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2017 Softball Roster

7 Natalie Fleming

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Silex, Mo.
  • High School Silex

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2017)

  • Appeared in career high 56 games, while earning 51 starts in final season at Mizzou
  • Reset single-season career highs in at bats (136), hits (29), home runs (7), RBI (29) and total bases (53)
  • Matched single-season bests in doubles (3)
  • Launched home run vs. Nebraska-Omaha (April 19), resetting new single-season career high in long balls
  • Was 2nd on Mizzou with 13 two-out RBI on the year
  • Posted home runs in three consecutive games, capped by moon shot against Illinois (March 8)
  • Was one-of-four Tigers to record multiple home runs during Mizzou Tournament (March 3-5)
  • Hit mammoth three-run home run vs. No. 7 Washington (Feb. 24), keying Tigers' comeback win
  • Finished with five multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests (3rd-most on team)

JUNIOR (2016)

  • Solid run-producer for the Tigers despite limited action (41 GP / 30 GS)
  • Slugged single-game career high two home runs at New Mexico State (March 19)
  • Earned start in series finale at Mississippi State (May 1) and slammed three-run home run (4th in SEC play)
  • Big pinch-hit two-run RBI double at Iowa (April 19)
  • Paced Tigers' offense in victory at No. 6 Alabama (March 26), going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI
  • Multi-hit game vs. BYU (Feb. 27), recording first hits and RBIs of 2016 campaign
  • Produced four multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games (two 3-RBI outings)
  • Hit an incredible .476 (10-for-21) when leading off an inning
  • Recorded 10 two-out RBI (1-of-8 Tigers with 10-plus two-out RBI)

SOPHOMORE (2015)

  • Appeared in 50 games (43 starts), compiling a .267 AVG (27-for-101) with three home runs and 14 RBI
  • Recorded a hit in every game during the LSU series (April 25-27)
  • Tallied three singles in the series vs. No. 1 Florida (May 1-3)
  • Hit a monster three-run home run that sailed over the scoreboard at University Field, lifting the Tigers to a 10-2 run-rule victory over Mississippi State (April 12)
  • Posted a strong .403 OBP, making her one-of-seven Tiger starters to reach the .400 OBP plateau

FRESHMAN (2014)

  • Earned 25 starts in her first season for Mizzou, primarily in the designated player role and spot duty at third base and right field
  • Third-most home runs on the team (6) in roughly less than half of the at-bats
  • Batted .299 (23-for-77) with an impressive .571 slugging percentage over 36 total appearances
  • Six multi-RBI games were the most among the Tigers' freshman class
  • Launched her first collegiate home run in the second game of the Illinois State doubleheader (March 19), a 5-0 win, with an overall 2-for-3 performance
  • Sprinted around the bases for an inside-the-park home run in the 9-6 win vs. Illinois (March 26), going 1-for-2 with three RBI in the victory
  • Blasted a two-run home run to straight-away center in the 6-0 win at Mississippi State (April 4), getting Mizzou to a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning
  • Homered in each of Mizzou's three wins of the Ole Miss series sweep (April 18-19), including a two-out, three-run, walk-off home run in the 5-3 series-opening win
  • Batted 4-for-6 (.667) with her three long balls over the Ole Miss series, leading the Tigers with six RBI
  • Hit 2-for-3 with two RBI in the 11-6 win in the initial game of the Creighton doubleheader (April 29)
  • Two-RBI double in the sixth inning helped Mizzou defeat No. 6 Alabama, 8-6, on May 1

HIGH SCHOOL (SILEX)

  • Three-time Missouri All-State player for Silex High School and head coach Robert James
  • Hit .597 as a junior in 2012, with eight home runs, 34 RBI and a 1.195 slugging percentage
  • Batted .550 as a sophomore in 2011, with seven home runs, 41 RBI and a 1.013 slugging percentage
  • Recorded 32 hits in just 69 at-bats last season and had an OBP of .500
  • Recognized as an all-conference player four times in her high school career
  • Received all-district honors four consecutive years
  • Additionally a two-time all-state performer on the basketball court for Silex
  • Recognized for her academic achievements on the Principal's Honor Roll
  • A member of the National Honor Society with a 4.29 grade point average
  • Played for Missouri Stealth club team

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Mark and Susan Fleming
  • Younger sister of former Mizzou standout Ashley Fleming

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2009Sophomore

    3B/2B
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2014Freshman

    3B/2B
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2016Junior

    UT
    5'9"
    7
  • 7

    2017Senior

    UT
    5'9"
    7