Natasha Renee Watley (born November 27, 1981) is an American, former collegiate four-time first-team All-American, two-time medal winning Olympian, retired seven-time pro-All-Star softball player.
She owns numerous records for the Bruins and is one of select NCAA Division I players to bat at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases for her career.
Watley attended Woodbridge High School where she was named second-team Louisville Slugger All-American in her junior and senior years.
[9] The streak of three First Team All-American and All-Pac-10 honors continued as the junior also broke the school record for hits in a season (112), which also led the NCAA Division I.
[15][16][17][18] Watley ranked top-10 in school season categories of batting average, hits, on-base percentage and stolen bases.
[20] The Bruins made it into their third finale with Watley and claimed the no-hit win over Kelly Anderson and the California Golden Bears on May 26.
[21] In her four years as a starter for the Bruins, she finished tops in career hits, triples, runs and stolen bases.
In 2002, she was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Canada Cup and the 2002 ISF World Championship tournaments where she also earned Most Valuable Player.
[32] In her rookie season, Watley led the Nauts in batting with a .374 average and tallied 37 hits as the leadoff hitter to be named an NPF All-Star.
[33][34] In 2006, Watley played for the Philadelphia Force in limited action (30 at-bats) due to Team USA duties.
In the 2010 season, Watley received her second All-NPF Team honor and on August 6 she set a career best in hits with 4 against the Tennessee Diamonds.
[37] Watley hit a solo home run in a 3/4 performance against pitchers Kristina Thorson, Nikki Nemitz, and Jessica Sallinger to win the title.
The Pride lost but Watley had two hits and batted in two of three runs off ace Monica Abbott, pitching for the Bandits.
[41] She had a rematch in the Cowles Cup Championship with the Chicago Bandits and Monica Abbott; the team lost again on August 25 at a 2–1 score, but Watley managed a hit in the effort.
Watley earned a second-season batting crown in 2015 and made her last appearance in the Cowles Championship final losing to the Bandits but did tally a hit and walk in her last game.
She also holds the career batting crown for playing multiple seasons and is tied for second in stolen bases and hits, ranking third for triples.