Natalie DeMatteis joined the Viking coaching staff as a volunteer assistant in 2010 after a spectacular career in a CSU uniform. A career .294 hitter, DeMatteis earned Horizon League Tournament Most Valuable Player honors as a senior after she led CSU to the first-ever championship title in program history. She started all 94 games she played in, recording 78 hits, 32 runs, 12 doubles, two homeruns and 137 put-outs in her two seasons as a Viking. During her senior season she played in 50 out of the 53 games, with a .366 average, ranking second on the team with 52 hits. She hit two home runs with 20 RBI, which was fourth best on the team. As a junior she played in 44 games, hitting .211 with 26 hits, four doubles and five RBI and was also perfect in stolen bases, with a career best six. Before beginning her career at CSU, DeMatteis played at Mercyhurst North East where she was a two-time first team all-conference selection. She also earned National Fastpitch Coaches Assocation All-American first team honors during her freshman season. DeMatteis left Mercyhurst holding career records for batting average (.532), hits (107) and runs (73). DeMatteis plans on graduating with a degree in health sciences from Cleveland State. |
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