2014 Nebraska Softball Media Guide | Page 52

nebraska’s nfca all-americans denise ali » first team (1985) » second team (1984) » first team (1996 & 1998) » second team (1995) viola day Nebraska's first three-time All-American, Ali Viola ranks among the greatest offensive players in NCAA history. At the conclusion of her career, Viola’s 53 homers ranked fourth in NCAA history and her .760 slugging percentage ranked seventh (currently ranks 19th). Viola capped her career in 1998 with 22 homers en route to a second conference playerof-the-year award. Not surprisingly, Viola owns many career NU records, including batting average (.418), home runs (53), RBIs (213), total bases (478) and slugging percentage (.760). Viola owns the top three single-season marks in total bases. She also set single-season records for hits (87, 1995), home runs (22, 1998) and slugging percentage (.865, 1998). One of the greatest hitters in NU history, Denise Day held nearly every offensive record at NU until recent years. A two-time CoSIDA Acad [ZX