Georgina Corrick

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| name = Georgina Corrick

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|29}}

| birth_place = Basingstoke, England

| team = Talons

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| position = Pitcher

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

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As player

South Florida (2018–2022)
Athletes Unlimited Softball (2022–present)
Toda Medics (2024)
Talons (2025–present)

As coach

South Florida (2023) (graduate assistant)

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British Softball Hall of Fame (2024)
NFCA National Pitcher of the Year (2022)
Softball America Pitcher of the Year (2022)
NCAA Pitching Triple Crown (2022)
Pitched three perfect games (two in college, one with Great Britain)
Pitched eight no-hitters (seven in college, one with Great Britain)
First Team All-American (2022)
Second Team All-American (2019)
Third Team All-American (2021)
4× AAC Pitcher of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
AAC Rookie of the Year (2018)

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Georgina Louise Corrick (born September 29, 1998) is a British born, American raised professional softball player for the Talons of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She previously played softball for the Toda Medics of the Japan Diamond Softball League and college softball for the South Florida Bulls. She is also a member of the Great Britain women's national softball team. In 2022, she was the first pitching Triple Crown winner in NCAA Division I history. In 2024, she was inducted into the British Softball Hall of Fame.

Early life

Corrick was born to John and Sally Corrick in Basingstoke, England. Her family moved to the United States when she was three months old. She attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida.{{cite news|url=https://www.usforacle.com/2019/03/20/corrick-uses-softball-to-connect-to-homeland/ |title=Corrick uses softball to connect to homeland |newspaper=The Oracle |first=Brian |last=Hattab |date=March 20, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/softball/roster/georgina-corrick/13316 |title=Georgina Corrick |website=gousfbulls.com |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

College career

On November 9, 2016, Corrick signed a national letter of intent to attend South Florida for the 2017–18 academic year.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2016/11/10/211286715.aspx |title=Eriksen, USF Softball Signs Four for 2018 |website=gousfbulls.com |date=November 10, 2016 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

During her freshman year in 2018, Corrick appeared in 32 games for the Bulls, including 27 starts, and posted a 15–9 record with a 1.68 ERA, and 164 strikeouts in {{frac|171|1|3}} innings. On March 18, 2018, she pitched her first career no-hitter. She became the first USF player to pitch a no-hitter since 2015, and the first freshman to do so since 1996.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2018/3/18/softball-corrick-becomes-2nd-freshman-in-usf-history-to-throw-a-no-hitter.aspx |title=Corrick Becomes 2nd Freshman in USF History to Throw a No-Hitter |website=gousfbulls.com |first=Erin |last=Beck |date=March 18, 2018 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} During conference play, she posted a 1.53 ERA and a 9–3 record, while holding opposing batters to a .204 batting average to help lead South Florida to the AAC regular season championship. Following an outstanding season she was named first-team All-AAC, All-AAC Freshman team, AAC Co-Pitcher of the Year and AAC Rookie of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2018/5/9/american-athletic-conference-announces-2018-softball-award-winners.aspx |title=American Athletic Conference Announces 2018 Softball Award Winners |website=theamerican.org |date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} She was also named a finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2018/4/20/softball-corrick-named-finalist-for-nfca-freshman-of-the-year.aspx |title=Corrick Named Finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year |website=gousfbulls.com |date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

During her sophomore year in 2019, she appeared in 38 games, including 29 starts, and posted a 25–6 record with a 1.14 ERA, 21 complete games, 11 shutouts, and 260 strikeouts in {{frac|214|1|3}} innings. Her 260 strikeouts were the sixth most in a single season in USF history, while her 25 wins tied for seventh. She led the conference in ERA, victories, shutouts and hits allowed per seven innings. Following the season, she was named AAC Pitcher of the Year, and NFCA second-team All-American.{{cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2019/5/31/softball-usfs-georgina-corrick-named-nfca-second-team-all-america.aspx |title=USF's Georgina Corrick Named NFCA Second Team All-America |website=theamerican.com |date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/usf-bulls/2019/05/08/usfs-georgina-corrick-named-aacs-top-pitcher/ |title=USF's Georgina Corrick named AAC's top pitcher |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |first=Joey |last=Knight |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} She was also named a finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2019/4/24/corrick-named-usa-softball-player-of-the-year-finalist.aspx |title=Corrick Named USA Softball Player of the Year Finalist |website=gousfbulls.com |date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

