2014 Softball Roster

2 Natalie Wideman

  • Position Catcher/Infield
  • Height 5-3
  • Year Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Mississauga, Ontario
  • High School Streetsville Secondary

Biography

2014 (SENIOR)
Named Diamond Sports NCAA Division II Catcher of the Year … selected NFCA First-Team All-American … named Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention … tabbed NFCA and Daktronics First-Team All-Region … named PSAC Tournament MVP … voted PSAC West Athlete of the Year … named to All-PSAC West First-Team … selected Capital One First-Team Academic All-American … named to Capital One Academic All-District Team … voted to PSAC Spring Top 10 … named NFCA Scholar-Athlete … started all 44 games at catcher … led the PSAC and ranked 13th in the country with a .454 batting average (59-for-130) … led the league with 49 runs scored and .535 on-base percentage … finished fourth in the PSAC with .692 slugging percentage and 22 stolen bases … ranked 10th in the league with 90 total bases and 17 walks … also ranked second in the PSAC with eight hit by pitch … finished with 11 doubles, one triple, six homers and 31 RBI … led team with 264 putouts … served as the team’s leadoff hitter in 21 games … tallied 15 multi-hit games … registered a 22-game hitting streak … posted a .485 average (16-for-33) with runners in scoring position … led the team with 19 two-out RBI … registered a .519 average (27-for-52) when leading off an inning … played all 280.1 innings at catcher … picked off six runners … threw out eight of 17 base runners attempting to steal … posted a .451 average (32-for-71) with seven doubles, two homers, 19 RBI, 33 runs scored and 16 stolen bases in PSAC West play … finished with a .632 average (12-for-19), two homers, five RBI and five runs scored in PSAC Tournament … posted two hits and scored one run against Mount Olive … registered two hits, including a solo homer, versus Charleston … tallied two RBI against Walsh … belted a two-run homer versus Virginia-Wise … collected four hits, five runs scored and three stolen bases in doubleheader against Edinboro … reached base five times – two hits, three hit by pitch – and posted two RBI, two steals and two runs scored in doubleheader at IUP … totaled four hits, four runs scored and two stolen bases in doubleheader at Seton Hill … collected two doubles and three runs scored in doubleheader versus Mercyhurst … finished with two hits, two walks and three runs scored in doubleheader against Gannon … tallied four hits, two RBI, five runs scored, three stolen bases and three walks in doubleheader at Edinboro … posted five hits, two RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base in doubleheader at Gannon … belted two grand slams and finished with three hits, eight RBI and three runs scored at Slippery Rock … collected three hits, two RBI and one stolen base versus Mansfield in PSAC Tournament … posted a two-run homer against Bloomsburg in PSAC Tournament … tallied two hits and one run scored versus IUP in PSAC Tournament … finished with two hits and one run scored against Shippensburg in PSAC Tournament … belted the go-ahead, solo homer and finished with three hits, two runs scored, one walk and one stolen base versus Shippensburg in PSAC Championship … lined two doubles, scored twice and drew one walk versus Winston-Salem State in NCAA Tournament … collected two hits and scored one run against Bloomsburg in NCAA Tournament … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2013-14) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)

2013 (JUNIOR)
Selected NFCA Second-Team All-Region … named NFCA Scholar-Athlete … started all 44 games with 43 starts at catcher … finished with a .286 average (37-for-129) and 13 RBI … tied for second on the team with 10 doubles … ranked third on the team and tied for 10th in the PSAC with 36 runs scored … tied for fourth in the league with a team-high nine hit by pitch … led team with 273 putouts and .984 fielding percentage on 320 chances … collected nine multi-hit games, including five in divisional play … recorded a .317 average (19-for-60) with runners on base … posted a .364 average (16-for-44) in league action … collected three hits, three RBI and three runs scored in doubleheader at Limestone (Feb. 24) … tallied a pair of hits and scored twice against Fairmont State (March 16) … posted two hits and scored three runs against Mercyhurst  (April 3) … recorded three hits and three runs scored in doubleheader versus Edinboro (April 5) … drew a pair of walks, including bases-loaded walk, at Bloomsburg (April 6) … collected a pair of doubles and scored twice at Slippery Rock (April 9) … posted two hits and three runs scored at Edinboro (April 18) … recorded three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice in doubleheader against Slippery Rock (April 26) … tallied a pair of hits, drove in one run and scored twice versus Mansfield in PSAC Tournament (May 1) … registered an RBI double against Kutztown in PSAC Championships (May 4) … collected two hits, including an RBI double, and scored twice versus Chowan in NCAA Tournament (May 10) … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2012-13) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)

