O’Malley made an immediate splash as the starting backstop both with the bat and with the glove as the Oilers split a doubleheader against Wheeling Jesuit. He was 6-for-9 at the plate combined with three runs scored and a pair of RBI.
Batting seventh in the order, O’Malley was a perfect 4-for-4 in game one with three of Findlay’s 12 runs scored. His first career RBI was part of a three-run third frame as UF opened up a 9-0 lead at that point.
In game two, O’Malley was moved up to fifth in the lineup and proved to be a tough out with two hits in five plate appearances. He had an RBI single in the seventh inning.
O’Malley also impressed with the pop time, gunning down two would-be base stealers and not allowing any stolen bases against him.
He worked with batterymates Colin Gossard (5 IP, 2 H, 9 K) and Jordan Bekier on a four-hitter.