Natasha Watley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Natasha Watley
Occupation	Softball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 27, 1981(1981-11-27)
Age	43
Birthplace	Irvine
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Natasha Watley Biography

Natasha Watley is one of the most popular and richest Softball Player who was born on November 27, 1981 in Irvine, California, United States. A dynamic softball infielder, who led Team USA to a gold medal at 2004 Summer Olympics.

She was a teammate At the 2008 Olympics she led USA to a silver medal, alongside teammate Laura Berg. and led USA to a silver at the 2008 Olympics.

Natasha Renee Watley (born November 27, 1981) is an American former softball player for the UCLA Bruins, USA Softball Women’s National Team and USSSA Pride, originally from Irvine, California. She played the position of shortstop and first base, and helped the Bruins win a national championship and Team USA the gold medal for softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the silver for the Beijing Olympics. She is the first African-American female to play on the United States Softball team in the Olympics. She is the career batting average leader in the National Pro Fastpitch. 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.

In the summer of 2001, Watley played for the USA Red Team helping them win the US Cup and place third at the Canada Cup. She was named “Most Inspirational Player” at the Canada Cup in addition to being named to the All-Tournament Team. 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. In 2003, Watley was also awarded a gold medal for her performance at the Pan American Games.

She was the daughter of Carolyn Watley and Edwin Watley.

Natasha Watley Net Worth

Natasha Watley is one of the richest Softball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Natasha Watley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a strong player at UCLA where she was a first-team All-American for four years.

In 2005, she joined the National Pro Fastpitch League with the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut.

Notching her second-longest streak, Watley began a 29-consecutive-game hit streak on February 1 until March 9. Watley hit .543 (56/103) and had 24 RBIs, two home runs, three triples and 7 doubles. She also had a slugging percentage of .747% and overall her streak was 6th best for the NCAA.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Watley played her first season professionally with the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in the National Pro Fastpitch league in 2005. 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. In 2006, Watley played for the Philadelphia Force in limited action (30 at-bats) due to Team USA duties.

Facts & Trivia

Natasha Ranked on the list of most popular Softball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Natasha Watley celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.

Today Watley plays for the USSSA Pride based out of Kissimmee, Florida. In the 2010 season, Watley received her second All-NPF Team honor and her team made it into the Cowles Cup Championship on August 29 vs. the Chicago Bandits. Watley hit a solo home run in a 3/4 performance against pitchers Kristina Thorson, Nikki Nemitz and Jessica Sallinger to win the title. For the 2011 season, she led the league in average at .459 and was able to get a rematch shot at defending her team’s title on August 24. The Pride lost but Watley had two hits and batted in two of three runs off ace Monica Abbott, pitching for the Bandits.

What does Natasha Watley do now?

Now, a seven-time retired pro all-star, Watley is a Youth Softball Ambassador for MLB. In her role, she supports MLB’s initiatives and strategies designed to grow both baseball and softball at the youth level. Q: How do you think the game has evolved in the past few years?

Why is Natasha Watley important?

Watley played college softball at UCLA, and helped the Bruins win a national championship. She represented the United States women’s national softball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal.

What college did Natasha Watley go to?

University of California, Los Angeles

How old is Natasha Watley?

40 years (November 27, 1981)

Who is the first black softball player?

1951- Betty Chapman was the first African American professional softball player.