By Kyle Coppola
South Sumter High Senior Nathalie Williams Signs With FAMU Softball
BUSHNELL, Fla. — South Sumter High School standout Nathalie Williams, one of the most dominant softball players in Florida Class 3A, has officially signed her National Letter of Intent to play for Florida A&M University (FAMU).
Williams, a senior is known in the Central Florida area for her powerful hitting and consistent performance. She is going to be bringing an impressive resume to the Rattlers. Last season, she posted a .429 batting average with eight home runs, 20 RBIs, 27 hits, and 24 runs scored. She led all of Class 3A District 6 in home runs and held the district’s second-highest batting average. Her eight home runs ranked her 49th in the state of Florida.
“I am so blessed and honored to be an OFFICIAL RATTLER. All glory to God for his timing and plans for my future and thank you to Coach Beall and the coaching staff at FAMU for this opportunity,” says Nathalie.
Williams actually de-committed from West Georgia to FAMU. She will join a program led by newly appointed head coach Brittany Scott Beall, who transitioned to FAMU after a decorated coaching career at Eustis High School. At Eustis, Beall guided her teams to two state championships and helped multiple players secure Division I scholarships. Her reputation for developing high-caliber athletes aligns perfectly with Williams’ skill set and aspirations.
(Brittany Scott Beall is coming off her second FHSAA State Championship victory in May. She hopes to replicate much of that success at the collegiate level at FAMU.)
Nathalie is a tremendous athlete with the power, versatility, and work ethic that FAMU softball represents. Watching this girl play last year, I was so excited about her potential. She will be an incredible asset to any program but especially to FAMU as they continue building what hopes to be a championship-caliber team.
Anytime you have athletes coming out of Lake & Sumter county and headed to play at the NCAA Division 1 level its exciting. This is one young woman who will make an impact not just on the softball field but
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
