University of Minnesota Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
DenHartog, Natalie
Jersey Number 31
Natalie DenHartog
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Hopkins HS
- Hometown:
- Hopkins, Minn.
Bio
2023 | GRADUATE
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region First Team
CSC First Team Academic All-American
All-Big Ten Second Team
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
D1 Softball Preseason Outfield Power Rankings, No. 11
Preseason D100 Player, No. 47
Softball America 2023 Preseason Top 100, No. 56
Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite 100, No. 40
• Finished her career with 71 home runs, becoming the Big Ten’s second all-time leader
• Had a nine-game hit streak (3/10-3/24)
• Led the Gophers with 42 runs scored
• Has 234 career starts and 239 appearances
• Recorded back-to-back-to-back doubles three times throughout the season
2022 | SENIOR
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Second Team
All-Big Ten Second Team
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
Extra Elite 100 Preseason Player Rankings #41 (Extra Innings Softball)
• Started all of Minnesota's 54 games in center field and led the team with a .347 batting average and a .734 slugging percentage
• Hit a career-best 19 home runs, one shy of the single-season program record, with 14 of her blasts coming in Gopher victories
• Ranked 19th in the NCAA for total home runs, while her 127 total bases ranked 32nd nationally
• Became the team's all-time home run record holder with the 52nd of her career Mar. 27 at Rutgers
• Recorded back-to-back games with two home runs against DePaul and Tulsa on the same day (Mar. 5) during a stretch where she hit eight home runs in 28 at-bats
• Added a team-leading 51 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 14 attempts to go with eight doubles and one triple
• Drew 20 walks and was hit-by-pitch five times for a .427 on-base percentage
• Put together 15 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI efforts, both of which ranked second for the Gophers, and had a season-high three hits four times
• Closed the year reaching base safely in the final 18 games and on an eight-game hitting streak, while registering a 10-game hit streak earlier in the season from Feb. 12-25
• Twice had a season-best four RBI coming against DePaul (Mar. 5) and Illinois (Apr. 2)
• Posted a .588 batting average when leading-off an inning (20-for-34)
• Had at least one hit in 41 of the team's 54 games played and reached base safely in all but eight contests
2021 | JUNIOR
NFCA Great Lakes Region Second Team
All-Big Ten First Team
Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• One of two Gophers to start all the team’s 44 games playing in center field
• Led the Big Ten blasting 15 home runs, which ranked 43rd in the NCAA
• Registered a slugging percentage of .740 that was the best in the conference and 63rd nationally
• Tallied a .321 batting average and team-high .454 on-base percentage
• Posted a season-best three hits versus Rutgers Mar. 12 and again against Purdue Apr. 2
• Totaled 42 RBI for the year, including a season-high four in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional against Long Beach State May 22 coming via a grand slam home run
• Scored 29 runs and was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases
• Led the team totaling 12 outings with multiple hits and had 12 multi-RBI efforts
• Put together a streak of 14 games reaching base safely from Mar. 27-Apr. 18
• Had a five-game hitting streak between Apr. 11-18
• Drew a team-best 27 walks and was hit by a pitch five times
• Closed the season with a .975 fielding percentage committing two errors in 81 chances and had six outfield assists
2020 | SOPHOMORE
Softball America First Team Shortened Season All-American
Big Ten Player of the Week (Mar. 2)
• Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns
• Started all 25 games in left field
• Led Minnesota in most offensive categories including hits (33), RBIs (28), home runs (7), batting average (.429) and on-base percentage (.537)
• Finished with 10 multiple hit games and 10 multiple RBI games
• Opened the season at the NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic hitting .429 with a double, home run, five RBIs, five runs scored, and a .714 slugging percentage
• Recorded a season-high four RBI against Tulsa on Feb. 21
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Mar. 2 after performance at the Auburn Tournament where she led the team with eight runs, two home runs and six RBI
• Drove in two runs in the Gophers final game of the 2020 season in a comeback over Hawaii on Mar. 11
2019 | FRESHMAN
NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist (Top 3)
NFCA Great Lakes Region First Team
All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Mar. 11, Apr. 1, Apr. 29)
• Played in 59 games and started 54 games split between outfield and the DP position
• Hit .373, with 17 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs with a team leading 64 RBIs and a .780 slugging percentage
• Hit first collegiate home run against Notre Dame and followed it up with a home run in her first career start against Florida State later in the day
• Led the team with a 1.000 slugging percentage and nine RBIs in a series win over top-10 Texas
• Hit eight extra bases including three home runs in series wins over Wisconsin and Iowa in the same week
• Launched three grand slams on the season and drove in a season high six runs against Maryland on Mar. 23
• Opened up Regional Championship against Georgia with a home run in the first inning to lead the Gophers to victory
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduate of Hopkins High School (2018)
• Six-time softball letterwinner
• Three-time All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Two-time All-Section (2017, 2018)
• All-Metro First Team (2017, 2018)
• All-State First Team (2018)
• Played for the Midwest Speed (2016, 2017) and the Minnesota A's (2017, 2018)
PERSONAL
• Daughter of John and Stephanie DenHartog
• Has two older siblings, JT and Haley
• Father, John, played football, baseball, and basketball at Luther College
• Brother, JT, played football for two years at UMD and two years at UW- Eau Claire
• Lists cooking and baking as interests outside of softball
• Graduated from Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies in 2021
