Corrick tosses her sixth career no-hitter in game one, 15th shutout of the year in game two
GAINESVILLE, Fla. May 22, 2021 – The University of South Florida softball team, led by two stellar efforts from Georgina Corrick in the circle and a pair of home runs from freshmen Alanah Rivera and Josie Foreman, won both elimination games in the Gainesville Regional to advance to the regional finals.
The Bulls won the first game of the day against the Baylor Bears, 5-0, behind Corrick’s (Sanford, Fla.) fourth no-hitter of the season. Rivera (hit her first collegiate home run for the game-winner, a solo shot to left field. In game two, Corrick tossed her second shutout of the day, allowing only three hits, while Foreman hit the game-winning homer.
Game One – USF 5, Baylor 0
The Bulls were quick to get on the board. In the second inning, Rivera sent a solo home run over the left-field wall for her first collegiate homer, putting USF up 1-0.
Corrick took a perfect game into the fifth inning before walking a batter for Baylor’s first baserunner of the game.
The Bulls added to its lead in the bottom of the fifth. Kyndall Williams (Trenton, Fla.) drove home AnaMarie Bruni (Schwenksville, Pa.) and Alexis Johns (Sarasota, Fla.) to extend South Florida’s lead to three. Megan Pierro (Lutz, Fla.) scored on a wild pitch, and Williams scored off an RBI bunt-single from Brooke Hartman (Port Orange, Fla.) to cap the scoring at 5-0.
Corrick completed the no-hit bid, striking out nine along the way to earn the victory.
Game Two – USF 1, South Alabama 0
Another freshman got the Bulls on the board in game two. Foreman crushed a solo shot to left, giving USF a 1-0 lead.
Corrick continued her domination in the circle in game two of the day. She continued her streak of hitless innings, extending it to 10 before allowing a single to the Jaguars in the fourth inning.
South Alabama threatened in the bottom of the sixth, loading the bases with two outs, but Corrick forced a groundout to Bethaney Keen (Bradenton, Fla.) to end the inning.
Corrick shut down the Jaguars again in the seventh, earning her 15th shutout of the year and improving her record to 24-8.
Quotable
Head coach Ken Eriksen on Georgina’s day in the circle and Josie Foreman’s role…
“It was unprecedented at USF and it may be unprecedented if you go back through the history of the regionals. If you take a look at three games in a row, only giving up one run and 10 hits against some of the best competition in the country. Florida, Baylor and South Alabama is a powerhouse in their region. Our pitcher and our catcher are great. It goes without saying that (Josie Foreman) did a hell of a job and Georgina was ham and egging it together. If you ask me if I had anything to do with it, the answer is absolutely not. I trust them completely in what they do. They’ve got a great feel for the game. We’re very happy to have not just physically talented pitcher and catcher but cerebrally talented pitcher and catcher.”
Notables
- Corrick tied Sara Nevins for the most solo no-hitters by a USF pitcher in a season with four. Nevins participated in five in 2014, four on her own and combining with Erica Nunn for the fifth.
- Corrick tied the program single-season record for shutouts with 15. She’s atop the list with Leigh Ann Ellis, who tossed 15 in 2004.
- Corrick moved up to No. 2 on the program’s single-season strikeout list. With her 22 strikeouts today, she now has 324 on the year, passing Leigh Ann Ellis’ 320 in 2003. She’s 12 behind Sara Nevins’ 336 in 2012.
- Bruni needs one stolen base to become the second Bull to steal 100 bases in a career. She’d join Shelly Riker, who stole 104 between 2001 and 2004.
- The Bulls improve to 29-32 all-time in the NCAA tournament, and 14-11 in Gainesville regionals.
Up Next
The Bulls battle Florida in the Gainesville Regional finals. Game one is set for a noon first pitch. If the Bulls win game one, game two is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. first pitch. USF would need to win both games in order to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.
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