UNC softball's Spaulding and team attack
The UNC women’s softball team has adopted a new mantra for the 2010 season: attack.No more playing defense or defending leads — the Tar Heels want to get after the competition and not let up.
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Softball: Georgia eliminates Heels
Junior pitcher Danielle Spaulding did everything she could to help North Carolina stave off elimination against sixth-seeded Georgia in the NCAA Regionals on Saturday. She hit a colossal home run. She started off the sixth inning having allowed only two runs.
Softball falls in ACC semis
RALEIGH — With two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning North Carolina pitcher Lisa Norris was facing a full count against Florida State's Kaleigh Rafter. With one runner on base Rafter hit her first pitch foul. The second pitch she hit even better but it was foul again.
Softball: Spaulding's position change spurs success
It wasn't until a national tournament on an Oklahoma club team that Danielle Spaulding realized she could be a top-tier pitcher. There are certain moments when an athlete's skill and potential merge; this was hers. Spaulding a junior spent the summer after her freshman year with her sister in Oklahoma playing club softball.
Softball: Brown Heels slide past UNC-Charlotte
Breanna Brown took off in a dead sprint to steal second base. As Brown slid into second the throw from UNC-Charlotte catcher Tenaya Tucker bounced off Brown's hand and into the outfield. The errant throw allowed her to keep running as she rounded the remaining bases and scored the team's first run en route to a 2-0 victory against the 49ers.
Softball: UNC softball reaches 40 wins in record time against Va. Tech
Danielle Spaulding fell short of her 14.6 strikeout per game average Saturday afternoon but then again the game lasted only five innings. In the first game of a three-game series No. 13 North Carolina plastered Virginia Tech with an 8-0 mercy rule victory en route to a sweep of the Hokies.
Softball: UNC pitching duo stifles Cavs
In what is becoming a recurrent storyline for the softball team North Carolina's dynamic pitching duo locked down its opponent once again Saturday afternoon. The No. 15 North Carolina softball team swept UVa. with the help of two complete games from starting pitchers Danielle Spaulding and Lisa Norris.
Softball: Heels cruise to N.C. State sweep
RALEIGH — The No. 15 North Carolina softball team had a 10-game winning streak entering Saturday's doubleheader against N.C. State in Raleigh. Dominant pitching and outstanding play by Danielle Spaulding characterized the run for the Tar Heels.
Softball: Three homers 17 runs pace Heels
North Carolina softball coach Donna Papa knew her team could do better. For two games Saturday her team struggled to put away an overmatched Boston College Eagles team due to errors and sloppy play. The outcome of those games were 6-2 and 3-1 respectively but Papa didn't think the team was playing up to its usual standards.
Softball: Lady heels sweep doubleheader
UNC-Greensboro's hopes of a possible upset of No. 16 North Carolina (14-3) were dashed after a pair of home runs in the second game of their doubleheader. The Tar Heels staved off a late Spartan run in the first game and got behind early in the second but UNC clinched it when Anna Roberts hit a three-run homer — her first of the season.
Sports briefs for February 23
Swimming & diving - The North Carolina women's swimming and diving teams placed second in the ACC Championships this weekend finishing 246.5 points behind champion Virginia who won for the second consecutive year.
Softball: Tar Heels sweep Carolina Classic
North Carolina hosted four teams this weekend in the Carolina Classic and defeated all of them improving to 8-2 on the season. Friday afternoon the Tar Heels routed their two opponents Wichita State and George Washington with 7-0 and 8-0 scores respectively.
Softball: Heels get first home win
Early in the fourth inning UNC-Wilmington second baseman Morgan Walters boomed a double off the outfield wall. As Walters stood on second moments later Tar Heel pitcher Danielle Spaulding simply smiled.
