Staff Directory
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- Student Assistant Coach
One of the most decorated players in UNC softball history, Danielle Spaulding joins the 2011 Tar Heels as a student assistant coach while completing her undergraduate degree.
2010: First three-time NFCA All-America in UNC history • Led the Tar Heels in RBI (33) while cranking eight home runs and registering a career best .323 batting average • In the circle, struck out a career-best and school record 344 batters in 2010 • Posted a 21-7 record, 1.21 ERA and a UNC record six no-hitters in her senior season • Named the 2010 ACC Pitcher of the Year, becoming only the third player in ACC history to earn third individual league awards • Finishes career ranking in the top-five in ERA, opponent batting average, strikeouts and wins in Tar Heel history.
2009: MVP of 2009 European Cup leading the Austrian Sharx to their first ever championship in Milan, Italy • Led all players in home runs (2) and ERA (0.23) in the European tournament • As a junior, appeared 55 games starting 31 in the circle • Two-time NFCA All-America after being named the ninth All-America in school history • Only the second player in school history to earn multiple NFCA All-America honors • Two-time ACC Player of the Year, winning the award in 2008 & 2009 • Earned first team NFCA All-Southeast region and All-ACC honors for the second season in a row • NCAA Division I Statistical Champion in strikeouts per seven innings, registering 14.3 punch-outs per seven innings • Recorded more strikeouts in 2009 (338) than in her entire career (258) • Currently ranks fourth in school history with 596 strikeouts in her career and first with 11.8 strikeouts per seven innings in her career • Her 338 strikeouts and 14.3 strikeouts per seven innings in 2009 set a single-season school record • Registered a 20-4 record in the circle with a 1.44 ERA, while leading the team with 12 home runs and 45 RBIs • Opponents hit a lowly .124 against her, while tallying 13 complete games • Threw a five-inning no hitter against Elon on Mar. 6, her third in her career • Set a career-high with 19 strikeouts in a 6-1 win over Campbell Mar. 25 • Registered 18 double-digit strikeout games, including five with 15 or more punch-outs • Led the team with a .611 slugging percentage and .462 on-base percentage • Crossed the plate 22 times, while earning a team-high 44 base-on-balls • Went three-for-four with a home run and four RBI in a 8-0 win over VA Tech • Went five-for-nine with two home runs and five RBI in the NCAA Tournament • Hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the NCAA Regional against Georgia, before falling to the Bulldogs 4-2.
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.
