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Lady Flames Head to Texas to Take On UTEP
3/18/2026 1:30:00 PM | Softball
Liberty (11-15, 4-2 CUSA) carries a four-game winning streak into the second half of its eight-game road swing. The Lady Flames will play a three-game series at UTEP (9-16, 1-5), Thursday through Saturday.
Series Coverage
Liberty at UTEP
First pitch: Thursday - 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) - Friday - 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) - Saturday - 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. MT)
Location: El Paso, Texas
Stadium:Â Helen of Troy Softball Complex
TV:Â ESPN+Â
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Series Coverage
Liberty at UTEP
First pitch: Thursday - 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) - Friday - 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) - Saturday - 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. MT)
Location: El Paso, Texas
Stadium:Â Helen of Troy Softball Complex
TV:Â ESPN+Â
- Thursday, March 19Â - 8Â p.m. ET -Â ESPN+ Broadcast Link
- Friday, March 20Â - 8Â p.m. ET - ESPN+ Broadcast Link
- Saturday, March 21Â - 1Â p.m. ET - ESPN+ Broadcast Link
- The Lady Flames averaged nine runs per game last week, hitting .355 with eight homers combined in four wins (Tuesday at James Madison, 3-0 sweep at Middle Tennessee.
- UTEP has lost its last four games, falling in all three games at FIU on the weekend.
- Liberty was predicted as the favorite in the 2026 CUSA Softball Preseason Coaches Poll, while UTEP was tied for 10th.
- Liberty opened the Middle Tennessee series with back-to-back run-rule shutouts. Liberty's pitching staff combined for 25 strikeouts (10.29 strikeouts per seven innings) and a 2.06 ERA during the Middle Tennessee series. On Friday, Danner Allen tossed a three-hitter and struck out a career-high nine batters in a 10-0, five-inning win. Camden Anders then tossed the 24th no-hitter in Liberty's NCAA Division I history on Saturday as Liberty won 9-0.
- Liberty bookended the week with comeback wins. On Tuesday, Alexia Carrasquillo made it 7-6 Liberty with a three-run homer in the sixth, the first of back-to-back-to-back homers as the Lady Flames beat JMU 9-8. On Sunday, Carrasquillo hit a three-run homer in the sixth to make it 7-6 before Brynn McManus added a solo homer for the 8-6 win.
- Brynn McManus batted .545 with a double, three homers and five RBI last week, earning CUSA Player of the Week honors. Brooke Roberts and Paige Doerr both batted .444, while Carrasquillo (.313) recorded three homers and 10 RBI for the week.
- Carrasquillo bats .346 for the year, six homers and 23 RBI. She is currently on a seven-game hitting streak. Savannah Jessee (.321) has recorded four homers and 19 RBI, while Ella Fox (.311) is tied for third in CUSA with three triples. Brynn McManus (.233) has recorded five homers and 13 RBI.
- Danner Allen (4-1, 4.91 ERA) and Georgia Tech transfer Camden Anders (4-1, 3.53) are tied for the team lead with four victories apiece. Duke transfer Gabby Mike (1-6, 4.12) struck out a career-high six batters on Sunday at Middle Tennessee. Abigail Findlay (1-1, 3.75 ERA) has a .152 opponents batting average in 9 1/3 innings this season. Caitlyn Nesbitt (1-1, 5.95) became the fourth current Lady Flame to record her first career pitching win this season, Sunday at Middle Tennessee.
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