All-Star Auto veteran pitcher Mike Milligan, second from left, smiles into the camera during the playing of the National Anthem prior to a 2019 playoff game. Milligan would pitch this game, helping the team win the championship with a 9-8 victory.
Photo: Elias Funez
The hours kept passing by and Mike Milligan was still going strong.
After all, If he was going to do something, he was going to do it right.
Milligan, a feared and revered right-handed pitcher, was at an empty field in Nevada City at the time, practicing along with his catcher in preparation for the 2019 fastpitch softball season.