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NATASHA WATLEY
- Hometown: Irvine, CA
- High School:
- College: UCLA
- Position: Shortstop
- B/T: L/R
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Watley started in softball after seeing a flyer in first grade and ended her four-year career at UCLA with 395 hits, which is the third-highest total in the NCAA Division 1 history. Her speed on the bases also let her become ranked in the NCAA all-time top-10 for stolen bases with a career total of 158. In 2001, she strung together a 32-game hitting streak, which is the fifth longest in NCAA history. Her freshman year at UCLA, she established a NCAA tournament record with four stolen bases in one.
Career Highlights:
International:
- 2004 - Gold medalist at Athens Olympic Games - Hit .400 with four RBI and five stolen bases
- 2005 - Gold medalist at Pan Am qualifier
- 2005 - Silver medalist at Japan Cup - Hit .250 with four stolen bases
- 2005 - Silver medalist at World Cup - Hit .250 with three runs
- 2005 - International Sports Invitational Champion - Hit .143 with two RBI and three runs
Pro:
- (2006) Member of the Philadelphia Force in the National Pro Fastpitch League
- (2005)
Member of the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in the NPF
Colliegiate:
- Finalist for 'Sportswoman of the Year 'Award
- Led UCLA to Women’s College World Series title
- Won the Honda BroderickCup as the Nation's Top Collegiate Female Athlete
- All WCWS Tournament Team
- Pac-10 Player of the Year
- Top three finalist for USA Softball National Player of the Year
- Strung together a 32-game hitting streak, fifth longest run in NCAA history
- Established NCAA tournament record with four stolen bases against
Canisius (5/18)
- Led Bruins to runner-up at WCWS
- ASA First-team All American with Team Texas in Women’s Major National
Championship
- Four-time First-team NFCA All-American
Did You Know?
- First UCLA Bruin to have two 100+ hit seasons, led UCLA to three straight College World Series and to the title in 2003
- Claims teammate Lisa Fernandez to be the best player she’s played against
- Bats left, throws right
- Has to pitch a ball during warm-ups before a game and wears a wrist band as a good luck charm
- Admires her parents because “they are the hardest working people I know.”
- Favorite ice cream flavor is Jamola from Baskin Robbins…food is Italian…city is Atlanta…candy is Swedish fish…TV show is Punk’d…movie is Love and Basketball or The Sweetest Thing
- Enjoys music, dancing, shopping, playing basketball
- Her cousin is former New York Knick and NBA Hall of Famer, Willis Reed
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