In 2016, UTEP softball completed one of their most successful seasons to date, which saw the Miners clinch their fourth-ever conference tournament berth, a first since 2010. This year, UTEP is predicted to finish seventh in C-USA.
Last season, the Miners went 23-32 and 13-11 in C-USA, which was their first winning record during conference play in program history. This was, in large part, possible thanks to the C-USA Player of the Year, infielder Courtney Clayton. Clayton consistently rewrote the record books for UTEP all year long as she totaled the most hits in one season for the Miners with 79, along with the most doubles ever for UTEP (21).