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Jersey Number 4
Lia Mancuso
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Omaha Central
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
Honors and Awards
Second Team All-Summit League (2017)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Summit League Distinguished Scholar (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
First Team All-Summit League (2016)
Summit League All-Tournament Team (2016)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2016)
2017 (Senior)Ā
Earned Second Team All-Summit League honors...started all 45 games during her senior seasonā¦hit .340 with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 RBIā¦had a .458 slugging percentā¦led the Summit League with 17 stolen bases..went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases vs. Toledo on Feb. 12ā¦went 3-for-3 vs. No. 12/13 LSU on March 17ā¦had a 3-for-5 effort at Nebraska on March 22ā¦went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the Summit League Tournament vs. South Dakota on May 10.
2016 (Junior)
Earned First Team All-Summit League honorsā¦.named to the Summit League All-Tournament teamā¦selected to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll...tabbed as a Summit League Distinguished Scholar and as a NFCA Scholar-Athlete...played in 56 games with 46 starts in the outfieldā¦was second on the team with a .333 batting average with 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs, six stolen bases and 22 RBIā¦also had a .619 slugging percentage and a .429 on-base percentage (second on the team)ā¦set career marks in runs scored (29), hits (35), doubles, homers, RBI, slugging percentage and on base percentageā¦reached base seven straight times April 14-16ā¦connected for her first career home run on April 10 against South Dakota Stateā¦went 3-for-3 with two home runs against IUPUI in the Summit League Tournament (May 12).
2015 (Sophomore)Ā
Appeared in 46 games with 45 starts in right field as a sophomoreā¦hit .256 with 17 runs, seven RBI, and five doublesā¦posted a .976 fielding percentage in 42 chances in right fieldā¦had a seven game hitting streak during the seasonā¦went 2-for-3 against Valparaiso on Mar. 8 with three RBI and two stolen basesā¦had four put-outs against UT-Arlington on Feb. 7.
2014 (Freshman)Ā
Started 48 games in right field in her first year at UNO...hit .243 with 25 runs, five RBI, one double and two triples...posted a .931 fielding percentage in 29 chances in right field...opened the season on an eight-game hit streak, tied for the longest on the team...tied for the team lead with six sacrifice hits and went 3-for-5 in stolen bases...recorded a .383 on-base percentage, fourth on the team...drew 23 walks and three hit by pitches...posted a hit in seven of the final nine games on the season...went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 21.
Omaha Central High School
Was a four-year starter at Omaha Central under coach Ryan Neelā¦set the Nebraska Class A record with a .609 batting average in her junior season in 2011 and tied state records of four doubles in a game and five total hits in a gameā¦finished with 18 doubles and three triplesā¦in her senior year, hit .465 and led her team in stolen bases for the fourth consecutive year...was named to the Midwest Sports All-Nebraska Team as a junior and seniorā¦earned Omaha World-Herald Second-Team All-State honors and was an all-state honorable mention selection as a freshman and sophomoreā¦was a member of National Honor Society and the Academic Honor Roll...played club softball for the Wichita Mustangs and most recently Omaha Fury Gold under coach Ron Jonesā¦hit .471 in the leadoff spot and played shortstop, second base and outfieldā¦won the 16U Kansas State Championship with the Wichita Mustangsā¦also played basketball and tennis.
Personal
Born March 26 in Omahaā¦daughter of Bob and Vania Mancusoā¦has two brothers, Bobby and Marco, and one sister, Bellaā¦father, Bob, played baseball at Colorado and Iowa State and was an Academic All-American before playing professionally in Italy from 1983-84ā¦majoring in Speech-Language Pathology.
Second Team All-Summit League (2017)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Summit League Distinguished Scholar (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
First Team All-Summit League (2016)
Summit League All-Tournament Team (2016)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2016)
2017 (Senior)Ā
Earned Second Team All-Summit League honors...started all 45 games during her senior seasonā¦hit .340 with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 RBIā¦had a .458 slugging percentā¦led the Summit League with 17 stolen bases..went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases vs. Toledo on Feb. 12ā¦went 3-for-3 vs. No. 12/13 LSU on March 17ā¦had a 3-for-5 effort at Nebraska on March 22ā¦went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the Summit League Tournament vs. South Dakota on May 10.
2016 (Junior)
Earned First Team All-Summit League honorsā¦.named to the Summit League All-Tournament teamā¦selected to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll...tabbed as a Summit League Distinguished Scholar and as a NFCA Scholar-Athlete...played in 56 games with 46 starts in the outfieldā¦was second on the team with a .333 batting average with 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs, six stolen bases and 22 RBIā¦also had a .619 slugging percentage and a .429 on-base percentage (second on the team)ā¦set career marks in runs scored (29), hits (35), doubles, homers, RBI, slugging percentage and on base percentageā¦reached base seven straight times April 14-16ā¦connected for her first career home run on April 10 against South Dakota Stateā¦went 3-for-3 with two home runs against IUPUI in the Summit League Tournament (May 12).
2015 (Sophomore)Ā
Appeared in 46 games with 45 starts in right field as a sophomoreā¦hit .256 with 17 runs, seven RBI, and five doublesā¦posted a .976 fielding percentage in 42 chances in right fieldā¦had a seven game hitting streak during the seasonā¦went 2-for-3 against Valparaiso on Mar. 8 with three RBI and two stolen basesā¦had four put-outs against UT-Arlington on Feb. 7.
2014 (Freshman)Ā
Started 48 games in right field in her first year at UNO...hit .243 with 25 runs, five RBI, one double and two triples...posted a .931 fielding percentage in 29 chances in right field...opened the season on an eight-game hit streak, tied for the longest on the team...tied for the team lead with six sacrifice hits and went 3-for-5 in stolen bases...recorded a .383 on-base percentage, fourth on the team...drew 23 walks and three hit by pitches...posted a hit in seven of the final nine games on the season...went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 21.
Omaha Central High School
Was a four-year starter at Omaha Central under coach Ryan Neelā¦set the Nebraska Class A record with a .609 batting average in her junior season in 2011 and tied state records of four doubles in a game and five total hits in a gameā¦finished with 18 doubles and three triplesā¦in her senior year, hit .465 and led her team in stolen bases for the fourth consecutive year...was named to the Midwest Sports All-Nebraska Team as a junior and seniorā¦earned Omaha World-Herald Second-Team All-State honors and was an all-state honorable mention selection as a freshman and sophomoreā¦was a member of National Honor Society and the Academic Honor Roll...played club softball for the Wichita Mustangs and most recently Omaha Fury Gold under coach Ron Jonesā¦hit .471 in the leadoff spot and played shortstop, second base and outfieldā¦won the 16U Kansas State Championship with the Wichita Mustangsā¦also played basketball and tennis.
Personal
Born March 26 in Omahaā¦daughter of Bob and Vania Mancusoā¦has two brothers, Bobby and Marco, and one sister, Bellaā¦father, Bob, played baseball at Colorado and Iowa State and was an Academic All-American before playing professionally in Italy from 1983-84ā¦majoring in Speech-Language Pathology.
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