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USF Earns 2018 Softball Regular Season Title

TAMPA (May 6, 2018) – USF defeated Wichita State to earn The American regular season title and earn a spot as the top seed in the conference tournament. The Bulls will take on No. 8 UConn in the first round of the tournament on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the USF Softball Stadium.
 
After a hot start in the first-inning by the Shockers (30-20, 12-9), USF (36-20, 14-6) responded with an exciting second inning to come back from a 1-0 deficit. Freshman Georgina Corrick (Sanford, Fla.) got her first career hit with a double to right field. Freshman Kyndall Williams (Trenton, Fla.) entered to pinch run, and senior Morgan Gross (Reno, Nev.) hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield that gave Williams a chance to make it home.
 
The Bulls took the lead in the third inning just before a weather delay that would temporarily suspend the game. A pair of singles by senior Astin Donovan (Guilford, Conn.) and junior Lindsey Devitt (Jacksonville, Fla.) set up for a fielder’s choice by junior Macy Cook (Uniontown, Ohio). Cook fired one to the shortstop, and Donovan had a chance and made it home when the Shockers tried to turn a double play at first. 
 
After almost four hours, the game resumed and the Bulls added a run in the sixth inning. Cook singled up the middle and sophomore Anamarie Bruni entered to pinch run. Corrick reached on an error when a throw got past the first baseman, and Bruni sprinted home from first.
 
In the circle, Corrick earned her 15th win in her 10th complete game to help secure the regular season championship. She allowed just four hits and didn’t walk a single batter.

Key Stat
6 – Head coach Ken Eriksen has led the Bulls to six conference titles in his time at USF
 
Notable
  • Junior Lindsey Devitt went 2-for-3
  • USF outhit the Shockers 4-3
  • Seniors Morgan Gross and Astin Donovan were crucial in scoring plays for the Bulls in their final regular season game at home
  • Wichita State was only able to strike out one batter
  • Macy Cook and Morgan Gross each recorded an RBI
  • The Bulls didn’t commit a single error in the win
Up Next
USF will host The American tournament May 10-12, and the No. 1 Bulls will take on No. 8 UConn at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. 

Release courtesy USF Athletics