IHSA Teams to Watch: Evanston
March 23, 2024
The Illinois high school baseball season kicks off on March 11, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Over the next two weeks, leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2024 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 Rankings.
Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.
Our 2024 preseason coverage continues today.
High School: Evanston Wildkits
Head Coach: Frank Consiglio
Classification: 4A
Conference: Central Suburban League
2023 Record (Finish): 29-8 (Sectional Finals Appearance)
Key Players Lost: Hank Liss (Belmont), Jared Lortie (Hamilton College), Brandon Brokowski, Mason Denlow
ROSTER PREVIEW
Team Strengths: Strong senior core. Depth on the mound.
NAME | STATE | CLASS | POS | COMMITMENT |
Noah Cryns | IL | 2024 | RHP | Lindenwood |
Thomas Ferguson | IL | 2024 | RHP | Haverford College |
Braden Grimm | IL | 2024 | RHP | Minnesota State |
Charlie Kalil | IL | 2024 | INF | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
McHenry Mason | IL | 2024 | RHP | Kenyon College |
Henry Rouch | IL | 2024 | RHP | Lafayette |
Eron Vega | IL | 2024 | INF/RHP | Denison |
Jonah Hofeld | IL | 2024 | OF | |
Jake Kobus | IL | 2024 | INF | |
Matthew Luczak | IL | 2024 | OF | |
Caleb Watson | IL | 2024 | OF | |
Owen Vander-Velde | IL | 2025 | OF | |
Cole Vander-Velde | IL | 2025 | OF | |
Clay Lemmon | IL | 2025 | INF |
Find more information on the 2024 Evanston program below:
+ Follow them on X: @WildkitBaseball
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 homepage