The Bulls took the series finale, 7-0
TAMPA, Fla., May 1, 2022 – The University of South Florida softball team earned its second sweep of the 2022 conference season with a 4-0 win over Houston (24-26-1; 8-9-1 AAC) on Sunday afternoon. It was the Bulls’ (39-13; 9-5 AAC) first sweep at home of the year.
Corrick, who broke four records between the first two games of the series, added another to her total, passing Tulsa’s Emily Watson 2017-win total for the single-season lead with her 31st of the year. Dezarae Maldonado (Winter Haven, Fla.) went three-for-three on the day with two RBIs, while Alanah Rivera (St. Petersburg, Fla.) tallied a career-high three RBIs.
The Bulls struck first in the series finale. With runners on second and third, Sheehan chopped a ball over the head of the third baseman that allowed Jordyn Kadlub (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) to score. Later in the inning, Emilee Hanlon (Dunkirk, N.Y.) used a great slide at the plate to beat the tag on an infield grounder to push the score to 2-0.
USF added another pair of runs in the fourth. After Megan Pierro (Lutz, Fla.) hit a lead-off double, Maldonado drove her home with a bloop-single to center. Maldonado later scored herself on an error forced by a stolen base by Alexis Johns (Sarasota, Fla.).
South Florida nearly took a run-rule victory in the sixth. Maldonado drove home Madison Epperson (Tampa, Fla.) to push the score to 5-0. Later in the inning with two outs, Rivera doubled home two runs to cement the score at 7-0.
Notables
- The Bulls turned two double plays in the game, the first time they’ve done it multiple times in a game this season.
- Overall this weekend, Corrick went 3-0 with three complete-game shutouts and 26 strikeouts.
- South Florida stole five bases.
- Corrick has broken the following records in her career at USF:
- USF Career Strikeouts
- USF Career Innings Pitched
- USF Career Complete Games
- USF Career Shutouts
- USF Career Games Started
- USF Career Wins
- AAC Career Strikeouts
- AAC Career Shutouts
- AAC Career Wins
- USF Single-Season Shutouts
- USF Single-Season Strikeouts
- AAC Single-Season Strikeouts
- AAC Single-Season Wins
Up Next
The Bulls close out the regular season on the road at Memphis next weekend.
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