Warrenton High School incoming senior Austin Haas was recently named to the Class 5 all-state catchers team as an honorable mention. Haas is not a stranger to this list, as he was also named to the Class 4 all-state offensive second team for football earlier in the school year. 

During this past baseball season, Haas was the catcher and lead-off hitter for the Warriors. He helped his team to a program record of 22 wins in a season and ended his junior season with 41 runs, 32 stolen bases and 15 RBI’s. 

Haas was also named GAC North player of the year, first team all-conference and first team all-district. 

Now, after being named to the all-state list, Haas has a big decision to make on whether or not he will play football in college or baseball. This incoming senior still has time to make this decision, but noted it was going to be a difficult one.

High school activities: Link Crew, varsity football and varsity baseball. 

Favorite food: Chicken

Favorite music genre: Country

Favorite sports team: Favorite football team is the Kansas City Chiefs and favorite baseball team is the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Favorite color: Blue

Hobbies: “I used to ride motocross when I was a little kid and I still ride my dirt bike around and just a lot of work, a lot of sports and I play basketball for fun.” 

What career path do you want to take?

“I want to be a business owner and run my own business at one point.” 

What sports did you play growing up?

Motocross, baseball, football, wrestling and basketball. 

Is there a professional baseball player that you look up to?

“I looked up to Yaider Molina a lot when he played. He was a leader on and off the field and he took care of business on the field for sure.”

What's your favorite part about playing baseball?

“When you’re having success and it’s going the way you want because it’s a lot of ups and downs, so when you're at the top of the mountain, it always feels the best.”

Do you have any pre game rituals or superstitions?

“I wear my number seven chain every game and make sure to stretch the same way and eat the same thing. I eat a Subway sandwich with roast beef and I think it’s called the Subway club.”

What has baseball taught you about yourself? 

“You gotta stay composed, because once you get too mad or you get too high or too low, it’s just gonna bite you in the butt, so you gotta stay even and make sure you’re composed all game so you can perform the way you want.”

Do you play for a club baseball team?

“I play for Premier Sports Academy.”

How is club baseball different from high school baseball?

“There's a lot more back to back games, more out of town games and we play on a lot of turf during the summer.”  

Who is your hero?

“My parents because of how they handle themselves and how they deal with their business and how they run their business.” 

How did making the all-state team feel?

“That was almost unexpected, but I am very thankful for it. I was very humbled to be able to get on that list, especially being able to do it for football and baseball. Doing it twice meant a lot.”

Has being named to the all-state team in both football and baseball impacted your decision on which sport you will play in college? 

“Yes, I think it makes it even tougher now, because now I’ve kinda matched it in both sports and it's come down to what do I really want to do. If anything, it made it harder but that’s not a bad thing at all, I think that’s a great thing and I’m glad to be able to have that opportunity.”