Mitch Atkins

Mitch Atkins
Free Agent — No. --
Relief pitcher
Born: October 1, 1985 (1985-10-01) (age 26) Browns Summit, North Carolina
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 2009 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through July 18, 2011)
Win-loss record	0-0
Earned run average	6.75
Strikeouts	17
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2009–2010) Baltimore Orioles (2011)

Mitchell Shane Atkins (born October 1, 1985 in Browns Summit, North Carolina) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Atkins played high school baseball at Northeast Guilford High School in McLeansville, NC. He originally committed to Elon University, but was drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round of the 2004 MLB Draft, 216th overall.

He made his Major League debut on July 29, 2009 against the Houston Astros. Atkins pitched two games during late July of '09 and then would not see the big league mound again until July 9, 2010 when he pitched an 1.1 innings in L.A. Mitch has twice been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week. He also was a Southern League All-Star (2008), Florida State League All-Star (2007), and a Midwest League All-Star (2006).

He is believed to be the first MLB player from Guilford County NC schools since 1964.^[1]

He started his 1st MLB Game on July 5, 2011 in a losing effort for the Baltimore Orioles. On October 17, he declared for free agency.

References

1. ^ http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/31/article/mitch_atkins_rise_no_surprise_to_local_fans

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Atkins, Mitch
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 1, 1985
Place of birth	Greensboro, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death