2020 Softball Roster
O'Rourke, Karsen
Jersey Number 4
Karsen O'Rourke
- Position:
- IF
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Hometown:
- Cameron Park, Calif.
- High School:
- Ponderosa
Bio
Why Lehigh? “For the great educational opportunities and the family atmosphere coach Troyan creates around the softball program.”
As a senior: Second team All-Patriot League… Academic All-Patriot League… team captain… one of two Mountain Hawks to start all 52 games… moved from second base to third base for final 11 games of season… led team with four sacrifices and three sacrifice flies…went 4-for-14 in Patriot League Tournament with two RBI singles… hit first career home run at Penn (3/30)… had three hit games against Fairfield (2/19) and Lafayette (4/2)… season-high three RBIs at Penn (3/30)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Team captain… second team All-Patriot League… Academic All-Patriot League… appeared in all 34 games with 26 starts at second base… also saw time in left field… had a hit in final nine regular season games… went 3-for4 with a RBI at Colgate (4/17)… had two RBIs at Colgate (4/18) and vs. Lafayette (5/9)… had key RBI single in first round Patriot League Tournament win over Colgate (5/13)… went 2-for-3 in season finale against Boston U. (5/15) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Appeared in 14 games… made starts at third base and all three outfield positions… had three hits in season-opening Citrus Blossom Tournament… drove in lone run of season against North Carolina A&T (2/28)… had doubles against New Mexico State (3/8) and Grand Canyon (3/11)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a first-year: Appeared in 49 games... started 20 games at second base and three in right field... went 3-for-3 against Kent State (3/27) with first career RBI and two runs scored... had two hits in nightcap versus Saint Joseph’s (4/3)... 2-for-4 this season with bases loaded… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Three-time all-league selection…honorable mention All-Metro… two-time Ponderosa team MVP… Defensive Player of the Year… batted .480 in 97 career games with 154 hits, 74 RBIs and 105 runs scored… boasted .509 career on-base percentage… played travel ball for the NorCal Firecrackers… multi-time recipient of the Superior Student Achievement Certificate.
Personal: Daughter of James and Kristin… sister Addie.
CAREER STATISTICS
As a senior: Second team All-Patriot League… Academic All-Patriot League… team captain… one of two Mountain Hawks to start all 52 games… moved from second base to third base for final 11 games of season… led team with four sacrifices and three sacrifice flies…went 4-for-14 in Patriot League Tournament with two RBI singles… hit first career home run at Penn (3/30)… had three hit games against Fairfield (2/19) and Lafayette (4/2)… season-high three RBIs at Penn (3/30)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Team captain… second team All-Patriot League… Academic All-Patriot League… appeared in all 34 games with 26 starts at second base… also saw time in left field… had a hit in final nine regular season games… went 3-for4 with a RBI at Colgate (4/17)… had two RBIs at Colgate (4/18) and vs. Lafayette (5/9)… had key RBI single in first round Patriot League Tournament win over Colgate (5/13)… went 2-for-3 in season finale against Boston U. (5/15) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Appeared in 14 games… made starts at third base and all three outfield positions… had three hits in season-opening Citrus Blossom Tournament… drove in lone run of season against North Carolina A&T (2/28)… had doubles against New Mexico State (3/8) and Grand Canyon (3/11)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a first-year: Appeared in 49 games... started 20 games at second base and three in right field... went 3-for-3 against Kent State (3/27) with first career RBI and two runs scored... had two hits in nightcap versus Saint Joseph’s (4/3)... 2-for-4 this season with bases loaded… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Three-time all-league selection…honorable mention All-Metro… two-time Ponderosa team MVP… Defensive Player of the Year… batted .480 in 97 career games with 154 hits, 74 RBIs and 105 runs scored… boasted .509 career on-base percentage… played travel ball for the NorCal Firecrackers… multi-time recipient of the Superior Student Achievement Certificate.
Personal: Daughter of James and Kristin… sister Addie.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
| 2019 | .250 | 49-23 | 60 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1-3 |
| 2020 | .250 | 14-10 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | .294 | 34-33 | 95 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 5-6 |
| 2022 | .288 | 52-52 | 156 | 21 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 4-7 |
| Total: | .280 | 149-118 | 339 | 51 | 95 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 29 | 10-16 |
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