Gilbert Silva, former pitcher for the 1954 minor league Marion Marauders baseball team (http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=8c4d4c8f ), shared some of the history and his personal experiences while a team member of the Marion Marauders baseball team. If you would like to learn about the Marion Marauders, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Marauders or http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Marion&state=NC&country=US&empty=0

Written by Rotarian Steve Taylor and obtained from Marion Rotary Club’s Facebook page. For more information on Rotary membership contact 18 year Rotarian Steve Jones.