TAMPA, Fla., April 8, 2022 – The University of South Florida softball team opened its weekend conference series with a 7-3 win over Wichita State where a pair of records fell.
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Alexis Johns (Sarasota, Fla.) stole three bases in the game, bringing her season total to a program-record 41 swipes. She entered the day with 38, tied for the No. 1 spot in the USF record book with
AnaMarie Bruni, who set the record last season.
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Georgina Corrick (Sanford, Fla.) continued her record-breaking ways by passing Sara Nevins for the USF all-time lead in wins with her 102
nd. It's the sixth USF career record that she's broken this season.
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The Bulls wasted no time in establishing a lead. After Corrick ended the first by only allowing a single baserunner, Johns reached on an infield single and stole second to set the new program record. Following a walk from
Megan Pierro (Lutz, Fla.),
Madison Epperson (Tampa, Fla.) hit her 12
th double of the season that scored Johns and Pierro to give the Bulls a 2-0 lead.
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Alanah Rivera added to the lead with a two-run home run in the second inning, her first of the year and second of her career. Later in the inning, Johns scored from second on a Pierro sacrifice fly to center field to extend the lead to 5-0.
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Wichita State got on the board in the third, scoring an unearned run on a single to right.
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South Florida answered quickly, with
Jordyn Kadlub (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) hitting her first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field that also scored
Josie Foreman (West Palm Beach, Fla.) to push the score to 7-1.
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The Shockers wouldn't go quietly. After a solo home run in the fourth that cut the USF lead to five, Wichita State's comeback attempt ended with another unearned run in the fifth.
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Corrick shut down the opposing offense for the rest of the game, winning her 26
th of the season, striking out 14 in the process.
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Notables
- Corrick surpassed 900 career innings pitched in the win.
- Johns leads the team with 11 multi-hit games after a two-hit performance today. She's also reached base in 10 straight games and has a six-game hitting streak.
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Up Next
The Bulls continue the series against Wichita State tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
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