal, making sure to get their season UTEP’s answer for an in-game promotion was from time to time. disappointed again. tickets in advance and have supported their home- two sorry fan games over a poor quality speaker. Option B: move on to something better and fo- My advice, as an impartial bystander: support town team for years on end. They’ve patently en- No matter. Only 17, 271 disappointed fans wit- cus your loyalty and support somewhere else. UTEP football for what it is, and or give some of your dured hard times and basked in spurts of little (big nessed it anyways. It’s been 647 days and counting And by move on, I don’t mean move off of UTEP time to a program that has earned it over the years in their eyes) victories. since the UTEP Miners football team has won a athletics and the football team altogether, but you can and will continue to. They’ve drank the kool-aid too many times now game. lend your support to a well deserving program. The Javier Cortez may be reached at [email protected]. where the team promises reform and a new on-field Adrian Broaddus may be reached at [email protected]. Speak your mind STAFF VOL. 104, no. 2 Letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. Letters over 250 words are subject to editing to fit available Web Editor: Adrian Broaddus Account Executive: Kenneth Bell Submit a letter to the editor! Layout Editor: Christian Gutierrez Senior Designer: Itzel Lara Garcia space. Please include full name, street address and telephone number and e-mail address, plus major, classification and/or title if applicable. 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THEPROSPECTOR September 4, 2018NEWS | 3 | NATALICIO from page 1 Here is a list of the entire Presidential Search Humanitarian Crisis at the Border Conference Advisory Committee: Board of Regents Chairman Sara Martinez Chair of Committee Steven Leslie, Ph.D., ex- Tucker said in a press release that the board is ecutive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. “eager to appoint a president who will build upon Board of Regents: Vice Chairman Paul Foster, President Natalicio’s immeasurable impact on Regent Ernie Aliseda and Regent Rad Weaver. UTEP and Texas, especially in the areas of student Presidents of other UT institutions: Taylor Eigh- success and research contributions.” my, Ph.D., President of UT-San Antonio, and Sandra “The last time Regents appointed a president Woodley, Ph.D., president of UT-Permian Basin. of UT-El Paso was more than three decades ago, UTEP dean, faculty, and staff: Charles Am- so we are especially grateful to the committee for bler, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School; Edward assuming this critically important responsibility,” Castañeda, Ph.D., professor of psychology; Mark Tucker said. Cox, MSPH, Ph.D., associate professor of bio- Students like Murga and Nevarez hope the logical sciences; Elena Izquierdo, Ph.D., associate committee selects candidates who value the de- professor of teacher education; and Nadia Munoz, cades of work that Dr. Natalicio has put into the director of military services. university and border community. UT El Paso student and alumnus: Cristian “I would want (the committee) to choose Botello, UTEP student and president of the somebody who cares, who understands the cul- Student Government Association, and Bonnie ture here and who wants to improve our commu- Schulenburg, social media relations specialist gaby velasquez / The Prospector nity and work for El Paso and Juarez,” Murga said. at Ysleta ISD and president-elect of the UTEP The UTEP Tomás Rivera Conference Center will host the first Teach-In Border and Immigration conference on Sept. 6 “Someone who sticks to what UTEP stands alumni association. for,” Nevarez added. External and community members: Woody Aimée Santillán portant word with a long history,” Dr. Boehmer Hunt, chairman of Hunt Building Co.; Sally Hurt- said. “It actually goes back to the beginnings of The Prospector Deitch, market CEO of The Hospitals of Provi- the peace movement, in response to the Vietnam dence; Renard Johnson, president of METI, Inc.; The Hope Border Institute, in collaboration War in 1965 and a teach-in goes around the idea Mike Loya, CEO and president of Vitol, Inc.; and with UTEP’s Center for Inter-American and Bor- of creating educational opportunities for students Dee Margo, mayor of the City of El Paso. der Studies, the Department of Political Science that are relevant to the major publications of our I wanted to make sure Brianna Chavez may be reached at [email protected]. and the Department of Sociology, will host a day, and in this case, it’s the ongoing administra- teach-in border and immigration issues confer- tively-caused crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.” that we as a student body ence on Sept. 6 at the UTEP Tomás Rivera Con- There will be a variety of local organizations have accurate resentation ference Center. at the conference that could inform students when we choose who will The primary goal for this conference, ac- about volunteering opportunities as well as pro- cording to Hope Institute’s Director of Advocacy, viding information on issues that might be di- lead our school and replace w w w . theprospectordaily . c o m Leadership and Research, Camilo Perez-Bustillo, rectly affecting them, according to Boehmer. The Dr. Natalicio. is to bring awareness to current border and im- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Las @UTEP_Prospector migration issues, as well as to provide with com- Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and the munity solutions, educate the public on how to Border Network for Human Rights will be some The Prospector Daily deal with these issues and to press on the impor- of the organizations that are going to be present tance of political involvement. at the event. - Christian Botello @UTEP_Prospector “The border is at an emergency situation in UTEP’s partnership in the organization of UTEP Student Government Association terms of human rights,” Perez-Bustillo said. “Due this event is an attempt by the university to also President UTEP Prospector to policies given by the Trump Administration. If show students the university’s support, according you look at the media, you would think that the to Political Science Professor Dr. Irasema Coro- emergency has passed, when it comes to family nado. separation, but it hasn’t. There are families that “Many of our students are affected by these are still separated.” issues,” Dr. Coronado said. “Many of our stu- The conference will include a variety of lo- dents come from families where immigration cal, national and international speakers that will is front and center of their family life because provide updates on these issues and give options they might have a legal permanent residency, or for the community to get involved. Some of the they’re trying to become citizens, or they might speakers will include Professor Ryan Matlow of have undocumented family members. You know, the Human Rights Trauma Lab at Stanford Uni- it’s a challenge, and that’s why it’s important for versity, Blanca Navarrete of Derechos Humanos our students to know that we are concerned with Integrales en Acción (DHIA) in Ciudad Juárez, what is going on with these policies and we want among others, and will feature a variety of local to be part of a solution.” organizations as well. The Humanitarian Crisis at the Border con- The conference will also be aimed at educat- ference will be the beginning of a series of border ing university students about their community issues talks and teach-ins that will from Sept. and encouraging them to get involved, according 6 to Sept. 9--each event will focus on specific is- to the Chair of the Political Science Department, sues, according to Perez-Bustillo. These confer- Dr. Charles Boehmer. ences will be free and open to the public. “It’s a teach-in, and teach-in is a very im- Aimee Santillan may be reached at [email protected]. | 4 | NEWS September 4, 2018 THEPROSPECTOR

PAID FOR BY EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND . September 4, 2018 5 entertainment Editor jake deven, 747-7446 Boxha Coffee House + Wine Bar owned and operated by UTEP Student

sergio munoz / The Prospector sergio munoz / The Prospector Boxha Coffee House’s menu includes a variety of organic ingridients for sandwhiches, bowls and pastries. Sophomore International Business student Pedro Valdez tries to maintain a relaxed atmosphere in his new café. by catherine ramirez in our kitchen, it’s going to include beer, Boxha plans to host a hand full of mu- Monday through Saturday at 11:00 a.m. — wine and all sorts of liquor,” Valdez said. “We The Prospector sical events in the near future, and Valdez just in time for Brunch. plan on selling a variety of wine, from cheap invites all UTEP musicians to apply to play Located near the UTEP campus at the UTEP and EPCC students and staff can wine to the expensive kind.” their music at the coffee house. Artists are corner of Mesa St. and Boston Ave., Boxha Valdez said there is not a specific date when also welcome to submit their work to have receive ten percent off their total if they Coffee House + Wine Bar welcomes all with the selling of alcohol will resume but assures it displayed at the coffee house. take in their student or staff ID. its tasty menu and ancient theme, making it will be very soon. In the meantime, Boxha has “We are open to hosting musicians and