Mariana Natera

Mariana del Carmen Natera Arteaga

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 132 lb.

• Born January 19, 2004

Biographical Information

Mariana Natera has been on the Venezuelan women's national team.

In the 2022 Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier, she played the corner outfield, DH and pitcher. She hit .385/.500/.769 with two triples and five runs in five games on offense and throwing 7 shutout innings to beat Angela Burgos and the Dominican Republic. She tied Lisandra Berrios for second in triples, tied for 9th in runs and was 5th with 9 K. Venezuela won a spot in the 2023-2024 Women's Baseball World Cup. In the 2023 portion, she mostly played short, going 3-for-16 with a walk, while fielding .947. She pitched once, allowing 7 runs (1 earned) in 8 innings to beat Cuba's Yanet Cruz. Her 14 assists were second in pool B behind Yu-Ying Hsieh's 16. She tied Akino Tanaka and Camille Foucher for 6th in IP.