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Natalie Turner

Height:
5-3
Class:
Sophomore
Position:
IF
Hometown:
Dothan, Ala.
High School:
Dothan HS
Prev School:
Southern Union CC

Junior (2024)
Appeared in all 56 games for the Trojans with a .256 batting average, 28 runs, 31 hits, two doubles a triple and a homer … Ranked 12^th in the Sun Belt and led Troy with 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts (12^th in the SBC) … Sat fifth on the team with 11 RBIs, including three multi-RBI games – she peaked with three against Long Island on her second career home run (March 10) ... Ranked 75^th nationally and seventh in the Sun Belt in sacrifice bunts per game (.18) for the most at Troy (10) ... Recorded 81 assists, which was 16th in the Sun Belt … Turned nine double plays for 18^th in the league … Had three multi-hit games, including one in the season-opener against UT-Martin

Sophomore (2023)
Played in 43 games and with 16 starts… Successful 11-of-12 on stolen base attempts to lead the squad… Went 2-for-2 against South Alabama (June 6), including a solo home run.

Southern Union
Freshman (2022)
In 53 games, hit at a .464 clip with 10 home runs, 39 runs batted in, 43 steals in 44 attempts, 62 runs, 20 triples and 36 total extra-base hits, while striking out only seven times in 197 plate appearances … Ranked in the top 10 nationally among junior college players in nine offensive categories – leading in triples, finishing second in runs, total bases and slugging percentage (.880, second) and third in batting average, while ranking fourth in stolen bases, fifth in hits and on-base percentage (.497) and ninth in homers … NJCAA national record for most triples in a single season (21) … Named to the NFCA 1st Team All-Region, ACCC 1st Team North and All-Region and State Tournament All-Region

High School
Named to the Alabama 7A All-State Team following her senior year at Dothan High School where she hit .442 with a .500 on-base percentage, 15 home runs and 77 RBIs … hit .437 at a freshman and .384 as a sophomore … Named to the Wiregrass Super 12 from the Dothan Eagle … Also played volleyball, track and bowling for the Wolves

Personal
Born July 2, 2003 … Daughter of Keith and Angie Turner … Dad played football at Wayne State … Twin sister, Nicole, plays softball at Southern Union ... Majoring in business