Natalie Bennett Class: Senior Hometown: Belleville, IL High School: Belleville East High School Last College: Drake University Position: SS

2000: Starter at shortstop... transferred from Drake University...was one of just four players to start all 78 games... was third on the team with 31 RBIs off of 50 hits... batted .235... had nine multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games... was tied for first on the team with 11 doubles... led the team with 22 sacrifices... had three hits, including a double, and two RBI in 8-1 win over Ohio...had a nine-game hitting streak... hit her first home run of the season vs. Florida International on April 2 and had an in-the park home run vs. Campbell on her birthday.

At Drake: Two-year starter... earned second team all-confer- ence honors at shortstop in 1999... a team captain... was named to the 1998 MVC All-Tournament Team. High School: Garnered second team high school All-American honors... was a two-time first team All-Area and All-Conference selection... pegged the squad's Golden Glove Award winner as a junior... was a member of the 1995 Illinois state champion team and earned second team All-Area and All-Conference honors as a sophomore... holds career records for RBIs in a season (43) and career (105)... also lettered in basketball and volley- ball... was an Illinois State scholar.

Personal: Is majoring in math... a Dean's List member... was born April 22, 1979.