Natasha Watley
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) • Olympic Silver medalist (2008)
National Team Experience
2008 • Silver medalist at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China
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