more than just a coffee house. For more information or updates on a variation of other beverages to try. artists that create art,” Valdez said. “Artists Boxha Coffee House + Wine Bar opened Named after the ancient Mayan word for can email us pictures of their work so we Boxha Coffee House + Wine Bar follow its doors in May 2018, and is locally owned “coffee,” Boxha’s drink menu incorporates can hang.” them on Facebook and Instagram @Box- and operated by UTEP International Busi- popular coffee drinks such as their House Artists or musicians that would like to par- haCoffeeHouse or contact them by phone at ness student, Pedro Valdez. Blend Signature Drip, lattes, cappuccinos, ticipate can email Valdez at [email protected] (915) 600-5324. “I wanted to create a business that had espressos and much more. for more information. meaning, unlike a major chain, and I decided Valdez settled on the archaic word for his Boxha Coffee House + Wine Bar is open Catherine Ramirez may be reached at [email protected]. on a local restaurant,” the 21-year-old said. business following his idea to fuse an ancient Valdez created a café with a relaxed am- Mexican culture with a contemporary move- biance for customers to enjoy while trying ment for the coffee shop’s theme. organic dishes and coffee beverages. “Not only does the name and theme rep- “We want to make sure our customers resent where I come from, Mexico, but it feel good eating our food knowing it’s fresh also represents who I am as a person,” Valdez and organic,” Valdez said. “Our food not said. “It was a personal touch I added.” only looks good, but it tastes good and the Boxha is located in a building that was food benefits you.” a house in the early 1900s and still possess- Boxha’s food menu includes a variety of es its original wood floors. The rooms are pastries, large acai bowls, and hearty sand- painted a bright white and are decorated wiches—like a Chipotle BLT and salads. Val- with a touch of rustic décor tying in Box- dez recommends trying Boxha’s citrus salad ha’s timeworn and modern theme together. with salmon. “The atmosphere here is very chill,” said The coffee house also sells cheese boards Boxha employee and former UTEP student, and tapas, also known as appetizers, which Arely Perez. “If I was not working here I’d can be paired with specific wines suggested probably come here to study because it’s by Boxha staff. However, Boxha has cur- very peaceful.” rently put their wine selling to a halt as they Valdez wanted to create a space where renovate the bar space. anyone from anywhere can go and feel com- “We are working on making a small bar fortable and welcomed. | 6 | ENTERTAINMENT September 4, 2018 THEPROSPECTOR Local filmmaker talks the release of his new movie Borderland by claudia Flores and worked at KFOX for three years because it and the best thing is putting your own twist, I wanted to fund a movie that I’m working on The Prospector ideas, and flavor to things.” right now,” Jara said. After six years, a company finally decid- Breaking into the film industry is a hard Jara used his hometown as a location to ed to buy Jara’s film Borderland, giving him task to accomplish, but the challenges didn’t shoot the film. From houses to Scenic Drive, the chance to expose his work with different stop 32-year-old filmmaker Andrew Jara from to some local bars such as Blackbird and the video on demand companies, such as Amazon releasing his new film Borderland in more downtown area to expose El Paso as much as Prime, Vimeo, and Roku. than 100 different countries. possible. “For video on demand on Amazon the Born and raised in El Paso, Jara discov- “Borderland is very much a dark thriller, film will be in 67 countries and they’ll put it ered at a very young age that storytelling and but we wanted to add as much of our culture film was a career he wanted to pursue. and just have fun with the different charac- on Roku, which is for Europe and Asia,” Jara “I went to NMSU for film and I just loved ters,” Jara said. said. “They’re also working on the Spanish it,” Jara said. “I actually started at UTEP. I did For Jara, working with local actors and version of it to get it on the Spanish market, my basics and when I was there all the classes artists is another way to push the boundaries so in the end, it should be in 150 countries.” were theory-related so we didn’t get actual and showcase some El Paso talent in his work. Jara has also previously attended interna- practice. UTEP had one class that was go- Pablo Antonio Medina, 32, is a martial tional film festivals, such as the Swedish In- ing to be a practice class and they canceled arts coach that brings to life one of the lead- ternational Festival, and the Latino Cinema two weeks before