A record-setting, four-year starter at shortstop for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle softball team from 1990 through 1993, Andrea Roark was the first bona-fide star in a program that successfully made the move from club team to intercollegiate status.

Part of the first softball class to experience four straight winning seasons, Roark helped Tech post a 98-71 record over four years, and she was the first Golden Eagle hitter to break the .400 barrier when she batted .431 as a junior in 1992.

Roark set almost every Tech batting record during her four-year career, setting standards that would stand for nearly a decade. By the time of her graduation, she as the TTU career leader in batting average (.355), at bats (532), runs scored (121), hits (189), total bases (271), doubles (27), triples (23), RBI (68) and walks (52).

She was named to the first-ever Ohio Valley Conference all-OVC team as a senior in 1993. During that campaign, she was an extremely tough out, batting .356. She led her team in at bats (146), runs (33), hits (52), total bases (74), triples (6), stolen bases (11) and walks (10). The team’s 26-19 record was the second-best record for a TTU softball team.

A full decade after her playing career, her name still appeared many times in the Golden Eagle record book. At the time of her induction, her eight triples in both 1991 and 1992 ranked second all-time, while her .431 batting average in 1992 was still the fourth-best ever. Perhaps her most amazing feat is her low strikeout totals. In 1990 and 1991, Roark established herself a school record of three strikeouts in the entire season. In career numbers, she still ranked first in triples, third in walks and fifth in runs scored, batting average and total bases in 2004.

Not only was she an extremely talented player, Roark was also an excellent student. She was named the CoSIDA Academic All-America team in 1993 and was a two-time academic all-district selection. She was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll a record 10 semesters and was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll three straight years from 1991 through 1993.

She received her bachelor’s degree in secondary education in December, 1993.