University of North Carolina Athletics
Danielle Spaulding Named Finalist For Collegiate Player Of The Year
April 8, 2010 | Softball
April 8, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- University of North Carolina senior Danielle Spaulding was named a finalist for the 2010 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, announced by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) on Wednesday. This is the second consecutive year the pitcher/first baseman has been named to the top-25 list.
The Collegiate Player of the Year award, which is the most prestigious honor in Division I women's softball, is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate players across the country.
Spaulding, a two-time All-America and ACC Player of the Year, currently leads Carolina's pitchers with a 0.87 ERA, 184 strike outs and .101 opponent's batting average. She also is in the top five in five different Atlantic Coast Conference pitching statistics. During this season Spaulding has pitched five no hitters and is the leader of all current NCAA pitchers in strikeouts per seven innings with a 11.8 rate. Spaulding, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. product, also leads all Tar Heel batters with a .351 batting average this season.
The Top-25 list represents 20 schools and seven different NCAA Div. I Conferences. The list is comprised of 10 seniors, seven juniors, one sophomore and seven freshmen. Four ACC players were named to the list and the Pac-10 leads all conferences with eight selections.
