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2004 (Junior - Pacific): A 2004 All-Big West Conference Second Team selection, King made 27 appearances for the Tigers as a junior, including 20 starts. She was 15-6 with a 2.04 ERA in 127.0 innings of work and cut her walk total to 53 from 133 her sophomore year. Natalie started the season with nine wins in her first 10 decisions and earned back-to-back Big West Co-Pitcher of the Week awards Feb. 17 and Feb. 24. She recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts against Penn State on Feb. 20, at the Palm Springs Classic. She was 3-2 for the season against nationally-ranked competition and earned all-tournament honors at the season-opening Baylor Getterman Classic. King led the team with five complete-game shutouts and ranked second in the conference with a .196 opposing batting average. She enters her senior season just two victories shy of cracking Pacific's career top-10 list. 2003 (Sophomore - Pacific): King joined the Tigers as a transfer from the University of Texas. She appeared in 30 games during her first year in the orange and black, including 24 starts, and posted a 14-9 record with a team-best 1.79 ERA in 160.2 innings of work. Natalie earned All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention recognition after placing second in the conference in opposing batting average (.160), sixth in strikeouts (127), and seventh in wins and ERA. She was honored as the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week on two occasions (Feb. 25 and Mar. 10). King recorded six complete-game shutouts on the season, including three consecutive shutouts (against Central Michigan, Hofstra, and Long Island) Mar. 7-17. She twice struck out nine batters in a game. 2002 (Sophomore - Univ. of Texas): King appeared in seven games as a sophomore at Texas in 2002, before suffering a shoulder injury and receiving a medical redshirt. She posted a 1-2 record with a 5.96 ERA for the Longhorns and struck out 26 opposing batters in 22.1 innings of work. 2001 (Freshman - Univ. of Texas): King enjoyed a standout season for the University of Texas as a freshman. She made 31 appearances with 22 starts. She finished her freshman campaign with an 11-13 record and a 2.68 earned run average. Natalie threw 11 complete games in 138.2 innings pitched. She held opponents to a .218 batting average to lead the Longhorns' pitching staff. She became the first freshman in program history to throw a no-hitter in her first career start, blanking St. Edward's, 10-0, in game two of a doubleheader on Feb. 7. King collected her second career no-hitter in a 3-0 win against New Mexico State on Mar. 14, while striking out six batters in seven innings. She set the Texas freshman record in strikeouts (104) and solo shutouts (four) and recorded nine strikeouts against Southwest Texas (Feb. 16) and No. 11 DePaul (Mar. 18). High School: King attended Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, Calif. A four-year letterwinner in softball and a three-year letterwinner in basketball, King was an All-State First Team and All-C.I.F. Southern Section honoree in 1999 and 2000. She graduated with her school's season (376) and career (1,016) strikeout marks. Natalie finished with a school-record 0.00 ERA in league play as a senior. She was voted the Sunset League MVP in 1999 and 2000 and was named the Sunset League Female Athlete of the Year in 2000. She was recognized as the Fountain Valley HS Female Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2000. King led Fountain Valley HS to the C.I.F. Southern Section Division I quarterfinals in 1998 and 2000 and to the semifinals in 1999. Personal: Natalie King was born Sept. 21, 1982, in San Rafael, Calif. She is the daughter of Steve and Meg King. Natalie is a sport management major in her third year at Pacific. She is interested in working in public relations or marketing for a professional baseball club. Kolze on King: "Natalie has done an outstanding job since coming to Pacific. We expect her to come into the season the healthiest she's been in college. She does a great job on the mound for us, as well as in the dugout when it's not her turn to pitch. We really anticipate Natalie having a banner season her final year in college." |
 
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