MGSB Set for Road Series with UTEP

Friday, April 16

El Paso

7 PM

University of North Texas

UTEP

4/16/2021 9:00:00 AM | Softball

			NORTH TEXAS (20-9, 2-2 C-USA) at UTEP (8-16, 3-5 C-USA) April 16-18, 2021 • Fri.: 7 PM CT; Sat.: 5/7 PM CT; Mon.: 12 PM CT Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX
Watch • Live Stats • UNT Game Notes Last Meeting: UNT 3, UTEP 1 - March 17, 2019 North Texas Record vs UTEP: 14-7 (3-6 All-Time in El Paso) • Streak: UNT, 3

DENTON – North Texas is set for the second Conference USA series of the 2021 season as they travel to El Paso to take on UTEP in a four-game weekend set. The Mean Green (20-9, 2-2 C-USA) and Miners (8-16, 3-5 C-USA) are meeting for the seventh all-time series between the two squads dating back to 2014. The two teams were unable to play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 season cancellation.

The Mean Green have won the last three matchups between the teams after a sweep of the series in Denton during the 2019 season. UTEP holds an all-time 6-3 advantage during games played in El Paso, North Texas has not won out west since 2014.

All four games will be streamed on CUSA.tv with live stats available on MeanGreenStats.com, fans can also follow along on social media on Twitter @MeanGreenSB.

Quick Hits
• North Texas is on the road for the second Conference USA series of the season against UTEP.
• The Mean Green enter the weekend after a 1-0 midweek win over UT Arlington on April 14.
• Hope Trautwein tossed D1 Softball's first ever all-strikeout perfect game in game one of the doubleheader at Arkansas - Pine Bluff on April 11.
• Mikayla Smith became just the sixth freshman in program history to hit two home runs in a single game in game one of the doubleheader on April 3.
• Tuesday DerMargosian recorded the program's first ever five-hit game at Abilene Christian on March 30 while also hitting her first career home run.
• North Texas' pitching staff leads Conference USA in ERA (2.02), opponent batting average (.207) and strikeouts (272). Hope Trautwein (1.65) and GiGi Wall (1.79) rank first and second in C-USA in ERA and Trautwein leads the conference with 128 strikeouts.
• Tayla Evans has made 99 starts for the Mean Green including 92-straight. Evans has appeared in 102 games in her North Texas career.

North Texas vs. UTEP
• The Mean Green and Miners are meeting for the seventh all-time series between the two programs dating back to 2014, North Texas holds an all-time advantage of 14-7 including three-straight wins.
• The two teams were unable to play their scheduled series in 2020 due to the COVID-19 season cancellation.
• This weekend will mark the fourth time that the two teams have met in El Paso, North Texas is 3-6 all-time on the toad against UTEP and have not won on the road since 2014.
• North Texas and UTEP squared off for the first time in 2005 in a matchup that UTEP won 1-0 in San Antonio on Feb. 13, 2005.
• The Miners enter the game after dropping three of four to UAB on the road to move to 3-5 in Conference play. UTEP is 6-10 at home this season.
• UTEP is led offensively by redshirt sophomore Idalis Mendez who leads Conference USA with both a .509 batting average and a .594 OBP. The pitching staff is led by sophomore Zaylie Calderon who leads the Miners with a 4.75 ERA over 41.2 IP.
• Second-year UTEP head coach T.J. Hubbard was the third head coach in North Texas history from 2007-2013 where he had a 161-161-1 record.
• Freshman Toni Gonzalez began her career in Denton.

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