O'Reilly Named MWL Pitcher of Week

PEORIA, IL - The Midwest League announced Monday that Peoria Chiefs pitcher Mike O'Reilly was named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 5-11. This marks the first individual award for a Chiefs pitcher in the 2017 season.

     O'Reilly beat Kane County at home on Wednesday with the Chiefs first nine-inning complete-game shutout since May of 2013. He allowed two hits, both to Anfernee Grier, walked one and struck out three in the 6-0 Chiefs win. The outing marked his four straight quality start and he has gone at least five innings in all six starts this season. The outing also marked the second time this season O'Reilly has entered the ninth inning with one hit or less allowed.
     O'Reilly, 22, is 4-1 with a 1.69 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP in nine games and six starts. He has struck out 42 and walked just four over 48 innings while holding opponents to a .183 average. Among MWL starters with at least 48 innings he is first in WHIP, third in average against and fifth in ERA. O'Reilly has the two longest Chiefs outings of the season and is tied for the most single-game strikeouts as he whiffed 10 over 8 1/3 innings in a one-hitter on May 20. A native of Wading River, NY he was drafted in the 27^th round of the 2016 draft out of Flagler College.
     O'Reilly is the first Chiefs player to win a league award in 2017 and is one of five Chiefs named to the MWL All-Star Game which will be played Tuesday, June 20 in Midland, Michigan. Last season the Chiefs collected three Pitcher of the Week Awards with Brennan Leitao winning in May and Ryan Helsley getting the honor in April and September.