Delaney Lyn Spaulding (born May 9, 1995) is an American, former collegiate All-American, medal-winning

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. Spaulding played

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for the

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in the

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from 2014 to 2017. She represented the

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at the

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and won a silver medal.

Career

Spaulding has been named a Second Team and three-time First Team All-

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player. She was also chosen twice as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-American.

Personal life

Delaney has a sister who also played college softball at North Carolina, Danielle Spaulding.

International career

Delaney has played for Team USA since 2016 and competed at the

and won a silver medal. During the tournament, she recorded a double and four walks for the team. During the gold medal game against Team Japan, Spaulding recorded one walk in a 2–0 loss.

Statistics

References

External links

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* * * * * 1995 births Living people UCLA Bruins softball players Softball players from California Olympic softball players for the United States Sportspeople from Rancho Cucamonga, California Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in softball Softball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in softball Olympic medalists in softball {{US-softball-bio-stub