Honors
2016
SoCon Honor Roll
2016 (Senior): Made 13 appearances with 11 starts… Worked in 45.0 innings, striking out 31 hitters… Earned a 4-3 record with a 4.60 Earned Run Average… Allowed just nine extra base hits… Worked as the midweek starter before transitioning into a weekend starter… Earned two shut out relief appearances… Earned his first win of the season after working 5.0 innings allowing three hits and two earned runs against Campbell (Mar. 30)… Earned a quality start against Wake Forest (Apr. 13) going 6.0 innings, allowing three hits, two runs and struck out three… Earned a win in SoCon action after going 7.0 innings, allowing six hits and one earned run against ETSU (Apr. 23)… Threw 5.0 shut out innings against Wofford (May 8) allowing three hits and struck out two batters.
2015 (Junior): Made 15 appearances and started one game on the mound … Compiled a 3.15 earned run average and 0-1 record over 20 innings pitched … Held opposing batters to a .203 average … Fanned a season-high four batters at Elon (Feb. 25) … Made his lone start of the campaign at NC State (March 18) … Allowed just one extra base hit the entire season … Tallied multiple strikeouts in four appearances … Pitched in six conference games and gave up just three earned runs.
Pitt Community College (2014): Hurled 56.0 innings and compiled a 2.57 earned run average as a sophomore at Pitt Community College … Started 10 games and amassed a 5-3 record while throwing three complete games … Averaged nine strikeouts per appearance with 56 total … Tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts in a 4-0 victory over Harford Community College … Picked up a complete-game win over Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) in the Region X conference tournament at historic Grainger Stadium in Kinston, N.C. … Twirled a complete-game shutout over FDTC in conference play.
University of Alabama (2013): Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen as a freshman ... Was 1-1 with a save and maintained a 3.44 ERA and .193 batting average against - a team low amongst bullpen regulars - after recording 34.0 innings pitched with 27 strikeouts ... Posted a 1-1 record with one save and a 6.08 ERA against SEC opponents ... Saw action in 11 conference games, totaling 13.1 innings pitched ... Allowed a hit in 2.1 scoreless innings in the opener at top-ranked Vanderbilt (5.16), with two strikeouts ... Struck out both batters he faced in relief of Justin Kamplain versus Texas A&M (4/27) ... Dealt a scoreless eighth inning and allowed only one hit in the victory over Southern Miss (4/24), needing only five pitches to deal with the three batters he faced ... Earned his first career win after getting the final two outs against No. 2 LSU (4/21), did not allow a base runner and needed only three total pitches to retire the Tigers ... Pitched a scoreless inning in relief in the 16-inning game versus No. 2 LSU (4/20) ... Threw two scoreless, hitless innings versus Alcorn State (4/10) when he allowed a walk and struck out one ... Struck out two of the batters he faced to preserve a scoreless inning of work versus No. 9 Arkansas (4/4) ... Threw three scoreless innings at Auburn (3/29), allowing a one hit and two walks with two strikeouts ... Threw the final 2.2 innings at Georgia (3/23) to earn his first career save ... Hurled two innings in relief of Tucker Hawley at Samford (3/19), allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts ... Threw three innings of relief in the first game against Memphis (3/12), allowing one run on two walks ... Struck out three of the 13 batters he faced in his relief appearance versus Auburn (3/5), allowing two unearned runs ... Went for 3.1 scoreless innings in the series opener versus Tulane (3/1), allowing a hit and a walk with a career-high four strikeouts ... Provided 1.1 innings of relief in the opening game of the series at Florida Atlantic (2/22) ... Did not allow a run or a hit against the Owls but had two walks and a strikeout before giving way to Jake Hubbard for the final two outs of the game ... Pitched 0.2 scoreless innings against No. 21 Southern Mississippi (2/19), allowing one hit and striking out one batter ... Was the first man out of the bullpen in game two of the series against VMI ... Threw 3.0 innings in his Alabama debut, allowing an unearned run on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
High School: Was a 2012 preseason Atlantic All-Region first team selection by Perfect Game USA ... Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in North Carolina and No. 344 nationally by Perfect Game USA ... Posted a 7-2 record and 1.58 ERA in 2011 with 95 strikeouts in 57.1 innings, helping Northwest Guilford High School (19-10) win the Piedmont-Triad 4A conference tournament ... Posted five shutouts during his junior season ... Was named the 2011 Most Valuable Pitcher for Northwest Guilford ... 2011 Perfect Game Preseason High School Underclassmen All-American ... All-area selection in both baseball and basketball in 2011 ... Helped his club team “the Dirtbags” win the 2010 WWBA World Championship ... Averaged 10.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game on the basketball court as a junior to earn all-conference accolades ... High school baseball head coach was Sonny Gann.
Personal: Born Keaton Erik Haack on Oct. 25, 1993 in Greensboro, N.C. ... Son of Erik and Jill Haack ... Has two younger brothers, Weston and Peyton ... Uncle Jamie Arendt played college football and professional baseball ... Uncle Brad Arendt played college football ... Majoring in business administration.
