Notes: Enters her senior season as the program’s active leader in games played (129) and starts (114).
2005: Played in 37 games, making 25 starts... All of her starts came in right field... Hit .236 (17-for-72) with six runs scored and four runs batted in... Posted two sacrifice hits and four stolen bases... Went 2-for-4 with a run batted in against UMBC March 30.
2004: Played in 52 of the team’s 53 games, making 49 starts... Also went 3-for-4 in a losing effort at Robert Morris... Had a team-high seven game hitting streak from April 3-9... Ranked third on the team with her .280 batting average and second on the squad with her .340 on-base percentage... Led the team with 10 sacrifice hits... Went 9-for-11 in stolen base attempts.
2003: Was second on the team with a .298 batting average... Started 40 games at second base... Led the team with seven sacrifice hits... Hit an inside-the-park home run in a 5-3 loss to Saint Peter’s April 12... Second on the squad with eight multi-hit games, including a 5-for-5 performance in 7-1 win over Belmont March 8... Registered first collegiate hit against Campbell Feb. 21.
Before Canisius: Won three varsity letters in softball at Depew High School... Was a second team All-ECIC selection after her senior season... Also honored as a New York State Scholar-Athlete... Won gold medal for Western Open team at 2002 Empire State Games and a bronze medal in 2001... Also played basketball and volleyball.
Personal: The daughter of Jeff and Marie Osika, Natalie is a digital media arts major at Canisius.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2003.... .298 40-40 124 11 37 0 0 1 6 3 16 7-8
2004.... .280 52-49 132 15 37 1 0 0 8 9 21 9-11
2005.... .236 37-25 72 6 17 0 0 0 4 0 19 4-6
TOTAL... .277 129-114 328 32 91 1 0 1 18 12 56 20-25
