Mitch Atkins News

Wednesday 09 Sep 2009 Iowa Cubs Finish in Third Place with a .500 Record for 2009 Season Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 01:02AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Des Moines, IA The Iowa Cubs ended the 2009 season on Monday, September 7 with a 7-2 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Sunday 06 Sep 2009 Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 12:24AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-The Isotopes took a 2-0 lead in the third inning when Tony Abreu homered for the 11th time this season, a two-run shot to right field.

Tuesday 01 Sep 2009 Matt Carson and Mitch Atkins Nab Pacific Coast League Weekly Awards Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 01:21AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

The suicide squeeze play is a thing of baseball beauty when it works. "And when it doesn't, it's scary, because you're in a rundown with nowhere to go," Iowa's Darwin Barney said.

It didn't take long for the Iowa Cubs to shake the rust off the offense Monday at Principal Park.

It didn't take long for the Iowa Cubs to shake the rust off the offense Monday at Principal Park.

The Portland Beavers spoiled the Portland pro debut of Iowa shortstop Darwin Barney, topping the Cubs 6-3 Tuesday night at PGE Park.

The Iowa Cubs were blanked 4-0 by Tacoma on Friday night, the sixth time the Cubs have failed to score a run in a Pacific Coast League game this season.

They played fairy tale baseball Saturday at Principal Park. "Tortoise and the Hare" baseball.

No surprise, but Tyler Colvin was named Southern League Player of the Week. There's some other news out of the greater Knoxville area, too.

The Chicago Cubs today recalled outfielder Sam Fuld from Triple-A Iowa and added left-handed pitcher John Grabow to the 25-man roster.

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The center fielder broke the foot Wednesday, when he fouled a pitch off the top of his shoe.

Koyie Hill made his 20th consecutive start behind the plate for the Cubs on Thursday, but help might soon be on the way.

Could Randy Wells be the Cubs second straight Rookie of the Year? Wells put himself into contention Wednesday with eight shutout innings in a 12-0 romp over Houston.

In just his seventh game as an Isotope, Brett Harper delivered six RBI, including two home runs, the second of which established a new franchise hits record as the Albuquerque Isotopes rocked 24 hits in a 16-8 pummeling of the Iowa Cubs in the series-opener Friday night at Isotopes Park.

Brett Harper drove in six runs while launching a pair of home runs as the Albuquerque Isotopes beat the Iowa Cubs 16-8 at Isotopes Park on Friday night.

DES MOINES - DES MOINES -- Matt Camp delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Iowa Cubs held on to edge the Nashville Sounds by a 5-4 score on Sunday afternoon at Principal Park in the finale of a four-game series.

RHP Mike Perconte was promoted from Boise to Daytona. Outfielder Burundi Davis was moved from Arizona to Boise.

John-Ford Griffin hit a three-run home run in the third inning and Matt Camp added a three-run double as part of a seven-run sixth in Iowa's 11-5 Pacific Coast League win at Oklahoma City on Friday.