Henderson State University Athletics

2021: A First Team All-GAC selection and the 2021 GAC Tournament MVP … Started all 14 games he appeared in and carried a 4.03 ERA and 7-2 record in 73.2 innings of work … Struck out 71 batters and walked just 28 … ERA dropped to 1.58 in games played at Clyde Berry Field … Henderson was 11-3 on the season when he started a game ... The Reddies did not lose a game Taack started from Feb. 12 until May 28 … Made two starts in the GAC Tournament for HSU, including the GAC Championship game against Arkansas Tech (5/18), where he threw seven innings and allowed one run on four hits to earn the win on just three day’s rest … Had six contests with six or more strikeouts, including a season-high 11 on the road against OKBU (5/7) … Went five or more innings in nine different outings … Finished Top-10 in the GAC in ERA, opponent’s batting average, innings pitched, strikeouts, wins and starts … A terrific athlete who was used as a pinch-runner in the NCAA Central Regional victory over Augustana (5/29).

2020: Started six games on the mound and one in the hitting lineup . . . Led the team with 30 strikeouts . . . Held a 1-1 record with a 6.98 ERA . . . Recorded a .500 on-base percentage.

2019: Made 16 relief appearances for the Reddies. . . Finished the season 2-5 with a 5.81 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 26.1 innings. . . Notched the win in the opening game of the HSU Invitational when he posted 4.0 shutout innings while striking out five batters in HSU’s 8-6 win over NW Missouri State (Feb. 7). . . Secured the victory in the rubber match at Northwestern Oklahoma State after 3.0 innings of one-hit baseball (Mar. 16).

2018: Pitched in 5 games for the Reddies.

PREP: A two-year letterman at Plano West High School (Texas) . . . Played in the outfield and was also a right-handed pitcher . . . Hit for a .333 average with 18 runs scored and 13 RBI his senior year . . . Compiled a 3.00 earned run average on the mound.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 12, 1998. . . Son of Codie and Margaret Taack. . . Has one brother, Braden. . .  Majoring in Marketing.