During her junior year in 2020, she appeared in 18 games, including 13 starts, and posted a 12–3 record with a 1.29 ERA, 10 complete games, five shutouts, and 127 strikeouts in {{frac|97|1|3}} innings in a season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her 12 wins were the most in the AAC and ranked fourth nationally, while her five shutouts were the most in the AAC and ranked sixth nationally. On March 7, 2020, she recorded a career-high 18 strikeouts in a game against Wisconsin. She tied the program's single-game strikeout record set by Erica Nunn in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2020/3/7/softball-corrick-ties-usfs-single-game-strikeout-record.aspx |title=Corrick Ties USF's Single-Game Strikeout Record |website=gousfbulls.com |date=March 7, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} She was subsequently awarded the AAC Pitcher of the Week and Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March 10, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2020/3/9/softball-usfs-corrick-repeats-as-the-american-pitcher-of-the-week.aspx |title=USF's Corrick Repeats as The American Pitcher of the Week |website=gousfbulls.com |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2020/3/10/softball-usfs-corrick-earns-wilson-nfca-national-pitcher-of-the-week-honor.aspx |title=USF's Corrick Earns Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week Honor |website=gousfbulls.com |date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

During her senior year in 2021, she appeared in 39 games, including 33 starts, and posted a 24–9 record with a 0.98 ERA, 28 complete games, 15 shutouts, three saves and 333 strikeouts in {{frac|228|1|3}} innings. Her 15 shutouts led the nation, and set a USF single-season program record. On April 30, and May 1, 2021, she pitched consecutive no-hitters, becoming the first pitcher in AAC history to do so. This marked her fifth career no-hitter, putting her second all-time at USF trailing only Sara Nevins with nine.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2021/5/1/softball-corrick-posts-second-straight-no-hitter-bulls-take-two-from-ecu.aspx |title=Corrick Posts Second-Straight No-Hitter; Bulls Take Two from ECU |website=gousfbulls.com |date=May 1, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} Overall during the weekend allowed only two hits and zero earned runs in {{frac|24|2|3}} innings. She also went {{frac|22|2|3}} innings without allowing a hit. She was subsequently awarded the AAC Pitcher of the Week and Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 4, 2021. She became the first USF player to receive the NFCA weekly award multiple times.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2021/5/3/softball-corrick-named-aac-pitcher-of-the-week.aspx |title=Corrick Named AAC Pitcher of the Week |website=gousfbulls.com |date=May 3, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2021/5/4/softball-corrick-named-wilson-nfca-pitcher-of-the-week.aspx |title=Corrick Named Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week |website=gousfbulls.com |date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} During conference play, she posted a 12–2 record with a 0.41 ERA in {{frac|103|1|3}} innings. Her 129 strikeouts and .110 batting average against both established conference single-season records. Following an outstanding season, she was named AAC Pitcher of the Year, and NFCA third-team All-American.{{cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2021/6/2/softball-south-floridas-corrick-wichita-states-mckinney-named-to-nfca-all-america-third-team.aspx |title=South Florida's Corrick, Wichita State's McKinney Named To NFCA All-America Third Team |website=theamerican.com |date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

During her red-shirt senior year in 2022, she posted a 37–5 record with 21 shutouts, 418 strikeouts and a 0.51 ERA in {{frac|274|1|3}} innings. Through 118 innings this season, she had a 0.06 ERA and recorded a streak of {{frac|88|1|3}} consecutive scoreless innings, the seventh longest streak in NCAA history.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/georgina-corrick-a-budding-softball-legend |title=Can anyone hit Georgina Corrick? |website=MLB.com |first=Michael |last=Clair |date=March 16, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} She won the first pitching Triple Crown in NCAA history, after she led the country in ERA, innings pitched, shutouts, strikeout-to-walk ratio, strikeouts and victories. On February 12, 2022, she recorded 11 strikeouts to break the AAC strikeout record, surpassing the previous conference record of 903 set by Emily Watson in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2022/2/12/softball-corrick-breaks-aac-career-strikeouts-record-usf-upsets-no-13-michigan.aspx |title=Corrick Breaks AAC Career Strikeouts Record, USF Upsets No. 13 Michigan |website=gousfbulls.com |date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} On March 1, 2022, she recorded a career-high 19 strikeouts, setting a new USF single-game record. She also recorded her 38th career shutout, surpassing the previous program record of 37 set by Monica Triner in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2022/3/2/softball-records-fall-as-bulls-sweep-doubleheader-at-fgcu.aspx |title=Records Fall as Bulls Sweep Doubleheader at FGCU |website=gousfbulls.com |date=March 1, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} On March 6, 2022, she threw her first career perfect game, and the fourth in USF program history.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2022/03/06/georgina-corrick-throws-fourth-perfect-game-in-usf-softball-history/ |title=Georgina Corrick throws fourth perfect game in USF softball history |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} On March 22, 2022, she recorded 14 strikeouts to break the USF career strikeout record, bringing her career total to 1,104.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2022/03/22/georgina-corrick-sets-usfs-all-time-strikeout-record/ |title=Georgina Corrick sets USF's all-time strikeout record |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |first=Joey |last=Knight |date=March 22, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usforacle.com/2022/03/22/corrick-breaks-all-time-career-strikeout-record/ |title=Corrick breaks all-time career strikeout record |newspaper=The Oracle |first=Elijah |last=Koppel |date=March 22, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}} On April 30, 2022, she pitched her second career perfect game, becoming the second player in program history to throw multiple perfect games. She also set the USF single-season strikeouts and AAC single-season strikeouts record with 407.{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2022/4/30/corrick-perfect-breaks-more-records-as-usf-softball-sweeps-doubleheader-on-senior-day.aspx |title=Corrick Perfect, Breaks More Records as USF Softball Sweeps Doubleheader on Senior Day |website=gousfbulls.com |date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

