Billy Corcoran

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Position:
P
Height:
6-8
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Milmont Park, Pa.
High School:
Malvern Prep

CAREER: Was drafted in the 36th round by the Texas Rangers in the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft ... made 28 appearances with 19 starts on the mound … owns a record of 4-8, 4.08 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 91 strikeouts ... Thrown 103.2 innings of work.

2021: Started in all four appearances … Recorded a 5.84 ERA, nine strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.62 … Tallied 16 hits allowed, 12 runs allowed and 12.1 innings pitched … Tallied two multiple strikeout games.

2020: Appeared in four games, all starts on the mound … led the team in WHIP (.95) … recorded a 2-0 record and 3.97 ERA in 22.2 innings pitched … struck out 28 batters with five walks given up … limited opponents to a .190 batting average … threw five shutout innings with eight strikeouts to earn a win over Indiana State (2/14) … had nine strikeouts and gave up no walks in six innings pitched in a win over Eastern Michigan (2/21).

2019: Appeared in 20 games, starting 11 for Pitt as a true freshman … finished the season with a 3.80 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 68.2 innings pitched … second best ERA on the team while having the most innings pitched, and fourth on the team for strikeouts … had a career-high seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings during the final game against Georgia Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball for Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pa. … in 2015, recorded 15 strikeouts in 13 innings in a closer role … went 7-for-7 in save opportunities and allowed zero earned runs … won the state championship … started and finished the year with national rankings by Perfect Game and USA Today … in 2016, recorded 39 strikeouts in 37 innings as reliever … won the inter-academic league 3-2 with a 0.95 ERA … in 2017, registered 43 strikeouts in 47 innings as the team's ace … was the winning pitcher in the state championship … in 2018, recorded 63 strikeouts in 55 innings earning a 1.16 ERA … won the inter-academic league … was the winning pitcher in the state championship and was senior captain … was drafted by Texas Rangers in 36th round of 2018 MLB Draft … was a Collegiate Baseball 2018 High School All-American First Team … also played basketball and was captain junior and senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 21, 1999 … son of Bill and Mary … has a younger brother, Tristan … has taken several service trips to Philadelphia … took a 10-day trip to the Dominican Republic to build houses and create water ducts … has descended the Grand Canyon … given name William, nickname Billy ... majors in Legal Studies.