the semester started and I ing characters in the cartel thriller. de las Americas in Dallas. switched to NMSU.” Medina, who’s been friends with Jara for He said that one of his goals is for people to After graduating from college, Jara made a many years now, said it was Jara who intro- watch the film and the money comes second. film called The Last Ones, since then he’s been duced him to acting ten years ago. “It feels good to go out there and pro- doing film on and off. According to Jara, it’s “Working on a project that is so close to mote the film, you feel like a celebrity and been six years since the last time he directed home is that in a way it’s easy in a way, nowa- as soon as they watch the film, even if they a film. days people tend to idolize the bad guys even photo courtesy of imdb don’t like it, it’s always great to see their re- “We did The Last Ones when I got out of though it is not the right choice,” Medina said. action,” Jara said. Borderland follows the story of a young woman who finds college, which was six years ago. I didn’t do “The market is flooded with so much infor- herself in debt to one of the most dangerous cartels. anything after that. I went to LA for a while mation, the interesting and unique part about Claudia Flores may be reached at [email protected]. September 4, 2018 7 Sports Editor daniel mendez, 747-7446 UTEP looks to bounce back against UNLV By Isaiah Ramirez ries averaging 9.4 yards a carry. Dual-threat The Prospector quarterback Armani Rogers had 82 yards The UTEP Miners football team will on the evening averaging 4.6 yards a carry. battle against the UNLV Rebels Sept. 8 in Last season, Thomas rushed for 1,336 yards Las Vegas, at Sam Boyd Stadium. Looking to go along with 17 touchdowns for UNLV. ahead at this confrontation between these Against Northern Arizona, UTEP held the two winless teams there are some key points Lumberjacks to 107 yards rushing but did to analyze if the Miners want to snap their 13-game losing streak. allow two rushing touchdowns. The Miners Consistency within the Offense must halt the momentum of what seems to The Miners only delivered 32-yards of be a UNLV team that likes to run the ball. total offense in the second half after putting Make UNLV uncomfortable passing up a respectable 197 yards in the first half UNLV’s sophomore quarterback Armani against Northern Arizona. If the Miners want to defeat the Running Rogers went 12-for-27 and threw for 97 Rebels, who held the No. 15 USC Trojans to yards against USC. If the Miners can create only 19 points through three quarters, the pressure and lock down UNLV on defense offense must find a healthy balance in the their chances of coming out of Sin City with pass and run game. a win increases. The leading receiver for the In the season opener Kai Locksley, who took over the game after two unsuccessful Rebels, Kendal Keys, had just one reception drives by Ryan Metz, went 13-for-26 with for 37 yards on the night. In 2017 Keys had 120 passing yards. Locksley also had to car- 27 receptions for 260 yards and in 2015 had ry the load running the ball as he was the 43 receptions for 515 yards on the season. leading rusher for the Miners with 50 yards The Miners allowed 211 receiving yards on 18 carries. Junior Quadriz Wadley, who was the starting running back, had eight against Northern Arizona, with fifth-year carries for 43 yards and the lone touchdown senior wide receiver Emanuel Butler ac- for UTEP. The Miners must capitalize on counting for 138 receiving yards. UTEP has offensive possessions. They controlled the talent on defense, especially at the corner- time of possession against Northern Ari- back position in senior Kalon Beverly, who zona with 34 minutes and only managed to put up 10 points. UTEP was scoreless in the had six tackles and one interception against second half against the Lumberjacks. Northern Arizona. Miner linebacker A.J. Stop the Run game of the Rebels Hotchkins, made his UTEP debut last week As fitting as it sounds the Running Reb- and could be a factor on defense, he led all els rushed for 308 yards against USC this Gaby Velasquez / The Prospector Miners with 13 tackles. Senior cornerback Nik Needham celebrates with lineback A.J. Hotchkins during the Miners home opening loss to NAU past Saturday. Senior running back Lexing- ton Thomas rushed for 136 yards on 14 car- Isaiah Ramirez may be reached at [email protected]. Three things to know in the Chihuahuas playoff push By Adrian Broaddus Call-up’s don’t change anything measures how many extra bases a player av- ment for that player as well. About two weeks ago, highly regarded erages per bat. Pitching prospects have lived up to the The Prospector prospect and second baseman Luis Urias Some may