University of North Carolina Athletics
Spaulding's Sharx Fall Again
August 18, 2009 | Softball
Aug. 18, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Austrian Sharx fell to 0-2 in pool play Tuesday in a 5-1 loss to the Italian champions Fiorini Forli. Danielle Spaulding came in relief Tuesday giving up no runs on one hit and striking out four in 1.2 innings of relief. Out of the five outs recorded by Spaulding in the circle, four came via the strikeout.
At the plate, the junior went 1-for-3 moving her tournament batting average to .400 registering 2 hits in five at-bats. Fiorini Forli's Zauli Carlotta posted three of the team's 10 hits Tuesday en route to their second win in as many days. Fiorini Forli's Stacy Nelson (Flordia 06-09) recorded her second save in as many chances Tuesday, giving up zero runs on four hits in three innings pitched. At Florida, Nelson was the nation's ERA leader in 2009 at a 0.99 clip, meaning the nation's leader in strikeouts and ERA were on display Tuesday in Italy with Spaulding and Nelson.
The Austrian Sharx currently sit dead last in Pool A, but will face a German team (1-1) later in the day today. In just 8.2 innings pitched, Spaulding has fanned 17 batters and posted a 0.88 ERA.
