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2025 Catamount Softball Roster

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Ava Schmitt
Roman Uglehus, WCU Athletics
Roman Uglehus, WCU Athletics

8 Natalie Henry

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • High School Lafayette HS
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Hits 3 vs ETSU (4/29/2023)
Runs 3 vs Mercer (4/15/2022)
RBIs 4, 2x, last vs Appalachian State (4/18/2023)
Doubles 1, 7x, last vs N.C. A&T (2/28/2025)
Home Runs 1, 10x last vs N.C. A&T (3/2/2025)
Stolen Bases 2, 2x last vs Furman (4/26/2025)
Hitting Streak 5 games, 2x last (March 21-March 29, 2023)








2025 (Senior): Saw action in 34 games with 30 starts as she made 15 starts at first base and nine starts at shortstop… recorded 19 hits and scored 18 runs with five of each occurring during SoCon play… tallied a double in nonconference win over N.C. A&T on February 28… homered in nonconference triumph over Aggies on March 2… tallied five stolen bases including two in nonconference matchup against NCCU on March 11 and Furman on April 26… drew 12 walks including three against Rhode Island on March 1… reached base five times on hit-by-pitches… logged a .965 fielding percentage… had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in SoCon play…2024-25 SoCon Commissioner's Medal... 2025 Spring Academic All-SoCon… 2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...

2024 (Junior): Saw action in 27 games with 15 starts as 13 of those starts came at second base… tallied five hits and scored seven runs over the course of the season… tallied a double in season-opener vs Hampton on February 9… scored two runs in games against Mercer on March 29 and Wofford on April 13… also drew a walk in each of those two games… named to SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team…2024 Spring Academic All-SoCon…2023-24 SoCon Academic Honor Roll... 

2023 (Sophomore): Played in 40 games with 37 starts…Finished third on the team with a .286 average, third with 20 runs scored, third with 19 RBI, and fourth with 30 hits…Of her four home runs, two were grand slams (3/22 at Gardner-Webb; 4/19 vs Appalachian State)…Drove in four runs in both games where she hit a grand slam…Recorded a season-best three hits against ETSU on April 29…Tied for the team lead with five sacrifice bunts…Logged a .956 fielding percentage…Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team…2023 Academic All-Conference…2022-23 SoCon Honor Roll. 

2022 (Freshman): Played in 45 games and started 41 … Had a .226 batting average with 26 hits, 21 runs scored, had four doubles, fourth on the team with five home runs and 13 RBI … Through the course of the season had an 18-game on base streak – the longest of the season … Six multiple hit games and three multiple RBI contests.

High School: Played for Lafayette High School … As a senior helped guide Lafayette to a 31-9 record and won the 11th Region Championship reaching the state tournament quarterfinals … Also as a senior named Max Preps Player of the Week, 43rd District All-Tournament Team … 43rd District First Team, Kentucky Coaches Association Honorable Mention and 11th Region All-Tournament Team … Missed her junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Won the 43rd District Championship as a sophomore and freshman … Named to the 43rd district All-Tournament Team … For her career had a .346 batting average with 75 RBI, 136 hits and 130 runs scored.

Personal: Daughter of Tray and Tammy Henry … Has one brother, Nathan … Had a cousin play softball for Murray State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022Freshman

    Infield
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2023Sophomore

    Infield
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2024Junior

    Infield
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    Infield
    5'6"
    8