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By Tim Penman<\/p>\n

As junior pitcher Dylan Mulvihill worked out his arm on the sidelines of practice, he smiled at several Evanston teammates teasing him while flexing their muscles like Randy \u201cMacho Man\u201d Savage.<\/p>\n

The hard throwing righty, along with right-handed senior Russell Snapp, leads an impressive Wildkit<\/a> starting rotation that aims to guide the team one step further than last year\u2019s 4A supersectional berth and into the four-team state tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201c[In the postseason] I learned that pitching carries the team,\u201d Mulvihill said. \u201cWe are a good one-two punch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After setting a school record for postseason victories by winning regional and\u00a0sectional titles last year, Evanston came within three outs of reaching the\u00a0tournament before giving up four late inning runs to South Elgin in anguishing fashion.<\/p>\n

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The Evanston baseball team runs through hitting drills inside the field house. After a 7-2-1 start to the season, the team is poised to make another deep postseason run in 2015. (Tim Penman\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the defeat was a major disappointment, the Wildkits said they can build on the experience they gained from a four-win playoff run.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year shouldn\u2019t be a fluke,\u201d Mulvihill said. \u201cWe can be up there with the perennial powerhouses every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snapp is a finesse pitcher and has been working on adding a changeup to an arsenal that already includes a slider, curve, and fastball, he said. He hopes adding the pitch will help him achieve his goal of beating the school win record of 11, a feat he came within two games of last season, going 9-3.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year [Snapp] was dominant,\u201d said Evanston coach Frank Consiglio. \u201cHe\u2019s very even keeled, does what he needs to do and just beats people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mulvihill relies on his fastball more and said the past summer was a turning point because he had a growth spurt that helped him add six miles per hour to his fastball. His fastball now tops out at 88 mph.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Snapp] and I are different types of pitchers,\u201d Mulvihill said. \u201cHe isn\u2019t overpowering, while I\u2019m going to try and use my strength to my advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evanston is now 9-2-1 and are coming off a 10-0 victory over John F. Kennedy on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Consiglio said he admires Mulvihill\u2019s work ethic and loves the fact that he is a two-sport athlete who started in about a third of Evanston\u2019s basketball games last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerally our multi-sport guys are more dynamic,\u201d Consiglio said. \u201cThey have better instincts. We really like that because we like guys who can play multiple positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Evanston lost its best offensive player, Eli Otting, last year to graduation, their pitching and defense remains reliable, according to Consiglio. Following Snapp and Mulvihill are starters James Allen and Zach Anderson.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have very high expectations,\u201d Consiglio said. \u201cWe are strong where we need to be strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

To cope with an offensive lineup that will likely be weaker, Consiglio said his team will look to be more aggressive on the base paths while waiting for timely hits and momentum created from pitchers like Snapp and Mulvihill.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s too early to say, but I think [Mulvihill] is going Division I,\u201d Snapp said. \u201cI think we both have strengths in different areas so teams that see us in back-to-back games don\u2019t know how to handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n

That confidence has rubbed off on Mulvihill.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeams are going to have to fight against [Snapp] and then fight against me,\u201d Mulvihill said. \u201cIt should be tough for them to take us both.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Evanston starting pitcher Dylan Mulvihill does long toss during practice. He is a two-sport athlete and can reach 88 mph with his fastball. (Tim Penman\/Medill)<\/div>\n

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