2012 (SOPHOMORE)
All-PSAC West First-Team … Capital One Third-Team Academic All-American … Capital One Academic All-District First-Team … started all 43 games at second base, posting a .416 average (57-for-137) with eight doubles, two homers, 19 RBI and 42 runs scored … finished second in the PSAC with a .503 on-base percentage and third in batting average and runs scored … led the league with 12 hit by pitch … collected 19 multi-hit games while hitting leadoff in 40 of 43 starts … posted a .471 average with runners in scoring position and batted .526 with two outs … registered a 10-game hitting streak, batting .545 (18-for-33) with eight RBI and 10 runs scored during streak … collected two hits against Limestone … tallied two hits versus Alderson-Broaddus … recorded two RBI against Brevard … posted two singles versus Saginaw Valley … went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI against Adelphi … finished with a .471 average (8-for-17) with nine runs scored at Salem Invitational … collected three hits and scored one run versus Charleston … went 2-for-4 with one RBI, two runs and one steal against Fairmont State … posted two hits and three runs scored versus Shepherd … finished 3-for-6 with two runs in doubleheader against Gannon … tallied two hits versus Lock Haven … posted a solo homer against Mercyhurst … went 4-for-4 with one double, one RBI and four runs scored in doubleheader at Edinboro … finished 4-for-6 with one double, one RBI and four runs in doubleheader versus Slippery Rock … posted five hits, two RBI and two runs scored in doubleheader at Gannon … went 4-for-8 with three RBI and three runs scored at Mercyhurst … collected three hits, including a solo homer, and scored twice against IUP in PSAC Tournament … reached base safely three times in four plate appearances versus Shippensburg in PSAC Tournament … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)

2011 (FRESHMAN)
All-PSAC West First-Team … started all 43 games (42 at catcher), batting .348 (47-for-135) with eight doubles, two triples, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored … led PSAC with six pickoffs … collected 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … went 2-for-3 with one run in season-opener against Winston-Salem State … finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and two steals versus Charleston … tallied a triple and two RBI against Fayetteville State … posted a walk-off, two-run double versus Ferris State … was 3-for-3 with one triple, three RBI and three runs against Southwest Minnesota State … finished 3-for-4 with one double, two RBI and one run scored versus Alderson-Broaddus … notched two hits, two RBI, two runs and two walks against Shepherd … recorded a multi-hit game versus Mercyhurst … finished a combined 4-for-7 with two doubles, four RBI, two runs and two walks in doubleheader at Gannon … collected two hits and scored twice at Mercyhurst … was 3-for-4 with one double and two runs against Kutztown … notched three hits at Slippery Rock … went 2-for-3 with two runs versus Gannon … scored twice against Lock Haven in PSAC Tournament … recorded an RBI single versus Kutztown in NCAA Tournament … NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Streetsville Secondary … Female Athlete of the Year … Honors

PERSONAL
Daughter of Glenn and Mary Wideman … member of Canadian Senior National Team at 2012 ISF Women’s World Championships (Whitehorse, Yukon) … member of Canadian Junior National Team at 2010 Pan American Championships (Bogota, Colombia) and 2011 ISF Junior World Championships (Cape Town, South Africa) … majoring in sport management (wellness and fitness)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2011Freshman

    Catcher/Infield
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2012Sophomore

    Catcher/Infield
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2013Junior

    Catcher/Infield
    5'3"
    2
  • 2

    2014Senior

    Catcher/Infield
    5'3"
    2