Ian Happ

Ian Happ
Chicago Cubs
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1994-08-12) 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] In July, he was promoted to the South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League.[8][9] After playing the outfield positions during his first year of professional baseball, Happ was sent to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League to start the 2016 season and began playing second base regularly.[10][11] MLB.com ranked him the third best prospect in Chicago's farm system to start the year.[12][13] Happ was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies during the 2016 season. He finished 2016 batting .279 with 15 home runs and 73 RBI's.[14] After the season, the Cubs assigned Happ to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[15]

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". Cap Cod Times. 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. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ Krah, Steve (August 11, 2015). "South Bend Cubs outfielder Ian Happ focused on consistency, fun". Elkhart Truth. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ Pritchett, Darin (July 25, 2015). "Ian Happ Joins South Bend Cubs". MILB.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Muskat, Carrie (June 6, 2016). "Cubs' first Draft pick to come in third round". MLB.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ Gonzales, Mark (April 4, 2016). "Cubs top prospects Gleyber Torres, Ian Happ assigned to Class-A Myrtle Beach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ Leboff, Michael (April 19, 2016). "Happ's two homers power Myrtle Beach". MILB.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ Peng, Michael (June 5, 2016). "Happ extends RBI streak in Pelicans' rout". MILB.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664023#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL
  15. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/club.jsp?team_id=555

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