2019 Softball Roster
Natalie Peters
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-7
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Mt. Carmel
Senior (2019)
• All-Big Ten second team (outfield)
• All-Great Lakes Region third team
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started 57 of 58 games in centerfield
• Ranked among U-M's team leaders with a .352 batting average and posted career highs with 45 runs, 62 hits, 31 RBI and a .452 on-base percentage
• Posted 20 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games
• Registered a leadoff double and scored the game-winning run in the 12th inning vs. #16 James Madison in the NCAA Regional (May 18); also went 2-for-4 with two runs against Saint Francis in the NCAA opener (March 17)
• Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 (5-for-10) with two RBI; posted two hits apiece against Wisconsin in the semifinals and #12 Minnesota in the championship game (May 11)
• Posted five hits and seven RBI in the Maryland series (May 3-5) to close the regular season; went 3-for-4 -- with a two-run triple -- in the opener and posted four RBI in the finale
• Posted eight hits in the Illinois series (April 19-21), including back-to-back three-hit games; scored three runs in the finale
• Tallied two doubles in the Indiana series opener (April 5), including a two-run two-batter in the fourth to cushion the Wolverine lead to 4-1; doubled then scored the game-tying run in the seventh inning of IU series finale (April 7)
• Opened scoring in the Nebraska finale (March 24) with a three-run double in the second inning; posted four hits and five runs in the series
• Registered a career-high six RBI off two hits, including a third-inning grand slam to left center, against Kent State-1 (March 17)
• Posted two RBI hits, a fifth-inning double and sixth-inning single, in U-M's 7-6 win at #16 Arizona State (March 7)
Junior (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started 56 games in centerfield
• Registered two hits, two walk and three runs in U-M's 6-0 win vs. UIC in an NCAA elimination game (May 19)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored at Michigan State (May 2)
• Posted 12 hits and 10 RBI through consecutive Big Ten series against Rutgers, Maryland and Indiana (April 13-29); batted .343 in conference play
• Knocked out a two-run homer in the fourth inning in the series opener at Penn State (April 6)
• Matched a career-best with three hits vs. Dayton (March 17) and Indiana (April 28)
Sophomore (2017)
• All-Big Ten second team (outfield)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Appeared in 51 games, starting 48 in the outfield
• Posted 17 multi-hit games
• Used a second-inning RBI single to drive in the game-winning run in the NCAA Regional opener vs. Fresno State (May 19)
• Went 7-for 10 with five runs scored in the Rutgers series (May 6-7); tallied three hits, including a double, in the second slate
• Knocked out the game-ending leadoff home run in the sixth inning as part of a two-hit effort vs. Indiana (April 29)
• Posted a career best with three hits vs. Michigan State (April 12)
• Hit 5-for-10 in the Northwestern series (March 31-April 2); drove in a run on an RBI single in the series finale
• Registered an inside-the-park home run -- her first career homer -- and scored three runs vs. Eastern Michigan (March 22)
• Went 9-for-16 at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Feb. 17-19), posting back-to-back three-hit games vs. NC State and Notre Dame; also scored three runs in the opener against the Wolfpack
• Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the season opener vs. Delaware (Feb. 10)
Freshman (2016)
• Appeared in 21 games, primarily as a pinch hitter
• Scored a run in the fourth inning vs. #3 Oklahoma in WCWS play (June 4)
• Drove in two runs on a fourth-inning single vs. Maryland (April 23); also drove in a run on a fourth-inning single at Penn State-2 (April 30)
• Recorded hits in back-to-back appearances vs. Eastern Michigan (March 16) and Western Michigan (March 22)
• Tallied first collegiate hit on a fourth-inning single vs. Oklahoma State (Feb. 27)
• Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. South Carolina (Feb. 12)
Prep
• Graduated from Mt. Carmel High School (2015)
• Four-year Scholar-Athlete (2012-15)
• Recipient of Mt. Carmel's 2015 Outstanding Female Athlete
• Four-time All-Palomar League selection, earning first team (2012, '14, '15) and second team (2013) honors
• Twice named Mt. Carmel HS team MVP (2014, '15) and Best Offensive Player (2012, '15)
• Batted.500 as a senior
• Played travel ball with The Next Level (2010-13) and Orange County Batbusters (2013-15)
• Contributed to two 18U Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) national titles (2014, '15)
Personal
• Natalie D Peters was born on December 17, 1996
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Daughter of Glenn and Sheri Peters
• Father played Basketball at Point Loma Nazarene University
• Has one sister, Rachel
