Wentz Continues Impressive Start, Florida Falls to Mets
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 19, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs' attempt at their first series sweep of 2018 fell short with a 3-2 loss to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night at Osceola County Stadium.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 19, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs' attempt at their first series sweep of 2018 fell short with a 3-2 loss to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night at Osceola County Stadium.
Florida maintained the one run advantage heading into the sixth, but St. Lucie (7-6) struck for three runs against the Fire Frogs' bullpen to gain the lead.
The Fire Frogs crept within a run in the eighth with
Florida threatened again in the eighth against
James led off the ninth with a free pass against Blackham, forcing Chad Kreuter to go to
The new reliever struck out Herbert,
Florida welcomes in the Lakeland Flying Tigers for game one of a three-game series at Osceola County Stadium beginning Friday night. RHP
Friday is Bark in the Park, sponsored by Just 4 Dogs. Fans can bring their canine friend to Osceola County Stadium with absolutely no charge! The first 50 dogs will receive a water bowl courtesy of Just 4 Dogs and the Florida Fire Frogs.
Superhero Night is Saturday, April 21, where fans can join the Fire Frogs as they throw on their capes and cowls to protect Kissimmee from the invading Flying Tigers on Saturday night. Specialty jerseys will be auctioned off in the team store during the game.
For ticket and promotional information, please visit floridafirefrogs.com.
About the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and compete in the Florida State League. The Fire Frogs play their home games at Osceola County Stadium, located at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. For more information, please visit www.FloridaFireFrogs.com, and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.
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