In the battle of American Athletic Conference champions, Georgina Corrick struck out a career-high 16 batters and Macy Cook hit a walk-off grand slam for the 4-0 shutout win
TAMPA, March 17, 2019 – USF softball shut out the reigning American Athletic Conference tournament champion Tulsa behind a 16-strikeout performance from Georgina Corrick, and a walk-off grand slam in the eighth inning by Macy Cook.
Sophomore Corrick (Sanford, Fla.) owned the first inning, catching three swinging to start off the game strong, despite a pair of hits. The British National Team pitcher didn’t let up in eight frames, fanning a single-game career high 16 batters in the league-opener, with at least one strikeout in each inning and no walks for her 12th straight win. USF got the leadoff batter out in all but one inning, five times with a strikeout swinging.
The Bulls (23-12) outhit Tulsa (19-9) 9-5 in the shutout win, scattering seven singles, a double and a homerun. USF had a few chances in regulation play including a double by junior Kelsey Lay (West Palm Beach, Fla.), however, the Golden Hurricane stranded six Bulls throughout the game
Tied at 0-0 in the bottom of the eighth with one out, back-to-back singles by freshman Meghan Sheehan (Forest Hill, Md.) a senior Lindsey Devitt (Jacksonville, Fla.), and an error that put redshirt sophomore Bethaney Keen (Bradenton, Fla.) on first, loaded the bases with Bulls. Senior Macy Cook (Uniontown, Ohio) was ready to put the barrel to the ball and blasted one over the wall in left field for the walk-off grand slam.
Notable
- Cook hit her first career grand slam
- Cook recorded her seventh multiple-RBI game this season, and her second with four
- Corrick has recorded 12 straight wins for a 12-1 record
- Corrick has matched or broken her single-game career high in strikeouts three times this season
- Corrick has reached double-digit strikeouts four times this season
- Keen recorded her eighth multi-hit game, she went 2-for-4
UP NEXT
- Continues its series against Tulsa with games on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.
About USF Softball
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Erin Beck // USF Athletics
Assistant Director of Communications
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