Corrick passes Nevins, who had 1,103 strikeouts, to claim the top spot
TAMPA, Fla., March 22, 2022 – University of South Florida softball pitcher Georgina Corrick added to her collection of records, tossing her 1,104th career strikeout in a 5-0 win against Canisius on Tuesday afternoon. She threw 14 strikeouts during the contest, her ninth double-digit strikeout performance this season and now has 1,113 in her career.
Among the records broken by Corrick already in her career are:
- USF Career Strikeouts
- USF Career Innings Pitched
- USF Career Complete Games
- USF Career Shutouts
- USF Career Games Started
- AAC Career Strikeouts
- AAC Career Shutouts
Vivian Ponn (Fort Myers) and Josie Foreman (West Palm Beach, Fla.) continued swinging hot bats in the win, tallying their third and fifth homers of the season, respectively.
Pitchers dueled for most of the contest. Corrick allowed only one hit in the first five innings, striking out 11 batters in that timeframe. Entering the day needing five strikeouts, she threw her record-breaking strikeout against the first batter in the third inning after striking out the side in the first and fanning a batter in the second.
The Bulls offense took the lead in the bottom of the fifth. With a runner on first, Foreman went opposite field for her eighth career home run to put USF on top, 2-0.
South Florida added to their lead in the sixth. Alexis Johns (Sarasota) reached to start the inning and quickly stole second. After being advanced to third on a Megan Pierro (Lutz) groundout, Johns crossed home as Meghan Sheehan (Forest Hill, Md.) singled up the middle. Later in the inning, Ponn crushed a two-run homer to left field, solidifying the score at 5-0.
Notables
- Johns now has 31 stolen bases this season, just eight behind the single-season record set last year by AnaMarie Bruni. She also has 53 in her career at USF, sitting just three away from tying Janine Richardson, Christie Chapman and Missy Martinez for tenth on the all-time list in just two seasons with the team. Her 32 stolen bases are first in the country.
- Madison Epperson (Tampa) went three-for-three at the plate with a double. She now has six multi-hit games this season.
- Foreman has reached base in seven straight games, the longest active streak on the team.
- Among USF single-season total records, Corrick currently ranks tied for fourth in shutouts with 13 and ninth in strikeouts with 229.
Up Next
The Bulls open conference play at home with the War on I-4 against Central Florida on Friday at 4 p.m.
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