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 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 Womens College World Series title (2003)
Won the Honda Broderick Cup as the Nations 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 Womens 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. Im 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!!!!