{"id":594,"date":"2026-06-06T09:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=594"},"modified":"2026-06-06T09:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:10:26","slug":"soudertons-liam-oleary-considered-stepping-away-from-baseball-now-hes-leading-st-johns-into-a-super-regional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=594","title":{"rendered":"Souderton\u2019s Liam O\u2019Leary considered stepping away from baseball. 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The only answer I could come up with was that I wanted to keep playing baseball and play at the highest level possible for as long as I could. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFrom that day forward, I committed to doing everything I could to improve, both on and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Three years later, O\u2019Leary, 21, has done exactly that. Now he is an ace pitcher for St. John\u2019s as it prepares for the NCAA super regionals this weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Red Storm begin play against host Alabama on Saturday (9 p.m., ESPN2), and it\u2019s their first super regional appearance since 2012. But despite being the underdogs, O\u2019Leary isn\u2019t nervous.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe came here to win,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited, but we still have that \u2018nothing to lose\u2019 mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Baseball has been a part of O\u2019Leary\u2019s life for as long as he can remember. The second of four children and the oldest boy, he was handed a baseball practically the day he was born. The sport became a shared love with his dad, Kevin \u2014 his first coach \u2014 and now his two younger brothers, Finn (15) and Nolan (11).<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After the unexpected death of his father in 2022 and his mother, Jenny, in 2024, Liam\u2019s relationship with the game shifted. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLiam and my dad were incredibly close, best friends, really,\u201d said Shanleigh O\u2019Leary, Liam\u2019s older sister. \u201cMy dad loved baseball, and when he passed away, Liam wasn\u2019t sure he wanted to keep playing baseball because it was so connected to him. I felt it was important for him to keep doing something he loved and something that kept him connected to Dad.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey had a tradition where before tournaments my dad would get Liam a Wawa breakfast sandwich and draw a smiley face on it with ketchup. I always joke that somehow he\u2019d find a way to show up in Alabama with a Wawa breakfast sandwich and a ketchup smiley face.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The family\u2019s love for the game persists, and Liam keeps leveling up. His younger brothers hope to follow in his footsteps, too.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy family, especially my younger brothers, means everything to me,\u201d O\u2019Leary said. \u201cHaving them watch me play means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=590\">\u2018I hope I left my legacy there\u2019: Gavin McKenna among the top prospects who spoke at NHL scouting combine<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Added Shanleigh: \u201cMy younger brothers really look up to Liam. They joke about eventually outdoing Liam. They\u2019re very competitive. It\u2019s funny hearing them talk about where they\u2019re going to play college baseball when one is in fifth grade.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Liam worked his way into Division I baseball. He\u2019s on his third school in as many years since graduating from Souderton and has racked up accolades along the way.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>With a 3.25 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 105\u2153 innings across 16 starts, O\u2019Leary has been crucial in helping the Red Storm to the super regionals. He pitched three complete games this season \u2014 the first Red Storm player to do so in 23 years, according to the school \u2014 and unanimously earned first-team all-Big East honors. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Leary played his sophomore season at Lackawanna College in Scranton, which he led to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II College World Series and struck out 121 batters in 83 innings.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mike McCarry, O\u2019Leary\u2019s coach at Lackawanna, recognized early that he was a force to be reckoned with. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEarly in October, I identified that this kid was going to be special,\u201d McCarry said. \u201cHe throws a lot of strikes, he has really good secondary pitches, and, more than anything, he\u2019s probably the most relentlessly competitive kid I\u2019ve ever had \u2014 almost to a point where he\u2019s nonsensically competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>McCarry and the staff at Lackawanna not only sharpened his skills to get him to St. John\u2019s, but also formed a strong, lasting bond with O\u2019Leary and the team. McCarry and a few of O\u2019Leary\u2019s former teammates are flying to Alabama to watch him in the tournament.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe culture there was amazing,\u201d O\u2019Leary said. \u201cEverybody wanted to see each other succeed. Whether it was in the weight room or on the field, I always wanted to win. I wanted my teammates to win, too. Having that drive, and being around people with that same drive, really elevated me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>With a community of family, friends, coaches, and teammates behind him, O\u2019Leary is ready for what\u2019s next on the field.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is the game I love,\u201d O\u2019Leary said. \u201cIt\u2019s the game I grew up with. There\u2019s nothing I\u2019d rather do than keep playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=588\">Kyle Schwarber was at the center of Phillies\u2019 8-6 slugfest win over the White Sox: \u2018He set the tone for us\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O&#8217;Leary took a winding road to Division I baseball amid the loss of his parents in 2022 and 2024. 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