Most aces on high school pitching staffs are proverbial high velocity throwers.

The No. 1 starter for the majority of dominant high school programs possess pitchers who can throw in the upper 80s on a consistent basis.

Eastside Catholic ace Billy Dimlow bucks that trend and has proved it with a performance of the ages during the 2015 on the diamond.

Dimlow, who thrives throwing off-speed pitches, has put together an undefeated record of 8-0 as a starter this year.

The Crusaders finished the 2015 regular season with an overall record of 18-2 and are the No. 1 seed from the Metro League in the postseason.

The Crusaders defeated Roosevelt 5-0 in the first round of the Metro League playoffs on May 9. Crusaders’ head coach Kyle Larsen said Dimlow has played a pivotal factor in his team’s success.

“Billy has thrown about as good as you can throw. He has kept us in games. When we needed him to step up and pick us up he has done it,” Larsen said. “He’s done a lot of big things for us this year.”

Dimlow said his wide assortment of breaking balls is what keeps hitters off-balanced and frustrated.

“I’m not a super hard throwing guy and I couldn’t tell you an exact number,” he said. “I like to think my curveball is my best pitch. It’s a pitch I can rely on and get batters to swing and miss at consistently. This season I have been relying on a lot of off-speed pitches.”

Larsen said the chemistry between Dimlow and catcher Griffin Mueller has been evident since March.

“Billy has gotten a lot better this year at knowing hitters and throwing the correct pitches. A lot of that credit goes to his catcher Griffin. They have been working together really well this year,” Larsen said.

Dimlow said Mueller is a mastermind behind the plate.

“We are on the same wavelength. I barely shake him off because he is so great at calling pitches. I can count on him in any situation to call the right pitch,” Dimlow said of Mueller. “It’s almost at the point now where he knows me better than I know me. He’s been calling great pitches all season and is an unbelievable catcher. I couldn’t have done anything I did this year without him.”

Dimlow, who will continue his baseball career at NCAA Division III Emory University in Atlanta next season, said hoisting a state championship trophy this May is the ultimate goal for the Eastside Catholic baseball program in late May.

“The Metro championship would be cool but the real prize is the state championship. We want to win it all,” he said.

Larsen wants his team to stay consistent during the playoff run.

“Like I told these guys, we’ve had a great season. We just got to keep it up. We don’t have to change anything or do anything crazy. We just got to keep playing our game, not press, understand what we can do and go out and do it.”