Cedarville University Women's Softball Yellow Jackets

Natalie Fox Natalie Fox
#20 Natalie Fox
5-6, Junior, P
Bats - R, Throws - R
Temecula, CA
Linfield High School
  • NCCAA All-America 2nd Team - 2002
  • NAIA Region IX Team - 2002, 2003
  • American Mideast Conference 1st Team - 2002, 2003
  • American Mideast Conference Freshmen Team - 2002
  • NCCAA Midwest Region Team - 2002, 2003

Natalie Fox is back for her third season and will anchor the Lady Jacket pitching staff.....two-time selection to the NAIA Region IX Team, NCCAA Midwest Region Team, and American Mideast Conference First Team.....appeared in 21 contests with 11 starts.....posted a 2.04 ERA along with a 7-11 record.....recorded 127 strikeouts in 133.2 innings and allowed 39 earned runs.....ranks second all-time in strikeouts (291), shutouts (7), and earned run average (1.62).....third all-time in winning percentage (.605), and fourth in victories (26) and innings pitched (311.2).....produced three different 14-strikeout performances during the 2003 campaign.....pitched 17.2 innings in a 3-2 loss to Rio Grande in the longest NAIA softball game ever played (18 innings).

2002 - Assembled one of the finest seasons ever turned in by a rookie CU hurler.....posted a 19-6 record with a 1.30 earned run average.....led the AMC in victories, ranked second in ERA, and second in strikeouts with 6.45 K's per 7 innings which also rated 20th nationally in the NAIA.....earned a spot on the NCCAA All-America Second Team and the All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team.....voted to the All-AMC First Team, All-AMC Freshmen Team, and All-NAIA Region IX squad.....made a school-record 35 appearances as a pitcher and equaled the mark for starts with 25.....her 19 victories and 178.0 innings pitched are the both the second-highest efforts in school history.....won just two of her first five decisions before reeling off 12 straight victories.....fanned a career-high 15 batters without a bases on balls and tossed a one-hitter in a 2-1 win over Wilmington.....fired a one-hitter in a 6-0 decision at Rio Grande with eight K's and no walks.....threw one complete-game two-hitter and four three-hitters.....struck out 13 versus Carlow and 10 more batters against Seton Hill.....batted .275 at the plate with six doubles, 14 RBI's, and eight runs scored.....recorded eight multi-hit games including one three-hit effort.....had two or more RBI's in a game four times.....two-year member of Lady Jacket soccer team as a defender.....started 15 of 16 matches in which she played last fall for 10-8-2 club and was credited with two assists.....started all 22 matches as a freshman for 11-9-2 team with one assist.....helped the Lady Jackets to a school-record seven shutouts.

High School - Four-year performer in both soccer and softball at Linfield High School.....led her softball team to a 22-4-1 record and to the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division VI championship as well as the conference title as a senior.....posted a 20-2 record with a 0.26 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 161 innings.....allowed just 18 walks and only five of 62 hits she surrendered went for extra bases.....named the CIF Southern Section Division VI Player of the Year, league MVP, and The Californian All-Valley Co-MVP.

Personal - Carries a nursing major at Cedarville University.....born 3/18/83 in Torrence, CA.....daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fox.....older sister, Nicole, is a graduate of NCAA Division I Marist College where she was a four-year member of the women’s softball team.....also has one younger sister.

Career Hitting Statistics
Year   GP-GS   Avg   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB-SBA   Fld%
2002   41-37   .275   102   8   28   6   0   0   14   1-2   .943
2003   24-19   .156   45   4   7   1   0   0   3   1-1   .958
Totals   65-56   .238   147   12   35   7   0   0   17   2-3   .950
Career Pitching Statistics
Year   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   Sv   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
2002   1.30   19-6   35   25   19   1   178.0   132   53   33   36   164
2003   2.04   7-11   21   17   11   0   133.2   114   59   39   44   127
Totals   1.62   26-17   56   42   30   1   311.2   246   112   72   80   291