University of South Florida
2-0
Kansas City
0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| South Florida | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Softball Powers Past Kansas City, 10-4
February 11, 2022 | Softball
Megan Pierro (Lutz, Fla.) paced USF hitters, going three-for-three with a triple and four RBIs. Emma Humplik (Orange, Texas) made her collegiate debut and went two-for-three with an RBI, while Erin Poepping (Lino Lakes, Minn.) earned her first USF win in the game.
The Bulls struck quickly in the bottom of the first. Alexis Johns (Sarasota, Fla.) and Meghan Sheehan (Forest Hill, Md.) reached to begin the inning and Alanah Rivera (St. Petersburg, Fla.) drove them home to give South Florida a 2-0 lead. Two batters later, USF again had runners on second and third. Pierro drove home Rivera on a sacrifice fly and Emilee Hanlon (Dunkirk, N.Y.) singled home Vivian Ponn (Fort Myers, Fla.) to give the Bulls a four-run lead at the end of the first.
Kansas City answered in the top of the second with a three-run home run, but the Bulls added three runs on a Pierro triple in the bottom of the inning to extend its lead back to four. South Florida added another in the third with Hanlon scoring on an error.
Kansas City hit another home run, this time a solo shot, in the top of the sixth, but the Bulls again quickly responded in the bottom of the inning. Humplik drove home a pair of runs with a single up the middle to end the scoring at 10-4.
Notables
- Sheehan and Johns combined to go four-for-eight with four runs and two stolen bases in today's game.
- USF's 12 hits are the most since the team had 10 against Memphis on May 13, 2021.
- Corrick now has 895 career strikeouts, only eight away from tying Tulsa's Emily Watson for the most in American Athletic Conference history.
Up Next
The Bulls continue in competition at the USF-Rawlings Invitational tomorrow against No. 5/6 Florida at 3:30 p.m.
About USF Softball
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Poepping, Erin (1-0)
L: C. Stickel (0-1)
Batting:
HR: S. Nichols 1 ; D. Fenoglio 1
RBI: S. Nichols 3 ; D. Fenoglio 1
SH: L. Smith 1
Base Running:
RUNS: S. Nichols 1 ; D. Fenoglio 1 ; F. Denning 1 ; A. Thorne 1
SB: Hilbrenner 1
HBP: D'Ambrosio 1 ; A. Thorne 1
Batting:
2B: Sheehan, Meghan 1
3B: Pierro, Megan 1
RBI: Rivera, Alanah 2 ; Pierro, Megan 4 ; Humplik, Emma 1 ; Hanlon, Emilee 1
SH: Rivera, Alanah 1 ; Epperson, Madison 1
SF: Pierro, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johns, Alexis 2 ; Sheehan, Meghan 2 ; Rivera, Alanah 1 ; Ponn, Vivian 1 ; Epperson, Madison 1 ; Waldo, Courtney 1 ; Pierro, Megan 1 ; Hanlon, Emilee 1
SB: Pierro, Megan 2 ; Humplik, Emma 1 ; Hanlon, Emilee 1
