MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University baseball head coach Steve Sabins has named Chris Reilly as the Director of Pitching and Pitching Personnel.
 
"Chris Reilly will make our program better," Sabins said. "I have personally relied on Chris' advice for the last 15 years and I am thrilled for his knowledge, judgement, and vision to impact the lives of our players. He is hardworking, humble, and will consistently do what it takes for our team to be great. He knows what players at the highest level need to look like and what they need to do to get better and will be an asset in recruiting and the development of our pitching staff."
 
"Chris is a rockstar, but also brings an exceptional family with him to Morgantown," Sabins continued. "His wife, Megan, is a successful entrepreneur, an incredible mom, and the ultimate team player and his three daughters are the kindest girls I have had the luxury of being around. Chris and his family are the total package and will reflect what our program stands for. I couldn't be more excited for Chris and his family to be Mountaineers."
 
Reilly joins the Mountaineers from the Boston Red Sox, where he served as an area scout since 2020 and was named the George Digby Scout of the Year in 2022. Before working with the Red Sox, he was an area scout for the Oakland Athletics from 2016-20 and was named the Dick Bogard Scout of the Year in 2018. He has additional professional scouting experience working for the Florida Marlins from 2009-12.
 
"I'm thankful to Coach Sabins for the opportunity to join the Mountaineer family," Reilly said. "Having observed WVU baseball as a scout, opposing coach, and player over the past two decades, the ascension of the program has been truly remarkable. I feel honored to work with a staff, administration, and fan base that is so passionate about the success of our players, program, and university."
 
At the collegiate level, Reilly was an assistant coach for Daytona State College from 2009-16, serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2015, the Daytona State pitching staff had a 2.68 ERA which ranked fourth in the NJCAA and was the lowest in program history. He also worked for the Falcons from 2005-07, helping lead the team to back-to-back Mid-Florida Conference championships.
 
Between stints at Daytona State, Reilly was an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati from 2007-09. The Bearcats set a program record with 39 wins in 2008 as the pitching staff put together a 4.37 ERA, the lowest for Cincinnati since 1979.
 
Reilly pitched at both Seton Hall University (2000-01) and Oklahoma State University (2002). He was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after leading the Cowboys in wins, innings pitched, and strikeouts. Reilly was also named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2000 while with the Pirates.
 
He signed with the Baltimore Orioles after college and played two seasons in the organization before pitching for two seasons with the Windy City Thunderbolts in the Frontier League.
 
Reilly earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State in 2005. A native of Bound Brook, N.J, he and his wife Megan have three daughters, Harper, Stella, and Kate.
 
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