University of North Carolina Athletics
Spaulding Strikes Again
August 21, 2009 | Softball
Aug. 21, 2009
CHAPEL HILL - 2009 NCAA Strikeout champion Danielle Spaulding has certainly picked up where she left off in the European Cup Championships this week. Playing for the Austrian Sharx, Spaulding is 3-1 with 27 innings pitched, 43 strikeouts and a 0.26 ERA tops among the tournament.
Her most recent effort was a complete game one-hitter against the Italian AMGA Legnano in a 1-0 victory. Spaulding struck out seven in seven innings while only allowing one hit in the Sharx's fourth straight victory.
The Rancho Cuchamonga, Calif. native was 1-for-3 at the plate dropping her tournament average down to .389. The junior has hit two home runs and posts six RBI in the tournament. The Sharx received their lone run support from shortstop Holly Krzan's solo home run in the sixth inning.
The Sharx have nearly played their way into the championship of the European Cup winning their last five games. It only gets tougher as the Sharx will battle Italian champions Fiorini Forli again Friday for the right to advance to the final round Saturday. In the first meeting between the two teams this week the Sharx fell to Fiorini Forli 5-1, as Spaulding struck out four in only 1.2 innings pitched. Stay tuned to tarheelblue.com for further updates on Spaulding's experiences in Italy.
