NEGU. Never Ever Give Up. That was the mantra of Micah Ahern, the seven year old teammate of these Frogs who passed away last year as a result of his battle with cancer. It’s also the mantra of these Frogs, and they’re determined to take it all the way.
Things looked really iffy when Traver exited the game after 3 2⁄3 innings with the Frogs hanging onto a 4-2 lead, but Charles King did his best Sean Wymer impression to hold the Gators at bay for the next 3+ innings.
With two outs in the third inning of a tie game, Ryan, “The Omaha Kid” Merrill singled to right and scored on a double from Austin Wade to give the Frogs a 1-0 lead.