![]() "I've gained a little more velocity, added a slider. I'm better suited for the league now that I've been in college for a year," said O'Rourke.Īs for the fall, he's considering an offer to play ball for another college in the U.S. The young right hander is confident his college experience has made him a tougher competitor. In Kansas, his role was to come on late in games as a relief pitcher, but he's ready for MacEachern to give him other opportunities. O'Rourke's goal this year is to be used as a starting pitcher and when needed, as a closer. He's optimistic the teenager can fill the void. MacEachern is counting on his newer faces on the pitching mound to silence those heavy bats, particularly since he lost two of his ace hurlers, Nate Brewer and Paul Doucette, to retirement. "This will be his test season," said manager Jim (Rico) MacEachern, noting the Nova Scotia Senior League has a lot of big hitters. ![]() This will be his first full season with the Sooners, with whom he saw limited service last season due to his school schedule. "It was more a pro style of thing," said O'Rourke. ![]() He says the experience was new and different for him because the coaches gave limited instruction and instead encouraged him to figure things out for himself on the field. ![]() O'Rourke recently completed a year playing for the Garden City Bronco Busters, a junior college team in Garden City, Kansas. ![]() The club begins a new season in Truro this weekend. He may be only 18, but Howie Centre's Reilly O'Rourke has packed a lot of baseball experience into his young life as he pursues a career in the big leagues.Ī former member of Nova Scotia's Canada Games team and a graduate of the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball in Alberta, the 6'6, 225-pound right-handed pitcher is suiting up for the Sydney Sooners of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League. ![]()
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