[6] Orlan attended Deep Run High School (2009) in Glen Allen, where he pitched and played first base and outfield for the baseball team while batting right-handed.

[1][2] For college, Orlan attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in Management and pitched for the Tar Heels.

[2][11] As a junior in 2012, in 38 games (leading the Atlantic Coast Conference) Orlan was 8-1 with a 2.21 ERA, striking out 66 batters in 57 innings as he walked 11 hitters.

[1][13] He began his professional career in 2013 with the Auburn Doubledays of the A (Short) New York-Penn League, starting 11 of the 13 games in which he pitched, and going 1-5 with a 3.65 ERA.

[14] In 2014 Orlan pitched again for Auburn, going 1-0 with a 4.19 ERA in 17 relief appearances as he struck out 37 batters in 34.1 innings, and pitched for the Hagerstown Suns of the A South Atlantic League, going 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA in 6 relief appearances as he struck out 21 batters in 14.1 innings.

[13] In 2015 Orlan pitched again for Hagerstown, going 3-1 with a 3.23 ERA and 4 saves in 27 relief appearances as he stuck out 68 batters in 55.2 innings, and pitched for the Potomac Nationals of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, going 0-0 with a 2.20 ERA and a save in 8 relief appearances while striking out 17 batters in 16.1 innings.

"[22] Orlan pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic main tournament in March 2017.