Spaulding's Perfect Game Fuels 6-0 Win

Sophomore Danielle Spaulding lived up to her billing as the ACC Player of the Year on Thursday as she hurled the first perfect game in ACC Tournament history en route to leading the No. 13 Tar Heels (50-9-1) to a 6-0 win over Virginia in the opening round of the ACC Tournament in College Park, Md. Spaulding struck out nine batters in the gem while also going a perfect 2 for 2 at the plate with a run scored and a pair of RBIs. The perfect game is the first since Crystal Cox accomplished the feat against Elon in 2005. The Tar Heels will now take on the No. 5 seed NC State at 3 p.m. on Friday. (more)