SPAULDING Delaney

United States of America

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 9 May 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.70/5'6''

Place of birth: UPLAND, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Softball USA United States	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #2 ITA Italy 0 USA United States 2	Finished
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #4 USA United States 1 CAN Canada 0	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #8 USA United States 2 MEX Mexico 0	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #10 AUS Australia 1 USA United States 2	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #13 JPN Japan 1 USA United States 2	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Gold Medal Game #17 JPN Japan 2 USA United States 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Softball World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Softball	2018	Chiba, JPN
1	Softball	2016	Surrey, BC, CAN

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Softball	2019	Lima, PER

USA Softball International Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Softball	2019	Columbus, GA, USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Softball	2017	Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Occupation:

Political Studies - University of California Los Angeles, United States of America

Languages spoken:

Ken Eriksen [national], USA

Position style:

Infield (teamusa.org, 06 Oct 2019; espn.com, 05 Jul 2017)

Bats right, throws right (espn.com, 05 Jul 2017)

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Amber played softball at University of Oklahoma, while another older sister Danielle played softball at the University of North Carolina. (goheels.com, 01 Jan 2010; espn.com, 05 Jul 2017; flosoftball.com, 27 Jan 2017)

In February 2020 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and meniscus in her right knee while playing in the first game of the US team's Stand Beside Her tour. After the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she elected to have surgery in May 2020, and returned to playing in March 2021. (softballamerica.com, 09 Apr 2021)

She began playing in her backyard at age three, and started playing with a team at age eight. She then played for Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, CA, United States of America. "I feel like I've been around [softball] forever. I was in the backyard with my dad with a bat in my hand or a glove when I was three." (flosoftball.com, 27 Jan 2017)

She followed her older sisters into the sport, and would watch them play on weekends. "Often, my sisters make fun of me, because I was always the loudest one in the stands. I loved it. I practised with my sisters all the time and looked up to them. I literally couldn't wait to play softball. It was almost a given that I would wind up playing, because it was a part of my life since I was little and I fell in love with it from the first time I picked up a softball. My sisters and I are all alike in that we all enjoy family time together, but at same time we are all very competitive." (flosoftball.com, 27 Jan 2017)

To compete at the Olympic Games. (teamusa.org, 06 Oct 2019)

Philosophy:

"Work hard in silence." (teamusa.org, 06 Oct 2019)

While playing for the University of California Los Angeles she earned All-Pac-12 Conference First Team honours in 2016 and 2015. In 2014 she was a top 10 finalist for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association [NFCA] Freshman of the Year award. (uclabruins.com, 06 Oct 2019)

General Interest

General
POSITIVE POSTPONEMENT
After tearing her anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in February 2020, she decided to have surgery in May 2020 after the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "The Olympics being pushed back a year was definitely a blessing for me. I believed that I was going to tear my ACL at some point in my career, and I believe it was perfect timing with everything that happened in the remainder of 2020. I know that COVID impacted the entire globe and that it was kind of a dark time, but for me, personally, there was some light that came from 2020 and I'm very grateful for that." (softballamerica.com, 09 Apr 2021)

LITTLE SPAULDING
She grew up as the youngest of four sisters. Two of her sisters played softball at university, including Danielle who was a three-time First Team All-American at the University of North Carolina. But while she was known as the youngest of the Spaulding sisters throughout high school, she eventually made her own name for herself. "I was 'Little Spaulding' at Etiwanda [high school]. And then as I got older, I kind of found my name. And I was no longer 'Little Spaulding' anymore. That was pretty fun. I learned how to be an athlete through them. Having those three older sisters definitely shaped me into the person I am because they shared their experiences with me." (espn.com, 05 Jul 2017)

NPF STINT
She signed for the Chicago Bandits as a free agent in late 2017 and played in 17 games in the 2018 NPF season, before being released by the club. (chicagobandits.com, 08 Nov 2018)

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Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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