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35 John O'Reilly

  • Class Senior
  • Position RHP
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 205
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Northvale, N.J.
  • High School Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan

Biography

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates
2018 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List

2017 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
2016 Spring Academic All-Big Ten


2018 (Senior): Started the series opener on the mound each of the 14 weekends ... signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates ... named Academic All-Big Ten (5/30) for the third time ... finished career ranked second in program history with 49 starts, fourth with 300.2 innings and seventh with 174 strikeouts ... led the staff with five wins ... ranked fourth in the Big Ten after the regular season with 86.1 innings pitched ... tied for first among conference pitchers with 54.1 innings in league play ... had nine outings of at least six innings, including one complete game ... struck out 43 ... induced a team-high 11 double plays ... honored on Senior Day (5/18) ... went 7.2 innings in final appearance versus No. 11 Minnesota (5/17) with six runners left on base, 12 outs on the ground and three strikeouts ... pitched 5.1 innings at Maryland (5/11) ... left with the lead after pitching 6.1 innings versus No. 13 Michigan (5/4) ... turned in seven innings with three earned runs allowed at Purdue (4/27) ... worked into the ninth inning against Nebraska (4/20) to earn the win with two runs allowed ... beat La Salle (4/6) by pitching six shutout innings with five strikeouts ... won at Michigan State (3/30) by tossing eight innings with 12 outs on the ground ... pitched first career complete game with only one unearned run permitted versus Penn State (3/23), striking out six and scattering five hits ... it was one of three nine-inning performances across the league game in a conference game all season ... did not walk a batter over five innings at No. 27 Florida Gulf Coast (3/16) ... picked up first win of the season with one run allowed over 7.2 innings versus Army (3/9) ... posted five consecutive scoreless frames to finish six-inning start at Old Dominion (3/3) ... worked 4.1 innings versus No. 17 Indiana (2/23) ... started the season opener on the mound at No. 9 Miami (2/16).

2017 (Junior): Led the pitching staff with 14 starts on the mound ... named Academic All-Big Ten (5/31) ... first on the team and 11th in the Big Ten after the regular season with 76.2 innings pitched ... earned four wins ... struck out 44 hitters ... struck out a season-high eight hitters over seven innings at Northwestern (5/19) ... collected the win at Iowa (4/23) by pitching five innings and keeping the lead ... retired the first 19 batters in an eight-inning start to beat Purdue (4/16), striking out seven and allowing just three hits and two runs ... did not allow an earned run in three innings to pick up the win at Lafayette (4/11) ... tossed 7.1 innings against Maryland (4/2) with six strikeouts and three earned runs allowed ... left with the lead at USC Upstate (3/25) after working 5.2 innings ... pitched five innings in starts at No. 21 Florida Gulf Coast and at North Florida (3/10) ... earned the win at Old Dominion (3/3) by pitching 6.2 innings with four earned runs allowed ... worked five innings at No. 13 Virginia (2/24) ... made the start on Opening Day and pitched seven innings with seven strikeouts, allowing three hits and two runs versus No. 17 Miami (2/17) ... named to the 2017 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (2/15).
 
2016 (Sophomore): Made 14 appearances on the season with 13 starts ... named Academic All-Big Ten (6/1) ... earned one win, but left with the lead in five other starts and tied twice ... second on the staff with 75.2 innings pitched and 53 strikeouts ... induced an average of 12.37 groundouts per nine innings ... picked up six double plays on the ground ... pitched for Orleans in the Cape Cod League over the summer ... struck out five in 6.2 innings in final start of the year versus Northwestern (5/20) ... logged a season-high seven innings with only one run allowed to beat Maryland (5/14) on the road ... collected 13 outs on the ground versus the Terrapins ... recorded five strikeouts in 4.2 innings at No. 21 Michigan (5/7) ... started and struck out six over 6.2 innings in game two of series against Penn State (4/23) ... surrendered two runs over six innings, striking out three in game three of series at Ohio State (4/16) ... struck out four over five innings in a no-decision at Seton Hall (4/12) ... logged six strikeouts in as many innings during start at Michigan State (3/27) ... worked three innings of relief against NJIT (3/19) ... permitted one earned run over six innings and struck out five at No. 16 Florida Atlantic (3/13) ... allowed two runs over six innings in start at Old Dominion (3/6) ... made season debut with 5.1 innings and no earned runs permitted at No. 4 Miami (2/21).
 
2015 (Freshman): Made 15 appearances on the mound with eight starts ... led team with four wins and a 4.35 ERA ... third on the staff with 62.0 innings pitched ... struck out 34 batters with 12 looking ... added two saves ... made first Big Ten start versus No. 13 Iowa (5/15) ... tossed four scoreless innings with only one hit allowed to earn the save in a suspended game from April 22 versus Saint Peter's (5/5) ... pitched two innings of relief at Penn State (5/2) ... allowed zero runs over five innings in start at Villanova (4/29) ... collected the win in start against Wagner (4/21), allowing no earned runs with six strikeouts over seven innings ... started against Lafayette (4/14), allowing two runs and striking out two through five innings ... allowed just one run and three hits over seven innings on the mound against Wagner (4/7) ... started on the hill against Monmouth (4/1), pitching 5.1 innings with four strikeouts ... earned the win against Rider (3/25) with three strikeouts and one run allowed in three innings of work out of the bullpen ... struck out two over two scoreless frames to notch the save against Purdue (3/21) ... earned win over Canisius (3/16) with two earned runs allowed over five innings ... picked up first career win against Iona (3/11), striking out six over 5.2 innings of work ... retired 12 consecutive batters in one stretch against the Gaels ... did not allow an earned run over four innings in collegiate debut at No. 24 Florida Atlantic (3/6).
 
Prior to Rutgers: Played three years of varsity baseball at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan ... served as captain during his senior year ... played for Farrah Scout this past summer ... posted a 7-2 record over 60 innings as a junior, recording a 0.93 ERA with only 30 hits against and 52 strikeouts ... named first team all-league and all-county and second team all-state ... pitched to a 3-0 mark as a sophomore and competed on the freshman team in first scholastic season ... also played on the soccer team, serving as a captain and being selected to the first team all-league and to the Bergen County All-Star Team ... played on the varsity team for three full seasons and part as a freshmen ... honor roll student and winner of the Student-Athlete Award ... served as president of the Chess Club and officer of the Letterman's Club ... member of the Future Business Leaders of America.
 
Personal: Son of Michael and Roseann O'Reilly ... has two older siblings, Michael - who graduated from Quinnipiac in three years and is working towards his doctorate - and Sharon - who is a member of the track team at Bucknell and on the high honor roll ... a criminal justice and labor studies double major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2015Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 190 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2016Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 195 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2017Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 205 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2018Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 205 lbs
    35
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