- 2008 National Team Profiles
- Monica Abbott
- Laura Berg
- Crystl Bustos
- Andrea Duran
- Lisa Fernandez
- Jennie Finch
- Tairia Flowers
- Vicky Galindo
- Alicia Hollowell
- Lovieanne Jung
- Kelly Kretschman
- Lauren Lappin
- Caitlin Lowe
- Jessica Mendoza
- Stacey Nuveman
- Cat Osterman
- Jenny Topping
- Natasha Watley
- Mike Candrea
- Chuck D'Arcy
- Karen Johns
- John Rittman
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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)
• 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 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China
- hit .321 in the leadoff position with two home runs and six RBI
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!
Since 2004
I received my Bachelors degree from UCLA. I majored in Sociology and minored in African American Studies. Since then I have been able to add coaching to my resume. I am the volunteer assistant coach for the UCLA softball team. I have also been so honored to still have had the chance to represent my country on the national team since 2004. As a team we have played in the Pan-Am qualifier in Guatemala, World Championships in China, and the Pan-American games in Brazil. We have also played in the Japan Cup a couple times since 2004. I have also been traveling all over the U.S. doing camps and promoting softball as much as I can in my free time. I also had the opportunity in January of 2007 to travel to South Africa with teammate Jessica Mendoza, where we promoted softball in trade for learning knowledge about South African culture!!!!
