Amateur Career
Corbin attended from Cicero – North Syracuse High School (C-NS) in Cicero, New York. While a student there, he played for the school's baseball team. However, he did not play for the team in his freshman or sophomore seasons, joining the team in his junior year. In 2007, his senior season at C-NS, Corbin had an 8–0 win-loss record, allowing only 33 hits and 16 runs while striking out 76 batters in 47 innings pitched. C-NS became the top ranked team in the state of New York, and Corbin was named to the All-League team and first team All-Central New York. He graduated from C-NS with a record of 14–0 and 139 strikeouts.
Not viewed as a baseball prospect after graduating from C-NS, Corbin enrolled at Mohawk Valley Community College, a junior college in Utica, New York, for his freshman year. At Mohawk, Corbin played baseball and basketball. After the season, he joined a travel baseball team, where scouts took notice of Corbin after recording his fastball above 90 miles per hour (140 km/h). Corbin transferred to Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, also a junior college, for his sophomore year, so that he could play baseball throughout the year.
At Chipola, Corbin stopped playing basketball, focusing exclusively on baseball. While training, Corbin added 15 pounds (6.8 kg) to 20 pounds (9.1 kg). Competing for the Chipola Indians, who play in the Panhandle Conference of the Florida Junior College Athletic Association (FJCAA), a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), Corbin pitched to a 5–2 record with a 4.32 earned run average (ERA) and 86 strikeouts in 74 1⁄3 innings pitched. He was named to the Panhandle Conference's All-Conference first team, and was voted the league's fourth best player. Chipola reached the FJCAA/NJCAA Gulf District Tournament, but lost to Santa Fe College in the championship game. Corbin had a 1–0 record and a 2.77 ERA in 13 innings pitched during the tournament, resulting in his being named to the All-Tournament team.
Following the 2009 season, Corbin signed a letter of intent with the University of Southern Mississippi. He planned to transfer to Southern Miss, in order to continue his college baseball career with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.
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