Danielle Spaulding
Danielle Spaulding

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

High School:
Etiwanda

Height:
5-10

Position:
1B/P

Bats/Throws:
L/L

2008: As a sophomore, appeared in and started 59 games • Became the eighth All-America in school history when she was selected to the NFCA All-America Second Team • Named the ACC Player of the Year • Earned first team NFCA All-Southeast Region and All-ACC honors • Picked up ACC All-Tournament honors after tossing a perfect game in the first round against Virginia • Finished the season with a 16-3 record and a pair of saves in the circle to go along with a 0.97 ERA • Struck out a team-high 208 batters, ranking fourth in the ACC • Averaged 11.3 strikeouts per seven innings finishing third in the country • Allowed just 2.71 hits per seven innings, ranking second in the nation • Opponents hit a lowly .116 on the year • Struck out 10 or more batters in 10 of 20 starts in the circle • Threw a five inning no hitter against Campbell on Feb. 20 • Struck out a career-high 16 batters against Illinois State on March 2 • Was just as formidable at the plate, finishing second on the team with a .325 batting average (53 for 163) • Tallied a team-high 11 home runs • Drove in 38 runs on the year and crossed the plate 27 times • Recorded an on-base percentage of .427 ranking second on the team • Recorded 14 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games • Went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and four RBIs with a home run against Lafayette on March 8 • During the postseason went 4 for 9 with three runs scored, four RBIs and three extra base hits.

2007: As a freshman, appeared in 19 games with nine starts in the circle • Posted a 7-2 record with an ERA of 1.93 • Struck out 50 batters in 58.0 innings• Went 8 for 38 (.211) at the plate with three runs and seven RBIs • Threw five innings of shutout ball against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 11 • Struck out a career-high eight in back-to-back starts against UNC Wilmington on March 21 and Boston College on March 24 • Had a streak of 14.2 innings without allowing a run from March 31-April 12.

At Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, Calif.: Played volleyball and softball • Three-time Gatorade Player of the Year and Gatorade Rookie of the Year in 2003 • All-San Bernadino County Player of the Year 2006 • Earned 2006 All-CIF honors • Softball team captain for three years • Two-time team MVP • Named Female Athlete of the Year in 2006.

Personal: The daughter of Yvonne and Bill Spaulding • Has three sisters (Amber, Arlana and Delaney) • Amber played softball at Oklahoma • Born Danielle Louise Spaulding on April 17, 1988, in West Covina, Calif.

More on Spaulding: Exercise and sports science major, but would like pursue a career in nursing • Lists hobbies as hanging with friends, dancing and going to the beach • Favorite food is potatoes • Favorite movies are "Night at the Roxbury" and "A League of Their Own" and favorite TV shows are "America's Next Top Model," "Making the Band," "The Bachelor" and "Army Wives."

Spaulding's Career Pitching Statistics

Year W-L SV ERA APP-GS CG SHO/CB IP H R-ER BB SO WP
2007 7-2 0 1.93 19-9 3 2/4 58.0 44 17-16 29 50 5
2008 16-3 3 0.97 22-20 17 7/2 129.1 50 20-18 40 208 2
Totals 23-5 3 1.27 41-29 20 9/6 187.1 94 37-34 69 258 7


Spaulding's Career Batting Statistics

Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI Slg. BB SO SB-SA
2007 .211 28-13 38 3 8 2 0 0 10 7 .263 4
9
0-0
2008 .287 59-59 163 27
53 10
0 11
96
38 .589 23
26
0-0
Totals .303 87-72
201 30
61
12 0 11
106
45
.527 27 35
0-0