#17 Ryan O'Rourke Year: Senior Position: Outfield Bats/Throws: R/L Height/Weight: 6-1/200 Hometown: Norwood, MA Previous School: Norwood

2007: Appeared in 25 games with 19 starts, mostly as the team's designated hitter...Had a two-hit, two-RBI performance in a loss at Saint Leo on 3/4...Had a pair of hits in a doubleheader split with Assumption on 3/24...Went one-for-two with two RBI and one run scored, along with a double, vs. Bentley on 4/9...Made two appearances as a pitcher, with both coming in relief.

2006: Appeared in 28 games with 20 starts and finished with a.200 batting average...He had 13 hits and five runs scored, as well as a pair of doubles, a home run and six runs batted in...Also drew eight walks.

2005: Played in seven games, starting two as the designated hitter...Batted .273 in 11 at bats...Hit his first career homerun, a two-run shot, in the seventh inning against #4 University of Tampa on 3/8.

Personal: Son of Francis and Susan...Has five younger siblings, Kelsey, Dan, Jack, Quinn, and his brother Mike who is a freshman on this year's team...Graduated from Norwood High School, where he played football, ice hockey and baseball...Earned his team's 10th Player Award in baseball and was an All-Bay State Conference First Team selection in his senior year...In ice hockey, O'Rourke was a Daily News Transcript All-Star...Majoring in criminal justice and aspires to work in law enforcement.