Devitt homerun powers Bulls to walk-off, run-rule victory
HOUSTON, May 9, 2019 – Senior Lindsey Devitt hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to close out a walk-off, run-rule victory for USF and a one-hitter for pitcher Georgina Corrick.
After two-and-a-half scoreless innings, USF was the first team in the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship to get a hit or a run. The Bulls got a pair on with a hit-by-pitch and a walk, and junior AnaMarie Bruni (Schwenksville, Pa.) chopped a ball down the middle for a single to load the bases. Freshman outfielder and all-rookie selection Meghan Sheehan (Forest Hill, Md.) hit an RBI single to score pinch runner Jaycie Michael (Mt. Dora, Fla.).
USF added three more runs in the inning when Riley Gore (West Palm Beach, Fla.) was walked in by Devitt (Jacksonville, Fla.), Bruni scored on a wild pitch, and Sheehan made it home on a sacrifice fly by senior Macy Cook (Uniontown, Ohio).
The Bulls added a pair of runs in the fifth inning with an RBI single from Sheehan that scored Bruni, and Sheehan made it home on a throwing error by the catcher after stealing third.
In the sixth inning, Sheehan hit an infield single and ran home when Devitt hit a two-out, two-run bomb to left center for the walk-off.
Sophomore pitcher Georgina Corrick threw a no-hitter for six innings on her way to nine strikeouts and just one hit in the game. She threw 63 strikes in six innings
Key Stat
8 – USF recorded eight hits in the game and scored eight runs
Notable
- Corrick threw the first one-hitter and American Athletic Conference Tournament history
- Corrick didn’t walk a single batter in 21 batters faced
- There have only been two other run-rules in The American tournament, USF’s loss to Louisville in six innings, 8-0, in 2014
- Three Bulls had multi-hit games and accounted for all of USF’s hits today: Bruni, Sheehan and Devitt, the top of the Bulls’ order
- Three Memphis pitchers combined for just three strikeouts against USF
Up Next
USF will take on the winner of No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 5 UCF on Friday at 2 p.m. ET
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