Raised in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, Reilly attended Holy Spirit High School, where he played baseball before graduating in 2005.
[1] Following graduation, Reilly enrolled at Rutgers University, where he would be a member of the baseball team.
[3] In the fall of 2011, Reilly returned to Rutgers to become a volunteer assistant working with catchers.
On August 17, 2017, Reilly was named the hitting and recruiting coordinator for the Lafayette Leopards.
[7] Reilly was most notable for coaching the Class Clown of Lafayette College.