Series Preview: Palm Beach Cardinals

The Stone Crabs continue their road trip with a three game series against the Palm Beach Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium. The Stone Crabs are 50-60 lifetime against Palm Beach.

The Stone Crabs enter the series struggling on the road after losing all four road games played this season. They are now 4-4 on the season and in third place in the division. Palm Beach is in first place in the division with a 6-2 record.

By the Numbers

Stone Crabs		Palm Beach
4-4	Record	6-2
.217	Batting Avg	.256
.274	Slugging Pct	.378
.300	On Base Pct	.332
18	Runs Scored	37
50	Hits	69
10	Doubles	15
0	Triples	3
1	Home Runs	4
4	Stolen Bases	8
2.04	Earned Run Avg	1.65
18	Runs Against	16
66	Strikeouts	77
0.99	Walk/Hit per Inning Pitched	1.13

Players to Watch
DH Bruce Caldwell (leads Palm Beach in hitting, leads league in slugging)
P Rob Kaminsky (Cardinals #5 Prospect by Baseball America, leads Palm Beach in pitching)
P Alex Reyes (Cardinals #2 Prospect by Baseball America, leads league in strikeouts)

Matchups
4/17/15: CHA Chris Kirsch (0-0, 1.93) vs PB TBD at Roger Dean Stadium (6:35)
4/18/15: CHA Jacob Faria (1-0, 0.00) vs PB TBD at Roger Dean Stadium (5:35)
4/19/15: CHA German Marquez (0-0, 6.75) vs PB TBD at Roger Dean Stadium (1:00)

Travel Guide
The Palm Beach Cardinals play their home games at Roger Dean Stadium which is located at 4751 Main Street in Jupiter, Florida. The stadium is 154 miles or 3 hours and nine minutes from Charlotte Sports Park.

Tickets for games at Roger Dean Stadium can be purchased by visiting www.palmbeachcardinals.com and are $9 for an adult ticket or $7 for children seniors. The Cardinals use Ticketmaster for their single game tickets which charges an extra $1.00 service fee. Parking at Roger Dean Stadium is $3.

The official FSL hotel and hotel for the Stone Crabs is the Comfort Inn and Suites located at 6752 West Indiantown Road in Jupiter. Rooms start at about $134 a night. You can call them at (561) 745-7997 or visit their website for more information. more information.