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2018 RMU Softball Roster

8 Olivia Lorusso

8 Olivia Lorusso

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Canon-McMillan
  • Hometown:
    Eighty Four, Pa.

Summary

Biography

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Awards
- 2015 Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll 

Worth Noting
- Became the first Colonial to win NEC Rookie of the Week honors the first two weeks it was awarded in a season

2016 Highlights (Sophomore)
- Started all 56 games at third base
- Hit .250 and was third on team with a .339 on-base percentage
- Tallied 37 hits in 148 at-bats
- Led the team with 18 walks
- Was third on the squad with four home runs
- Went 4-for-4 with seven runs batted in against Kent State (3/30)
- Tied the RMU record with seven RBI versus Kent State (3/30)

2015 Highlights (Freshman)
- Played in 40 of 48 games in her rookie campaign
- Started 38 contests, 36 at third base and two as the designated player
- Was named NEC Rookie of the Week twice—on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23
- Finished fifth on the team in on-base percentage (.325)
- Also was among the top four in home runs (4), RBI (20) and walks (15)
- Hit .368 with a .579 SLG% with two outs and runners in scoring position
- Was 2-for-4 with a homer and a season-high five RBI April 10 at Bucknell
- Launched a mammoth three-run homer to turn a deficit into a lead in the fifth inning of a win over Texas State Feb. 21
- Reached base safely in three of four plate appearances against the Bobcats, including two hits
- Blasted her first collegiate homer off a two-time All-MAC pitcher Feb. 8 against Bowling Green
- Sat among the top five in the NEC in walks in league contests
- Notched season highs in runs (2) and walks (2) in a March 29 win over Mount St. Mary’s
- Also added the first two steals of her collegiate career in that same contest against the Mount
- Hit her first homer in league play in the second game of an April 19 sweep of Wagner
- Had previously gone 1-for-3 with two RBI in the first game against Wagner, a one-run win
- Finished 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI against both St. Bonaventure (Feb. 28) and Maine (March 6)
- Was 2-for-2 with a walk and the first two RBI of her career in a Feb. 7 win over Niagara
- Tallied a RBI double, the first two-bagger of her career, and a walk in a Feb. 20 win over Eastern Michigan
- Started the season opener Feb. 7 vs. Toledo and went 2-for-3 with a run, including knocking a single in her first collegiate plate appearance

Pre-RMU Highlights
- Selected as the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Player of the Year and all-state first team in 2014
- Batted .532 with a 1.285 slugging percentage in her senior season
- Led the state with 16 home runs in 2014 and added 46 RBI and 33 runs scored
- Named as The Almanac's MVP in 2014 after amassing 41 hits, 25 of which went for extra bases
- Claimed all-state honorable mention honors in 2013 after hitting .390 with an .857 SLG%
- Helped Canon-McMillan to the AAAA state championship, its first in school history, and a 25-1 record in her junior year
- Led the title-winning Big Macs in both home runs (7) and RBI (35) in 2013
- Hit a two-run blast in a state tournament game that provided the margin of victory, helping the Big Macs avenge their only loss of the season
- Named to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 10 list following the 2013 season which also saw the Big Macs win the WPIAL championship
- Posted 30 hits during her junior season, 19 of which were of the extra-base variety
- Named all-section by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and to The Almanac's Diamond Dozen list in 2012
- Helped Canon-McMillan win the WPIAL championship and reach the state semifinals in her sophomore season
- Socked eight homers, four doubles and one triple while maintaining a .754 SLG% in 2012
- Finished her Big Macs career with 32 home runs, 25 doubles, five triples and 109 RBI
- Aided Canon-McMillan to a 71-19 record during her four years, including a 16-4 mark in the playoffs, and three state tournament appearances
- Elected to the Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
- Played with Colonial teammate Abrielle McCartney at Canon-McMillan
- Competed for Team Pennsylvania Cyclones on the travel ball scene
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2015Freshman

    Third Base
    8
  • 8

    2016Sophomore

    Third Base
    8
  • 8

    2017Junior

    Third Base
    8
  • 8

    2018Senior

    3B
    8