2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Ryan Haff
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 195
- Position:
- 1B/DH
- Hometown:
- Oakbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Hinsdale Central
Career Highs
- Hits: 1, 6 times
- Doubles: 1, at Florida Atlantic, 03/05/17 ; at Lamar University, Feb 18, 2017 ; vs Northeastern, Mar 04, 2019
- Total bases: 2, at Florida Atlantic, 03/05/17 ; at Lamar University, Feb 18, 2017 ; vs Northeastern, Mar 04, 2019
- RBI: 2, vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018
- Runs scored: 1, 7 times
- Walks: 1, Milwaukee, Feb 17, 2017
- Hit by pitch: 1, vs Sacred Heart, Feb 17, 2019
- Sac bunts: 1, vs South Dakota State, Feb 18, 2018
- At bats: 3, vs Austin Peay, Feb 18, 2018 ; vs South Dakota State, Feb 18, 2018 ; at Coastal Carolina, Feb 23, 2018
- Caught stealing: 1, at Coastal Carolina, Mar 11, 2017
- Field chances: 14, vs Austin Peay, Feb 18, 2018
- Putouts: 13, vs Austin Peay, Feb 18, 2018
- Assists: 1, vs Austin Peay, Feb 18, 2018 ; at Coastal Carolina, Feb 23, 2018 ; Illinois State, Mar 22, 2019
Redshirt Senior - 2019
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 14 games
- .083 (1-12), 2B
- Video making a 43-yd field goal to get out of conditioning in Jan. 2019 has over 250,000 views (link)
Redshirt Junior - 2018
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 16 games with three starts at first base
- .200 (3-15), 3 RBI, R
- .333 (1-3) in Big Ten games
- Third on the team with 13 games as a sub
- .333 (2-6) as pinch hitter
- .429 (3-7) with two outs
- Career-high two RBIs against Michigan State 3/9/18
Redshirt Sophomore - 2017
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 17 games
- Primarily used as a pinch runner
- .167 (2-12), 5 R, 2 2B
- Doubled at Lamar 2/18/17 and Florida Atlantic 3/5/17
Redshirt-Freshman - 2016
- 3 games played
- 0-1 at Indiana 5/15/16 in only at-bat of the season
- Pinch ran at Maryland 5/7/16 in first career action
- Pinch ran vs. Michigan 5/19/16
Freshman - 2015
- Redshirted the 2015 season
High School
- Earned the 2014 West Suburban All-Conference Award
- Awarded to play for the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association all-area team in 2014
- Selected to play in 2014 ICA All-star game as starting shortstop
- Voted Hinsdale Central 2014 MVP for Baseball
- Lettered twice for baseball in 2013 and 2014
- Earned Scholar Athlete Award in both 2013, and 2014 as well as All Academic Athlete in 2014
- Nominated a West Suburban Conference Academic Achievement Award in 2014
- Named Hinsdale Central Athletic Council Athlete of the Month in 2014
- Holds school record for most triples in a season with six triples
- Received honor roll all four years at Hinsdale Central.
Personal
- Born June 1, 1996
- Parents are Hank Haff and Diane Lis-Haff
- Has two sisters, Kaylee and Alexa
- Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in business
- Majoring in business (MBA)
- Cousin, Erik Lis, played at University of Evansville and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins
- Started a charity called Double Play for Baseball, which collects and distributes gently used baseball equipment to underprivileged baseball programs
- Hobbies include playing ping pong and golf
- Favorite athlete is Tim Tebow because of how he has stuck to his core values and belief in God despite media pressures
- Credits his father for influencing his mental and physical side of the game as well as attending almost all his baseball games in his 14 years of playing.
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