Two-year starter at shortstop who missed entire 2009 season due to knee injury ... suffered serious knee injury in pre-season and had to have ACL surgery ... should return to form which made him one of the best shortstops in the East ... named to 2009 All-Colonial Athletic Association pre-season team ... outstanding defensive player who was the CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 ... has very quick feet and a great arm ... has excellent range ... does a great job turning double plays ... showed tremendous offensive improvement ... good baserunner who excelled as Tigers' leadoff hitter ... named second team All-CAA in 2008 ... good student who was named to the CAA Commissioner's List twice ... could be a candidate for Academic All-America honors.

2009 SEASON: Named to Pre-Season All-Colonial Athletic Association team ... suffered ACL injury in practice two weeks before the start of the season ... missed the entire season after undergoing surgery.

2008 SEASON: Honored as Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year ... had a very impressive .953 fielding percentage with only 12 errors in 254 fielding chances ... participated in 36 double plays ... named second team All-CAA at shortstop ... made dramatic offensive improvement, improving batting average by 129 points over freshman year ... starting shortstop in 55 of the Tigers' 56 games ... Tigers' second-leading hitter with a .349 batting average ... served as Tigers' leadoff hitter for most of season ... led team with 54 runs scored and a .452 on-base percentage ... stole 17 bases in 19 attempts to lead team and rank fifth in the CAA ... hit 13 doubles with one triple and three home runs ... had 37 runs batted in, fifth on team ... had 25 multi-hit games, including 10 three-hit games ... doubled and drove in two runs to lead Tigers to 11-6 win at Maryland ... had three doubles and scored four runs in win at Delaware State ... singled and drove in three runs in 7-6 loss at James Madison ... blasted 3-run homer in 5-4 loss at JMU ... had three hits, including two doubles, with 2 RBI's at NC State ... batted .750 (9-for-12) with 5 runs scored and one RBI in three-game sweep over Albany ... had three hits in each game ... hit solo homer in 8-7 win over Great Danes ... had three hits with 2 RBI's in loss at Virginia ... hit .364 in three-game series against George Mason ... hit .500 with 4 runs scored in Old Dominion series ... led Tigers to 13-11 win at George Washington with 3 hits and 2 runs scored ... led Tigers to 10-7 win at Virginia Commonwealth with a double and a triple ... gave Tigers a 9-7 lead in 8th inning with 2-run triple ... hit .583 in series at Delaware ... helped Tigers to 8-7 win at Delaware with 3 hits and 2 RBI's ... led Tigers to second place finish at CAA Tournament by batting .353 with 3 runs scored and 6 RBI's ... had a .955 fielding percentage in CAA Tournament ... had 2 hits and 3 RBI's in CAA Tournament win over Old Dominion ... added 2 hits and 3 RBI's in win over William & Mary.

2007 SEASON: Tigers' starting shortstop in 50 of 51 games ... only Tiger to play in 50 games ... hit .220 with 6 doubles, 2 home runs and 18 RBI's ... scored 25 runs ... stole 6 bases in 6 tries ... helped Tigers set school record with 60 double plays ... had .934 fielding percentage with 19 errors in 288 chances ... participated in 44 double plays ... had 8 two-hit games ... doubled twice with one RBI to help Tigers beat Albany in home opener ... had 2 hits and 1 RBI in 9-3 win at Delaware ... clubbed first college home run, a three-run blast, in loss to Northeastern ... had 2 hits, including a 2-run homer, in 19-2 win over George Washington ... led Tigers to a 7-6 win over Maryland in 13 innings with 2 hits and 2 runs scored ... had RBI double and scored the game-tying run in Tigers' 3-run rally in the 9th inning ... started winning 2-run rally in 13th inning with a single ... helped Tigers to a win over Delaware State with 2 hits and 2 runs scored ... contributed a 2-run single in Tigers' 8-run rally in 7th inning of 10-4 victory over UMBC ... batted .389 over the final 5 games of the season with 4 runs ... helped Tigers to a 4-2 win at James Madison with a single and a run scored ... had RBI single in series finale at JMU, a 6-4 victory ... hit .500 in season-ending series against Georgia State ... helped Tigers to a 12-2 win over Georgia State with 2 hits and a run scored ... went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in 9-2 loss to Georgia State in season finale.

BACKGROUND: Named first team All-Metro shortstop at Mount St. Joseph High School ... batted .388 as a senior with 31 runs scored ... stole 22 bases in 23 tries ... Gaels' leadoff hitter who had 15 runs batted in ... named first team All-MIAA ... hit .426 as a senior ... led the Gaels to a 22-6 record and the MIAA championship ... selected to play in Brooks Robinson All-Star Game as a senior ... member of back-to-back MIAA championship teams ... helped Maryland Orioles earn a berth in the AAABA National Championship Tournament in Johnstown, Pa. during the summer ... honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Has two younger brothers and one younger sister ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... has worked as a counselor at Camp St. Joseph ... had summer job at a golf course ... favorite actor is Russell Crowe ... lists Jose Reyes of the New York Mets as his favorite athlete ... enjoys listening to The Dave Matthews Band ... favorite meal is chicken parmesan ... parents are graduates of the University of Maryland ... father is an electrician ... mother is an accountant ... son of Tony and Tonya Natoli ... born on January 17, 1988 in Columbia, Md. ... major is Finance.