EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team (4-2) fell to Abilene Christian (2-4), 1-5, in final day of the 2022 UTEP Invitational at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex on Sunday afternoon.
The Miners got on the board in the bottom of the seventh on a Lexi Morales RBI single that scored Jordyn Lopez, but it was little too late as ACU scored four runs in the top of third.
The Wildcats’ pitcher Sydney Holman-Mansell held the Miners’ bats in check, allowing only three hits. Ilena Santos and Marijn Crouwel tallied UTEP’s other hits.
In the circle Annika Litterio threw a solid 4.0 innings tallying three strikeouts.
All-Tournament Team
Aalijah Alarcon (UTEP)
Kaylin Jackson (UTEP)
Lexi Morales (UTEP)
Cheyenne Stark (UTEP)
Sam Alm (Creighton)
Brittney Manthie (Creighton)
Mikayla Santa Cruz (Creighton)
Alexis Wiggins (Creighton)
Angelica Cano (Idaho State)
Rheanne Lewis (Idaho State)
Sidney Holman-Mansell (ACU)
Matti Reiling (ACU)
MVP: Kaylin Jackson (UTEP)
UP NEXT
The Miners will face off against UT-Arlington on Wednesday (Feb. 16) at 5p.m. MT at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex.