MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ and Memphis right-handed pitcher Nolan Blackwood were named to the 2015 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division I All-America Teams, as both players were selected to the second team per the NCBWA’s announcement Wednesday.
 
Happ - The American Player of the Year in 2015 - led The American in a multitude of offensive categories in 2015, hitting .369 with a .492 on-base percentage and .672 slugging percentage while walking 49 times (all conference bests) for a Bearcat team with the most freshmen in the nation. The junior from Pittsburgh hit 14 home runs - good for third in the conference - while driving in 44 runs, scoring 47 and doubling 18 times. Happ was selected Monday as the ninth overall pick in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs.
 
Blackwood made 25 appearances out of the bullpen for the Tigers in 2015 and recorded a 0.52 ERA and 14 saves for a Memphis team that won 37 games. The sophomore from Southaven, Mississippi, allowed just two earned runs in 34.2 innings of work and did not surrender a home run. Blackwood pitched six innings of shutout relief to earn the win in Memphis’ 15-inning victory at UConn April 26.
 
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official website at www.ncbwa.com.