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Natasha Watley

Height: 5'-10"

Position: Shortstop - L/R
Hometown: Irvine, CA

School: UCLA

Graduation: 2003

 

A Few Accomplishments

• Two-time World Cup Champion (2006 & 2007)

• Two-time Pan American Gold medalist (2003 & 2007)

• Two-time World Champion (2002 & 2006)

• Olympic Gold medalist (2004)

National Team Experience

2007

• Starting shortstop in all 20 games played during the summer; hit .466 (27-for-58) with a team-tying high two triples and was 6-for-6 in stolen bases

• Gold medalist at Pan American Games

Hit .364 (4-for-11) with a team-tying high five runs scored

• World Cup Champion

Led team with nine hits and was second with an average of .529 (9-for-17)

Scored six runs with two triples and a homerun; tied a team high six runs scored

2006

• Gold medalist at ISF World Championships

Hit .306 (11-for-36) with 12 runs scored and three stolen bases.

• World Cup Champion

Hit .421 (8-for-19) with three triples and six RBI

2005

• Gold medalist at Pan Am qualifier

• Silver medalist at Japan Cup

Hit .250 (4-16) with four stolen bases

2004

• Gold medalist at Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

Hit .400 (12-30) with four RBI and five stolen bases; 12 hits tied a team best

2003

• Gold medalist at Pan American Games

Hit .292 (7-24) with four RBI and five stolen bases

• Finalist for ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ Award

2002

• Gold medalist at ISF World Championships

At UCLA

• Four-time First-team NFCA All American

• Led UCLA to Women’s College World Series title (2003)

• Won the Honda Broderick Cup as the Nation’s Top Collegiate Female Athlete (2003)

• All WCWS Tournament Team (2003)

• Pac-10 Player of the Year (2003)

• Top three finalist for USA Softball National Player of the Year (2002 & 2003)

• First -team All Pac 10 and All- Pacific Region (2002)

• Led Bruins to the NCAA WCWS (2000 & 2002)

• Strung together a 32-game hitting streak, fifth longest run in NCAA history (2001)

• ASA First-team All American with Team Texas in Women’s Major National Championship (2000)

• Graduated in 2005

Other

• Member of the PFX Tour (2007)

• Volunteer Assistant Coach at UCLA (2007)

• Member of the Philadelphia Force in the National Pro Fastpitch League (2006)

• Member of the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in the NPF (2005)

• Personal website is www. NatashaWatley.com

The biggest thing to know about me is that I am a coffee fanatic! I can have it at anytime, day or night. I like Starbucks and I LOVE Coffee Bean. I try to collect Starbucks tumblers in every city that I travel to. Ever since I went to Africa, I have loved mangos. I have been obsessed with them because I learned how to eat them like you eat an apple! During warm up before games, I have to pitch a ball. I was born November 27, 1981. I love the color red; it is my color theme in my room. If I could have any actress play me in a movie it would be Gabrielle Union. I am an only child and my parents are Edwin and Carolyn Watley. I love shopping and my favorite stores are H&M and Zara. I’m a purse freak....you can never have enough!!!!! Africa is my favorite country that I have traveled to this far. I loved the animals there!!! I like sushi, used to be scared of it now I love it!