HIGH SCHOOL: Played left field at Byron P. Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas, under head coach Doug Milner … posted an impressive .479 batting average and earned first team all-district honors in the outfield ... tabbed first team all-district as a freshman … recorded a .409 batting average, scored 18 runs and notched 20 RBIs as a sophomore while earning second team all-district honors … during her junior year she tallied a .365 batting average while plating 14 runs and adding 21 RBIs … earned academic all-district honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior …played for the Texas Bombers Gold Fastpitch team. 

PERSONAL: Born Natalie Zarzabal on Jan. 26, 1994, in Dothan, Ala. … parents are Ed and LeeAnn Zarzabal … has a sister, Rebecca … plans to major in nursing.