CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete |
2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024 |
Career: Dependable reserve catcher and right-handed bench hit in her time on the Main Line … Appeared in 54 games during her collegiate career with 55 total at bats … Hit her first collegiate home run while playing close to home in a road series at Seton Hall her freshman year … All four of her career hits through junior year came in pinch-hitting assignments … Hard worker who gave Villanova valuable depth at the catcher position … In each of her years at the collegiate level has been named a Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete and earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all semesters of her collegiate career and 2024 Mechanical Engineering Academic Distinction Award winner.
2024: Saw the most playing time of her career with 12 starts behind the plate … Tallied two hits and five hits in 24 at bats … Worked five walks and was hit by a pitch twice … Did not commit an error behind the plate all year with 53 putouts and three assists … Walked in a pair of plate appearances at Georgia Tech … Poked an RBI single against Central Michigan for her lone regular season base knock … Made a career-high eight putouts behind the dish against CMU … Broke through in the NCAA Regional game against Arkansas with Villanova's first hit of the day that resulted in the game's first run.
2023: Made 10 appearances for the Wildcats as a right-handed batter and catcher with one start on the year … Earned one start as the catcher against Auburn and made a season-high three putouts behind the plate … Pinch hit six times for the Wildcats and totaled one hit and two RBI … Earned three substitute appearances behind the plate against Auburn, Pennsylvania and Princeton … Reached base for the first time on the season with a walk against Dayton … Lone hit of her junior campaign was a pinch-hit RBI single against Drexel on April 12 … Drove in her second run of the season with a fielder's choice at St. John's on April 15.
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2022: Appeared in 15 games during the season as a right-handed bat off the bench … Entered 10 games as a pinch hitter and spent time behind the plate in six games during the year … Had one hit and was hit by a pitch once in 15 plate appearances … Hit by a pitch in the season opener against Marshall … Delivered a pinch-hit single in a win over East Carolina … Recorded 12 putouts behind the plate.
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2021: Saw action in 10 games as a freshman and had nine plate appearances on the year … Went 2-for-9 with a run scored and two runs batted in … The two RBI came on May 1 when she played close to home at Seton Hall and crushed a two-run pinch-hit home run in a 10-3 victory … Pinch hit in the sixth inning and hit a 1-1 pitch far over the fence in left field … Earlier in the season recorded her first collegiate hit in a pinch-hitting appearance against Hofstra on March 14 … Pinch hit eight times during the season and made two appearances as a defensive substitution behind the plate … Registered four putouts in her only fielding chances.
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Club Softball: Played for Jersey Intensity Softball for three years.
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Hillsborough High School: Earned a total of seven varsity letters during her scholastic career, including four in softball and three in volleyball … Two-year team captain for both sports … Was a .439 career hitter in softball and was nominated as one of the top 50 players in New Jersey during her junior season … Two-time first team All-Skyland Conference … Two-time all-area selection, including first team as a junior and second team as a sophomore … Achieved Honor Roll status academically every semester … Inducted to the French Honors Society as a senior.
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Personal: Born 6/22/02 in Somerset, N.J. … Older of two children of Richard and Deborah Orr … Has a younger brother, Alexander … Hobbies include playing the guitar, piano and ukulele … Enjoys hiking and exploring nature … Chose to attend Villanova for its outstanding academics, the softball program and coaching staff, and the overwhelming sense of community across campus … Mechanical Engineering major.