Ian Happ

Ian Happ
Chicago Cubs
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: August 12, 1994 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Ian Edward Happ (born August 12, 1994) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He played college baseball at the University of Cincinnati for the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team. He was drafted by the Cubs in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft.

Career

Happ attended Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1] In four seasons he hit .449 with 12 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBI). He committed to the University of Cincinnati to play college baseball. As a freshman, Happ started in all 56 games and had a team high .322 batting average, .483 slugging percentage, .451 on-base percentage, six home runs, 41 runs scored, 13 doubles and 47 walks.^[2] After the season he played in the Cape Cod League. As a sophomore in 2014, he started 50 of 51 games. He hit .322/.443/.497 with five home runs and 19 stolen bases. After the season, he played in the Cape Cod League for the second consecutive year.^[3] As a junior he played in 56 games, hitting .369/.492/.672 with 14 home runs and 44 RBI.

Happ was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4][5] The Chicago Cubs selected Happ in the first round, with the ninth overall selection.^[6] After he signed with the Cubs, Happ made his professional debut with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.^[7]

References

1. "Happ's effort contagious for Mt. Lebanon baseball". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
2. "The Almanac - Lebo’s Happ an All-American". The Almanac. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
3. "Charpentier: Happ a happy camper". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
4. Casey Weldon. "MLB 2015 draft: Ian Happ, UC baseball player, rated No. 16 prospect". WCPO. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
5. Fox Sports. "Future first-rounder? Top prospect continues to hone his craft at UC". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
6. "Mt. Lebanon's Happ selected by Cubs with ninth pick". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
7. "Chicago Cubs first-round pick Ian Happ belts first pro homer with Eugene Emeralds - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Cincinnati Bearcats bio