think that losing Urias is a hype As the Chihuahuas clinched their finally got his call to the majors to spend detriment to the Chihuahuas playoff run, When minor league pitching duo Logan fourth Southern Di- what looks like the rest of the season with but they are actually deep with talent at each Allen and Cal Quantrill were called up to vision title in five seasons, El Paso contin- the Padres. Urias, who is ranked as the No. position on the field. A Chihuahua veteran -A from -A, some critics sug- ues to build upon their best record in club 4 prospect in San Diego’s organization and like Carlos Asuaje has managed second base gested it was a premature call-up. history. the No. 22 prospect in all of baseball, had consistently for the club, but Barajas can Boy were they wrong. Sitting at 82-56 and 26 games over .500, a breakthrough stint in August that made move an athletic fielder like Dusty Coleman Both pitchers have exceeded expecta- marking their best record since their incep- his value rise. Although his .296/.398/.447 to second, if necessary. tions in El Paso and each will be vital to the tion in 2014, manager Rod Barajas and his batting splits doesn’t jump off the page, he Bottom line, the dogs have depth at al- Chihuahuas’ playoff push down the line. Al- club is looking to make a strong playoff run finished his time in El Paso with 45 extra- most every position, so replacing a player len, who is ranked as the No. 8 prospect in this postseason. base hits and an isolated power (ISO) of like Urias is possible. Should another pros- the Padres organization and No. 85 overall Here are three things to know in the Chi- .151. ISO is a formula that measures the raw pect be called up to San Diego in the final huahuas playoff push: power of a batter, the formulas final result month, there would be a formidable replace- see Dogs on page 8 | 8 | SPORTS September 4, 2018 THEPROSPECTOR Dogs from page 7 is batting an exceptional .301/.341/.540 with 34 hits in 29 games with El Paso. At 22 years in baseball, has put up a 4-0 record in five old, Mejia could be playing his final month games, with a superb 1.63 ERA through 27.2 with the Dogs and can be a Padre as soon innings. He has totaled 26 strikeouts for El as 2019. Paso and has a 1.23.WHIP. Allen, a left-hand- Infielder Ty France, 24, has emerged as ed pitcher, will be a Padres pitcher come 2019, a diamond in the rough for the Chihuahuas and at just 21-years-old, his ceiling is high. and has 17 RBIs in just 23 games. Even short- Quantrill, on the other hand, is an inter- stop Javy Guerra, who had a sub-.200 bat- esting prospect for the Padres organization. ting average before the All-Star break, has He was the eighth overall player drafted in boosted it up to .225 and has been more con- the 2016 MLB Draft and is ranked as the No. sistent for El Paso. 10 prospect in the organization. What makes Veteran talent like outfielders Forrestt him special is his ability to increase his Allday, Shane Peterson, Brett Nicholas and pitching velocity as the game goes on, simi- Dusty Coleman, and infielders Carlos Asuaje lar to that of future Hall of Fame pitcher Jus- and Austin Craig have used their experience tin Verlander of the Houston Astros. He was to help bring El Paso’s team batting average an average player with the San Antonio Mis- to a consistent .267. sions, posting a 6-5 record that by any means El Paso is third in the PCL in doubles should not have been worthy to be called up with 285 and fifth in home runs and RBIs to Triple-A. However, since his call-up to El with 141 and 689 respectively. If the bats Paso, Quantrill has dropped his ERA by al- stay as consistent as they’ve been, El Paso has most two points and has a 2-1 record in five a strong chance to make a strong push for a games with a 3.81 ERA. His WHIP is promis- PCL title in September. ing at 1.46, striking out 19 batters. The jump Adrian Broaddus may be reached at [email protected]. that Quantrill has made from Double-A to Triple-A in itself is noteworthy enough. Veteran leadership has helped younger File poto / The Prospector players There’s a bit of an age gap among El Paso Memorial Gym. Borderland Invitational El Paso Chihuahuas will play their regular season series finale on Sept. 5-6, at Southwest University Park. Baltimore and Randolph. Sept. 8 11 a.m. players, but the up-and-coming prospects Sept. 9 at 1 p.m and the veterans have meshed well in the fi- nal stretch of the season. Upon acquiring catcher Francisco Mejia from the Indians organization (No. 3 pros- The Prospector is committed to accuracy. If pect in Padres organization, No. 15 in MLB), you think we have made an error of fact, e-mail the editor at [email protected] El Paso has found stability on offense. Mejia