Corrick led the AAC in wins, innings (94.0), strikeouts and starts (14), while also holding opposing hitters to a .134 average. She led the nation in innings pitched (274.1), shutouts (21), strikeouts (418) strikeout-to-walk ratio (13.13), victories (37), and ERA (0.51) among qualified players, and ranked third in hits allowed per seven innings (2.89). She also pitched two perfect games and a no-hitter this season, bringing her career no-hitter total to nine. Following her outstanding season, she was named American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, a top-three finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, NFCA National Pitcher of the Year, Softball America Pitcher of the Year, a first-team All-American, and the USF Female Student Athlete of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://southfloridatribune.com/usf-softball-corrick-earns-fourth-american-athletic-conference-pitcher-of-the-year-honor/ |title=USF SOFTBALL: Corrick Earns Fourth American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year Honor |newspaper=South Florida Tribune |date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/News/2022/May/18/Top-3-Finalists-announced-for-USA-Softball-Collegiate-Player-of-The-Year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701013740/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/News/2022/May/18/Top-3-Finalists-announced-for-USA-Softball-Collegiate-Player-of-The-Year |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |title=Top 3 Finalists announced for USA Softball Collegiate Player of The Year |website=teamusa.org |date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://nfca.org/divnews/ncaa1/nfca-schutt-sports-di-player-and-pitcher-of-the-year-2022 |title=OU's Alo, USF's Corrick capture major DI end-of-year awards |website=nfca.org |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/2022-ncaa-pitcher-of-the-year-georgina-corrick/ |title=2022 NCAA Pitcher Of The Year: Georgina Corrick |website=softballamerica.com |date=June 15, 2022 |access-date=June 15, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2022/6/27/corrick-and-beckford-named-bulls-student-athletes-of-the-year.aspx |title=Corrick and Beckford Named Bulls Student-Athletes of The Year |website=gousfbulls.com |date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2022}}

She finished her career with 39 USF and AAC records, including career strikeouts (1,302), innings pitched ({{frac|977|2|3}} innings), complete games (102), shutouts (55), games started (141), and career wins (113).{{cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2022/5/18/corrick-named-usa-softball-collegiate-player-of-the-year-top-3-finalist.aspx |title=Corrick Named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist |website=gousfbulls.com |date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2022-04-29/georgina-corricks-crazy-pitching-stats-only-begin-tell-her-one-kind-story |title=Georgina Corrick's crazy pitching stats only begin to tell her one-of-a-kind story |website=NCAA.com |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2022/6/1/south-floridas-corrick-wichita-states-barnard-and-mckinney-cap-historic-softball-season-as-nfca-all-americans.aspx |title=South Florida's Corrick, Wichita State's Barnard and McKinney Cap Historic Softball Season As NFCA All-Americans |website=theamerican.org |date=June 1, 2022 |access-date=June 2, 2022}}

