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	#4 - Carla O'Rourke
	Class: Senior Height/Weight: 5-5     Hometown: Endicott, N.Y. Position: OF     High School: Union Endicott   Bats: L

2007: Played in 34 games for the Retrievers and made 14 starts, primarily in right field… Hit .212 with seven hits in 33 at-bats… Drove in eight runs and scored seven… Hit a three-run homer in the first game of a doubleheader at Howard (March 27)… Hit a two-run double against Niagara in the UMBC Spring Classic (March 23)… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at George Washington (March 6)… Selected to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2006: Played in 50 games with 32 starts, primarily in left and right field… Hit .333 with 23 hits in 69 at-bats and added six doubles, three triples and a home run, all career highs… Also set new career marks with 26 runs scored and 12 RBI… Posted four sacrifice bunts on the season, third-most on the team… Put together a five-game hitting streak from March 17-22, hitting .384 (5-for-13) with five runs scored and four RBI… Hit her first career home run against St. Joseph’s in the Delaware State Bash at the Beach… Went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two triples and a run scored in the second game of the Coppin State double-header… Drove in two runs with a double and a sac bunt and also scored a run in her first game of the season against Hampton at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Classic.

2005: Played in 26 games, starting nine, and hit .192 with five hits, including two doubles, in 26 at-bats… Scored seven runs for the Retrievers.

Background: Received all-conference honors and was a Gatorade High School Player of the Year… Led her team to the Section IV championship… Also captained the tennis and volleyball teams… Was a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club and Honor Roll… Daughter of Cathy and Jeff O'Rourke… Has a younger sister, Danielle… Born July 1, 1986… Majoring in visual arts.