Nicole Trimboli Season 2001

• Full Name: Nicole Trimboli
• Nicknames: Boli, 8’s, Harold, Tempest
• Major: Education
• Parents: Mike and Pat Trimboli
• Sibling (Age): Phillip (24)
• Birthday: June 25, 1982
• Place of Birth: Tampa, Fla.

Honors and Awards
2002

• NFCA First-Team All-Midwest Region
• Second-Team All-Big 12 (1B)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 All-Tournament Team

2001

• Nebraska Co-Best Offensive Player
• First-Team All-Big 12 (OF)
• Big 12 Player of the Week, (5/8)

2004: Season Outlook
Nicole Trimboli (pronounced Trim-BOWL-ee) will have a new spot in the outfield and in the batting order in 2004. Trimboli, who earned All-Big 12 honors as NU's left fielder in 2001 and as the Huskers' first baseman in 2002, will replace four-year starter Kim Ogee in centerfield this season.

Offensively, Trimboli will be batting leadoff after hitting third, fourth or fifth in the order during the past three seasons.

NU Coach Rhonda Revelle believes the moves will help the Huskers take advantage of Trimboli's athleticism and competitive attitude.

A career .301 hitter, Trimboli has already made her mark on the Husker record books. She ranks among the Nebraska career leaders in several categories, including RBIs (6th, 125), batting average (15th, .301), home runs (10th, 19) and slugging percentage (11th, .451).

2003: Junior Season
A clutch hitter, Trimboli hit .277 in 2003 but her numbers jumped to .351 (34-for-97) with runners on base and .333 (22-for-66) with runners in scoring position ... accounted for five game-winning runs, including an RBI single in the top of the second inning against Hofstra, May 17, at the NCAA Regional Tournament ... ranked second on the team with 15 stolen bases and was second in the Big 12 with seven steals in conference games ... recorded a career-best three stolen bases at Baylor April 6 ... ranked third on the team with 32 RBIs, fourth with 51 hits and tied for fourth with five home runs ... had 10 multiple-hit games ... was fourth on the team in April with a .289 average, 10 RBIs and three home runs ... ranked second on the team in February with a .385 average, four runs scored, a double and two home runs ... tied a season-high of three hits four times, last against Mississippi State, May 16 at the NCAA Regional Tournament ... had her best offensive game of the season against Southwest Texas State Feb. 8, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

2002: Sophomore Season
After having one of the most successful freshman campaigns in NU softball history, Trimboli didn’t disappoint in her sophomore campaign ... ranked third on the team and eighth in the Big 12 with a .342 average ... hit .388 with runners in scoring position and went a perfect 5-for-5 (1.000) with the bases loaded ... led Nebraska and ranked second in the league with 48 RBIs, the seventh-best single-season total in school history ... led Nebraska with 13 multiple-RBI games ... tied for first on the squad with eight game-winning RBIs ... produced a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to lead NU to a 6-2 win over No. 24 Texas A&M in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament and was named to the all-tournament team ... only Husker to earn All-Big 12 honors at two positions (first base in 2002 and right field in 2001) after receiving second-team All-Big 12 honors when she finished the 2002 ranked among the conference leaders in RBIs, hits (fifth, 67), runs scored (eighth, 37), total bases (ninth, 94) and batting average ... tied for third on the team with 16 stolen bases ... produced an eight-game hitting streak from April 6 to April 21, going 12-for-27 (.444) during that time.

2001: Freshman Season
In her first season as a Husker, Trimboli was an important part of the NU offense ... tied for the team lead with eight home runs, which was also tied for fifth in the conference ... led Nebraska and ranked third in the Big 12 with 45 RBIs ... led Nebraska and ranked sixth in the league in total bases (95) ... ranked first on the team with two triples and a .463 slugging percentage ... posted a team-leading .400 average in Big 12 games, which ranked sixth in the league ... was eighth in the Big 12 in conference games with a .600 slugging percentage ... hit .283 on the season ... hit .376 with runners on base ... hit a team-best .364 on the road ... led NU with 17 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games ... drove in the winning run seven times in 2001, including twice in extra innings ... came up with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth March 10 against Creighton for a 3-2, come-from-behind victory ... ripped an RBI single to center in the top of the 11th April 24 at Missouri for the winning run in the Huskers’ 4-1 victory ... went 12-for-26 with three homers, a triple and 10 RBIs in Nebraska’s final six regular-season games ... earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors May 8 after going 5-for-11 (.455) with two runs scored, a home run, four RBIs, eight total bases and a .727 slugging percentage in a doubleheader against Kansas and a single game against Iowa State ... started 64 games ... posted a .964 fielding percentage, committing just two errors in 56 chances ... earned first-team All-Big 12 honors ... named Nebraska’s Co-Best Offensive player by the coaching staff.

Before Nebraska
A three-sport athlete at Rampart High School, Trimboli lettered in basketball and lacrosse but found most of her success for the Rams' softball team under Coach Randy Barringer ... selected as a Rams' co-captain in 1997, 1998 and 1999 ... named a first-team all-conference and first-team all-league selection three straight years ... earned Rampart MVP honors in 1997 and 1999, named the Rams' best offensive player in 1998 ... named the 1999 Player of the Year by the Colorado Springs Gazette ... earned honorable-mention all-state honors in 1999 ... played on the Colorado Comets summer league team that finished with a 264-45 record and two national runner-up finishes from 1999 to 2000 in the AFA 18-and-under division ... posted a .388 batting average, a .629 slugging percentage, a .454 on-base percentage and a .970 fielding percentage in her final summer with the Comets ... helped the Colorado Comets to a ninth-place finish at the 2000 ASA Gold Nationals ... was co-captain of the Rams' basketball team as a senior ... won the 1998 Strive for 5 Award.

Revelle on Trimboli
"Nicole is a dynamic and passionate leader whose presence is felt as soon as she walks onto the field. She has the ability to embrace the most pressure-packed situations and lives for those competitive moments that define athletes."