IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly softball honors, for the week ending Sunday, March 6.
Player of the Week
Jada Cody * So. * UTL * UCF
Cody tore the cover off the ball for UCF in a 5-1 week, which included two games that did not advance past the fifth inning due to the run rule. Cody batted .444 and slugged 1.222, reaching base at a .524 clip with four home runs, 14 RBI and five runs. Cody drove in four of the five UCF runs in a win against South Carolina on March 5, homering for the second straight game. Cody added a home run in each game of run-rule sweeps of FGCU on March 5-6, driving in five runs in game one and three runs in game two for the Knights.
Pitcher of the Week
Georgina Corrick * Sr. * RHP * South Florida
Corrick equaled a conference record with a fourth straight league pitcher of the week honor in the same season, joining UCF’s Shelby Turnier (March 23-April 13, 2015) and Tulsa’s Emily Watson (April 10-May 1, 2017). Corrick turned in her most dominant week of the season to date, going a perfect 5-0 with a save in six appearances (four starts), issuing just one walk while striking out 48 batters in 32.1 innings. Opponents batted just .076 against Corrick for the week. Corrick set a school record with 19 strikeouts over 11 innings in a win at FGCU on March 2, spun a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts against UIC on March 4, threw a three-hitter with eight strikeouts against UIC on March 5 and tossed the third perfect game in conference history with eight strikeouts over five innings against Florida A&M on March 6. Corrick is 13-0 with a 0.08 ERA, a .108 batting average against and 127 strikeouts over 87.1 innings pitched thus far in 2022 as of March 7.
Weekly Honor Roll
Gianna Mancha * Sr. *RHP * UCF
Posted a 2-0 record with a 1.47 ERA and 22 strikeouts in three starts for UCF; threw a five-hit shutout with three walks and eight strikeouts against Oakland (Feb. 28) and punched out 10 batters in a win over FGCU (March 4)
Aspen Howie * R-Sr. * OF * Houston
Batted .500 with three home runs and six RBI in tournament play at UNLV for Houston; homered in two games, including a walk-off win in game one, against No. 7 Washington (March 4-5) and drove in three versus New Mexico State (March 5)
Gracie Morton * Sr. * OF * Memphis
Hit .471 with eight runs scored in a 2-3 Memphis tournament week; scored three runs against Indiana State (March 6) and went 4-for-4 with a steal and two runs in the nightcap against UT-Martin (March 6)
Alexis Johns * Jr. * OF * South Florida
Logged a .417 batting average with three RBI, 10 stolen bases and nine runs scored for South Florida; stole three bases in back-to-back games against Florida A&M (March 4) and UIC (March 5), scoring twice in each contest
Lauren Lucas * So. * OF * Wichita State
Batted .455 with two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored for 2-2 Wichita State at Nebraska; recorded three hits and drove in three runs against South Dakota State (March 4) and added a two-run double the following day against the Jackrabbits (March 5)