contents 2014 preview 7,■ notebook ■ 8, miners at a glance 5 meet the miners 8,■ roster ■ 8, newcomers 8 coaches & staff 14,■ head coach tobin echo-hawk ■ 15, assistants coaches ■ 16, softball support staff 13 ■2013 season in review 17 18, game by game results ■ 19, individual stats ■ 20, miscellaneous ■ 21, superlatives history & records 23,■ annual leaders ■ 25, individual records ■ 29, letterwinners ■ 30, awards & honors 31, utep vs. opponents ■ 33, yearly results 22 ■media information 36 38, media policy ■ 39, media outlets contents MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Fax (915) 747-5444 Assistant Director for MR - Drew Bonney ■ Softball, Tennis Office (915) 747-7447 Cell (915) 309-4478 Email [email protected] Director for Media Relations - Denise Mata ■ Primary Football Contact, and Publications Volleyball, Cross Country, and Track & Field Office (915) 747-6653 Cell (915) 820-2458 Email [email protected] Sr. Assoc. AD for Communications - Jeff Darby ■ Secondary FB Contact, Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's Golf Office (915) 747-6652 Cell (915) 204-0642 Email [email protected] Associate Director for MR - Mark Brunner ■ Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, and Rifle Office (915) 747-5722 Cell (915) 472-6038 Email [email protected] Assistant Director for MR - Mark Brunner ■ Volleyball, Track & Field and Cross Country Office (915) 747-6451 Cell (915) 490-1425 UTEP ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Email [email protected] The mission of UTEP Athletics is to successfully develop student-athletes as winners in sport, academics and life. UTEP Athletics also enhances the university mission through athletic and academic achievement, regional and national visibility, enrichment of community and campus life, UTEP Athletics Websites and promotes institutional pride and a connection with alumni, students, faculty and fans. www.utepathletics.com www.minerstrong.com The vision of UTEP Athletics is to have a highly successful Division I Athletic Program as recognized locally, regionally and nationally. ■ media relations mailing address Brumbelow Bldg., Room 126 201 Glory Road El Paso, Texas 79902 SOCIAL MEDIA CREDITS ■ utep athletics @UTEPAtheltics The 2014 UTEP Softball Factbook is a copyright publication of the UTEP Athletics Media @UTEPAthletics Relations Office. @UTEPAthletics @UTEPAthletics Managing Editor Drew Bonney Editorial Assistance Denise Mata & Haley Rojo @UTEPAthletics www.utepathletics.com ■ Layout and Design Drew Bonney Cover Design Charles Davis ■ utep softball @UTEPSoftball.OfficialPage Official UTEP Photographers Michael Reese & Ivan Pierre Aguirre @UTEPSoftball Additional Photography Provided by: Brian Kanof, Christ Chavez, El Paso Herald-Post Archives, El Paso Times (Ruben Ramirez & Mark Lambie), Getty Images (Drew Hallowell, ■ university @UTEPMiners Mario Prosperino), NCAA Photos, Ray Navarro, The Sun Bowl Association, University Communications (J.R. Hernandez, Laura Trejo), UTEP Library (Special Collections, @UTEPNews ■ www.minerstrong.com Claudia Rivers). ■ www.minerstrong.com Copy current as of February 7, 2014. ■2 Quick2014 SOFTBALLfacts FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location El Paso, Texas Founded 1914 Enrollment 22,749 Nickname Miners Colors Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent Conference Conference USA Stadium Helen of Troy Softball Complex (607) Helen of Troy Softball Complex Record 107-107 President Dr. Diana Natalicio Director of Athletics Bob Stull softBall STAFF Head Coach Tobin Echo-Hawk (Nebraska ‘96) Career Record 146-127 UTEP Record First Season Assistant Coach Cristina Cobb-Adams (Princeton ‘06) Assistant Caoch Jennifer Stalter (UTEP ‘10) Facility history Home Field Helen of Troy Softball Complex Capacity 607 Helen of Troy Field Record 107-107 All-Time Home Record 111-121 Facility history 2013 Overall Record 13-35 2013 C-USA Record 2-21 C-USA Finish 9th (of nine) Starting Batters Returning/Lost 6/4 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost 2/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 2013 5 ATHLETICS & MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Athletics Phone (915) 747-5347 Ticket Office Phone (915) 747-5234 Softball Office Phone (915) 747-7150 Media Relations Phone (915) 747-7447 Assistant Director for Media Relations Drew Bonney Cell Phone (915) 309-4478 e-mail [email protected] Director of Media Relations Denise Mata Cell Phone (915) 820-2458 e-mail [email protected] Media Relations Fax (915) 747-5444 MInerstrong Press Box Phone (915) 747-6443 Media Relations Mailing Address Brumbelow Building Room 126 201 Glory Road El Paso, TX 79902 utep Athletics Website www.utepathletics.com # ■3 In addition, 37 volleyball teams, 67 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 39 soft- ball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, three softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had nine Conference USA officially took a new look on July 1, 2013, while maintaining national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in the same commitment to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, academics and in our communities. swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individu- als have made more than 700 NCAA appearances. Eight institutions, including the return of charter member Charlotte along with FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD Dominion and UTSA, will join with East Carolina, Marshall, Rice, Southern Miss, C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance among Tulane, Tulsa, UAB and UTEP. student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s From its beginning in 1995, Conference USA’s dedication to excellence has 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 18 been the league’s guiding principle and remains a common thread today and years, 176 student-athletes earned national Capital One Academic All-America for a promising future. Throughout the changes during the C-USA history, the honors, while 618 were named All-District. In addition, more than 26,000 student- conference has held onto its strong foundation that reflects the league’s nation- athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the al presence. These 16 schools have compiled numerous athletic and academic Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the achievements. Additionally, the C-USA footprint will grow by nearly 20 percent, classroom. while providing the geography that allows for a divisional scheduling model that will be beneficial to the student-athletes, fan-friendly and cost effective. C-USA ON TV C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through partnerships with FOX Sports Conference USA sponsors competition in 20 sports - nine for men (baseball, Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN. The multi-tiered selection process basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor that is rooted in partnering with all three networks has substantially increased track and field) and 11 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, the number of national and regional appearances for football, men’s and women’s softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and basketball, and all other conference sports. field and volleyball). As one of the largest FBS conferences in 2013, C-USA membership will include The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commis- institutions in 12 of the Top 65 television markets, eight in the Top 40 and four in sioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of the Top 25 media markets according to Nielson. C-USA home markets next year will outstanding achievement in the classroom, in addition to sport specific All- include more than 14.5 million TV households, a 43 percent increase from a year Academic teams. ago. C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Aca- C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK demic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excel- The C-USA Digital Network officially launched in August of 2011. Network pro- lence Award. Conference USA also added a Spirit of Service Award, recognizing gramming includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, a student-athletes three times a year for a combination of significant community weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular-season and championship event service efforts, good academic standing and participation in their elected sport. highlights and conference-produced feature stories. In its first year, 1,164 events were streamed live and 8,126 videos were posted and available on the C-USA Digi- SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD tal Network, and that number just keeps growing. Monthly and yearly subscrip- Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, plac- tions offer fans access to events offered on all of the C-USA member institution’s ing the league among the top conferences in the nation. athletic websites as well as C-USA network programming. FOOTBALL C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY • 72 teams have earned bowl bids The conference’s current footprint is concentrated with 16 members in nine states • Member of the Bowl Championship Series and a combined area population