Professional career

Corrick was selected third overall in the 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball draft.{{Cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2022/5/4/usf-softballs-corrick-selected-in-2022-athletes-unlimited-softball-college-draft.aspx |title=USF Softball's Corrick Selected in 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft |website=gousfbulls.com |date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022}} She competed in the inaugural AUX Softball competition where she finished in fifth place with 1,308 points.{{cite web|url=https://d1softball.com/aux-preview-rachel-garcia-sierra-romero-georgina-corrick-among-new-faces/ |title=AUX Preview: Rachel Garcia, Sierra Romero, Georgina Corrick Among New Faces |website=d1softball.com |date=June 11, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://auprosports.com/leaderboard/ |title=AUX Leaderboard |website=auprosports.com |access-date=August 4, 2022}} She set several records during the AUX competition, including the first pitcher to record double-digit strikeouts, and a record 162 pitches in {{frac|9|1|3}} innings.{{cite web|url=https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/five-takeaways-from-aux-softball-finale/ |title=Five Takeaways From AUX Softball Finale |website=softballamerica.com |first=Rhenny |last=Urena |date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2022}}

On January 29, 2025, Corrick was drafted sixth overall by the Talons in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft.{{cite web|url=https://d1softball.com/2025-ausl-allocation-draft-recap/ |title=AUSL Allocation Draft: Kilfoyl Goes First Overall; Hoover, Brady Among Selections |website=d1softball.com |date=January 29, 2025 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Georgina Corrick - AUSL |url=https://theausl.com/talons/roster/georgina-corrick |website=theausl.com |access-date=March 15, 2025 |language=en}}

International career

Corrick represented Great Britain at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women's Softball World Championship, the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship and the 2017 and 2019 European Softball Federation Women's Championship, where she won a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/great-britains-georgina-corrick-usas-jocelyn-alo-baylee-klingler-are-2022-collegiate-player-of-the-year-award-finalists |title=Great Britain's Georgina Corrick, USA's Jocelyn Alo, Baylee Klingler are 2022 Collegiate Player of the Year award finalists |website=wbsc.org |date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

She again represented Great Britain at the 2022 Women's Softball European Championship where she won a silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/gb-womens-team-ace-georgina-corrick-having-a-dream-season-in-us-college-softball |title=GB Women's Team ace Georgina Corrick having a dream season in US college softball |website=britishsoftball.org |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2022}} During the tournament, Corrick threw her first no-hitter for the national team on July 25, 2022, in an opening round-robin game against Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/georgina-corrick-no-hitter-leads-gb-women-to-opening-playoff-win |title=Georgina Corrick no-hitter leads GB Women to opening playoff win |website=britishsoftball.org |first=Bob |last=Fromer |date=July 25, 2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022}} On July 27, Corrick helped Great Britain defeat defending champion Italy for the first time in an official European or World tournament game. She allowed four hits, one earned run, one walk and recorded nine strikeouts in the win.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/gb-women-record-historic-win-against-italy-at-the-european-championship |title=GB Women record historic win against Italy at the European Championship |website=britishsoftball.org |first=Bob |last=Fromer |date=July 27, 2022 |access-date=July 27, 2022}} She helped Great Britain advance to the European Championship final for the first time since 2009. During the tournament, she ranked first in wins with five and complete games with four, first in earned run average (0.00) and strikeouts (44).{{cite web|url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/gb-women-reach-gold-medal-game-at-the-european-championship |title=GB Women reach gold medal game at the European Championship |website=britishsoftball.org |first=Bob |last=Fromer |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=July 28, 2022}} She was subsequently named the MVP of team Great Britain.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/gb-women-look-forward-to-euros-final-after-loss-to-czech-republic |title=GB Women look forward to Euros final after loss to Czech Republic |website=britishsoftball.org |first=Bob |last=Fromer |date=July 29, 2022 |access-date=July 29, 2022}}

On July 13, 2023, Corrick pitched a perfect game against Ireland during the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-xvii-womens-softball-world-cup-group-a/news/georgina-corrick-throws-five-inning-perfect-game-in-7-0-win-against-ireland |title=Georgina Corrick throws five-inning perfect game in 7-0 win against Ireland |website=wbsc.org |date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}

Corrick was inducted into the British Softball Hall of Fame in 2024, while still an active player.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishsoftball.org/news/article/bsf-announces-annual-awards-and-hall-of-fame-inductees |title=BSF announces Annual Awards and Hall of Fame inductees |website=britishsoftball.org |date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |language=en-GB}}

Coaching career

In 2023, Corrick served as a graduate assistant pitching coach with the South Florida Bulls softball team.{{cite web |url=https://www.fox13news.com/sports/usf-softball-faces-brave-new-world |title=USF softball Bulls embrace former pitcher as assistant coach |website=fox13news.com |first=Jeff |last=Tewksbury |date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}

References

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Category:Japan Diamond Softball League players

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Category:Softball players from Florida

Category:Sportspeople from Basingstoke

Category:Sportspeople from Sanford, Florida

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Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Japan

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Category:Athletes Unlimited softball players