Natasha
Watley

olympic Experience

• 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist – Hit .321 in the leadoff position with 2 HR and 6 RBI
• 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist – Hit .400 (12-30) with 4 RBI and 5 stolen bases; 12 hits tied a team best

World Championship Experience

• 2010 World Championship Gold Medalist
• 2006 World Championship Gold Medalist – Hit .306 (11-for-36) with 12 runs scored and 3 stolen bases 
• 2002 World Championship Gold Medalist

Career Highlights

• 2009 World Cup Champion – Started in all 20 games played with a .517 average and 30 hits on the season; Scored a team-tying high 7 runs at the World Cup and no errors at shortstop
• 2007 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Hit .364 (4-for-11) with a team-tying high 5 runs scored
• 2005 WBSC Americas Qualifier Gold Medalist
• 2005 Japan Cup Silver Medalist
• 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Hit .292 (7-24) with 4 RBI and 5 stolen bases; Finalist for ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ Award
• Three-time World Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2009)

Coaching Highlights

• 2025 U.S. Women’s National Team Coaching Pool

Collegiate Highlights

• 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)

Professional Highlights

• Played professionally with the WPF’s USSSA Pride and Team Toyota in the Japan Softball League

Get to Know…

• 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 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.