Cubs call up Northeast Guilford alum Atkins
The Chicago Cubs called up right-hander and Northeast Guilford alumnus Mitch Atkins from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.
Atkins, the Cubs' seventh-round draft pick in 2004, went 6-10 with a 6.92 ERA in 20 starts for Iowa this season. Atkins was the organization's minor league pitcher of the year in 2008, when he went a combined 17-7 with Iowa and Double-A Tennessee.
He worked a hitless ninth in the Cubs' 12-0 victory over the Astros on Wednesday for his major league debut.
The 23-year-old Atkins is a native of Browns Summit and was the Cubs' seventh-round pick in the 2004 amateur baseball draft. For Atkins' minor league stats, visit The Baseball Cube.
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