• Working on a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region First Team
CSC First Team Academic All-American
All-Big Ten Second Team
CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
D1 Softball Preseason Outfield Power Rankings, No. 11
Preseason D100 Player, No. 47
Softball America 2023 Preseason Top 100, No. 56
Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite 100, No. 40
• Finished her career with 71 home runs, becoming the Big Ten’s second all-time leader
• Had a nine-game hit streak (3/10-3/24)
• Led the Gophers with 42 runs scored
• Has 234 career starts and 239 appearances
• Recorded back-to-back-to-back doubles three times throughout the season
2022 | SENIOR
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Second Team
All-Big Ten Second Team
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
Extra Elite 100 Preseason Player Rankings #41 (Extra Innings Softball)
• Started all of Minnesota's 54 games in center field and led the team with a .347 batting average and a .734 slugging percentage
• Hit a career-best 19 home runs, one shy of the single-season program record, with 14 of her blasts coming in Gopher victories
• Ranked 19th in the NCAA for total home runs, while her 127 total bases ranked 32nd nationally
• Became the team's all-time home run record holder with the 52nd of her career Mar. 27 at Rutgers
• Recorded back-to-back games with two home runs against DePaul and Tulsa on the same day (Mar. 5) during a stretch where she hit eight home runs in 28 at-bats
• Added a team-leading 51 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 14 attempts to go with eight doubles and one triple
• Drew 20 walks and was hit-by-pitch five times for a .427 on-base percentage
• Put together 15 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI efforts, both of which ranked second for the Gophers, and had a season-high three hits four times
• Closed the year reaching base safely in the final 18 games and on an eight-game hitting streak, while registering a 10-game hit streak earlier in the season from Feb. 12-25
• Twice had a season-best four RBI coming against DePaul (Mar. 5) and Illinois (Apr. 2)
• Posted a .588 batting average when leading-off an inning (20-for-34)
• Had at least one hit in 41 of the team's 54 games played and reached base safely in all but eight contests
2021 | JUNIOR
NFCA Great Lakes Region Second Team
All-Big Ten First Team
Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• One of two Gophers to start all the team’s 44 games playing in center field
• Led the Big Ten blasting 15 home runs, which ranked 43rd in the NCAA
• Registered a slugging percentage of .740 that was the best in the conference and 63rd nationally
• Tallied a .321 batting average and team-high .454 on-base percentage
• Posted a season-best three hits versus Rutgers Mar. 12 and again against Purdue Apr. 2
• Totaled 42 RBI for the year, including a season-high four in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional against Long Beach State May 22 coming via a grand slam home run
• Scored 29 runs and was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases
• Led the team totaling 12 outings with multiple hits and had 12 multi-RBI efforts
• Put together a streak of 14 games reaching base safely from Mar. 27-Apr. 18
• Had a five-game hitting streak between Apr. 11-18
• Drew a team-best 27 walks and was hit by a pitch five times
• Closed the season with a .975 fielding percentage committing two errors in 81 chances and had six outfield assists
2020 | SOPHOMORE
Softball America First Team Shortened Season All-American
Big Ten Player of the Week (Mar. 2)
• Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns
• Started all 25 games in left field
• Led Minnesota in most offensive categories including hits (33), RBIs (28), home runs (7), batting average (.429) and on-base percentage (.537)
• Finished with 10 multiple hit games and 10 multiple RBI games
• Opened the season at the NFCA D1 Leadoff Classic hitting .429 with a double, home run, five RBIs, five runs scored, and a .714 slugging percentage
• Recorded a season-high four RBI against Tulsa on Feb. 21
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Mar. 2 after performance at the Auburn Tournament where she led the team with eight runs, two home runs and six RBI
• Drove in two runs in the Gophers final game of the 2020 season in a comeback over Hawaii on Mar. 11
2019 | FRESHMAN
NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist (Top 3)
NFCA Great Lakes Region First Team
All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Mar. 11, Apr. 1, Apr. 29)
• Played in 59 games and started 54 games split between outfield and the DP position
• Hit .373, with 17 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs with a team leading 64 RBIs and a .780 slugging percentage
• Hit first collegiate home run against Notre Dame and followed it up with a home run in her first career start against Florida State later in the day
• Led the team with a 1.000 slugging percentage and nine RBIs in a series win over top-10 Texas
• Hit eight extra bases including three home runs in series wins over Wisconsin and Iowa in the same week
• Launched three grand slams on the season and drove in a season high six runs against Maryland on Mar. 23
• Opened up Regional Championship against Georgia with a home run in the first inning to lead the Gophers to victory
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduate of Hopkins High School (2018)
• Six-time softball letterwinner
• Three-time All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Two-time All-Section (2017, 2018)
• All-Metro First Team (2017, 2018)
• All-State First Team (2018)
• Played for the Midwest Speed (2016, 2017) and the Minnesota A's (2017, 2018)
PERSONAL
• Daughter of John and Stephanie DenHartog
• Has two older siblings, JT and Haley
• Father, John, played football, baseball, and basketball at Luther College
• Brother, JT, played football for two years at UMD and two years at UW- Eau Claire
• Lists cooking and baking as interests outside of softball
• Graduated from Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies in 2021
• Working on a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development
Minnesota (4) - Michigan (0) Highlights
Friday, May 02
Sydney Schwartz Throws No-Hitter
Tuesday, April 29
Gophers (8) - North Dakota (0) Highlights
Sunday, April 27
Gophers (5) - North Dakota (3) Highlights
Saturday, April 26
