Series preview: Flying Tigers at Marauders

Welcome a to a new feature here at Marauders' Memos, where we look at the Marauders and their opponent in the upcoming series.

Providing the weather holds up, the first-place Marauders host the Lakeland Flying Tigers 7 p.m. tonight for the first of a four-game series at McKechnie Field.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS, NORTH DIVISION

RECORD: 5-7, second half, fifth place, 2 GB; 41-41 overall.

LAST 10: 4-6.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: OF Brent Wyatt (.295 average, 102 total bases, .422 on-base percentage)....DH Tony Plagman (11 HR, 61 RBIs, .430 slugging, team-high 82 hits)....closer Kenny Faulk (19 saves, 2.16 ERA in 32 games).

BRADENTON MARAUDERS, SOUTH DIVISION

RECORD: 9-6 second, tied for first place, 0 GB; 39-46 overall.

LAST 10: 5-5.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: OF Robbie Grossman (77 runs, 84 hits, 18 steals, .421 OBP)....2B Jarek Cunningham (15 HR, 49 RBIs, .867 on-base plus slugging)....1B Aaron Baker (team-high in hits with 88 hits and RBIs with 60, .288 average, 10 home runs).

Jarek Cunningham named FSL Player of the Week

(minorleaguebaseball.com)

Marauders second baseman Jarek Cunningham has been named the Florida State League's Player of the Week for June 27-June 3.

Cunningham batted .333 (8 for 24) during the stretch with three home runs, 10 RBIs, five runs and three doubles. He also boasted a .429 on-base percentage and slugged .833.

Cunningham, 21, enters tonight's game at Palm Beach batting .266 with 15 home runs (tops on the team), 48 RBIs and a team-best 21 doubles.