Barstow Sports Blog

(Photo Provided by Curt Mitchell)

Matt Mitchell’s dad, Curt, recently stopped by the Desert Dispatch office and gave us an update on his son.

The former Barstow pitcher has helped the Burlington Bees, the Kansas City Royals’ Class-A Affiliate in Burlington, Iowa, into first place in the Midwest League Western Division.

After spending a few months getting used to the Burlington, Iowa landscape, Curt said his son is settling in nicely. No one’s sure where he’ll end up next season, but he looks to be progressing pretty well. His numbers and wins have picked up as of late.

If you can’t get enough Matt Mitchell or Burlington Bees information and our Matt Mitchell update boxes aren’t enough, here are some other links to help you follow Matt and the team.

 The Royal Tower calls Matt’s selection by the Royals in the 14th round of the 2007 MLB draft a “steal.”

Check out what Baseball America had to say about him after a June start.

Minorleagueball.com gives Matt a C for his performance so far (none of the Royals top 20 prospect got higher than a B+).

Take a look all his stats, including that 1.79 ERA against left-handed hitters.

You can follow every Bees game on Web radio at the Bees home page.

… or you can check out the team’s official blog.
On a side note, isn’t the Bees’ logo one of the coolest logos in all of baseball?

— Matthew Peters, sports editor

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