The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club returns to First Tennessee Park on Tuesday, July 30 to begin a seven-game homestand. The Sounds welcome the El Paso Chihuahuas for a three-game series from July 30-August 1 and the Albuquerque Isotopes for four games from August 2-5.

Below is a preview for the seven-game homestand:

Tuesday, July 30 vs. El Paso – 7:05 p.m.

• Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
• Tito’s Tail Waggin’ Tuesday – It’s the last chance in 2019 for fans can bring their four-legged friend to First Tennessee Park. Tickets start at $25 ($20 for humans; $5 for dog). Proceeds from all dog tickets will benefit Bonaparte’s Retreat. Limit of one dog per human. Please note all dogs must enter through the Right Field Gate on 5^th Avenue. The Vanderbilt Health Picnic Place will be reserved for all dogs and owners in attendance. All dog owners are required to sign a waiver and present proof of updated rabies vaccination.
• Taco Tuesday – Trade in your hot dogs for tacos as the Sounds bring back Taco Tuesday. Starting at $60, fans receive a Club Level ticket, pregame all-you-can-eat, build-your-own taco bar (from 6:00-8:00 p.m.) on the Budweiser Deck, unlimited Estrella Jalisco & Bud Light draft beer (available until last call), unlimited sweet tea, lemonade and water, and exclusive access to the Brauer Lounge and Budweiser Deck.

Wednesday, July 31 vs. El Paso – 7:05 p.m.

• Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
• All fans win on Winning Wednesday presented by Pepsi at First Tennessee Park. The first 1,000 fans through the gates are guaranteed a free prize. Additionally, all fans are welcome to run the bases after the game if the Sounds win.
• Faith and Family Worship Night – Join the Sounds for a night of worship and baseball at First Tennessee Park. Ryan Stevenson performs a pre-game concert near the Family Fun Zone with worship set to begin at 6:00. Fans attending Faith and Family Worship Night can receive a $2 ticket discount by ordering tickets online.

Thursday, August 1 vs. El Paso – 7:05 p.m.

• Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
• Throwback Thursday presented by Budweiser – the Sounds will wear throwback uniforms to commemorate the team’s original uniform style from 1978. Fans can purchase Pepsi fountain soda and Budweiser products at a discounted rate.
• Throwback Reversible Bucket Hat Giveaway to the first 2,000 fans.

Friday, August 2 vs. Albuquerque – 7:05 p.m.

• Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
• FOX 17 News postgame fireworks presented by Koorsen Fire & Security.

Saturday, August 3 vs. Albuquerque – 7:05 p.m.

• Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
• An Evening in Bachville – Notable contestants from ABC’s hit reality show “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” will be attending the game. Fans can purchase the VIP Bachville package that includes early entry into First Tennessee Park at 4:30 p.m., a special Q&A session at 5:00 and an exclusive pregame cocktail party at 5:30. The VIP Bachville package is $25 and includes a ticket to the game.
• Enjoy Saturday at the Park with visits to The Band Box and our Family Fun Zone in the right field corner

Sunday, August 4 vs. Albuquerque – 6:15 p.m.

• Gates open at 5:15 p.m.
• Kids Backpack Giveaway to the first 1,000 fans 12 & under presented by Delek US.
• Middle Tennessee Hyundai Dealers pre-game autograph session with select Sounds players from 5:15 to 5:30 p.m.
• Postgame Kids (12 & under) Run the Bases presented by First Tennessee.
• First Responders Night – Join the Sounds as we honor First Responders at First Tennessee Park. Arrive early to experience vehicle displays and see a helicopter drop in over centerfield pre-game. First Responders can receive a $2 ticket discount by ordering tickets online.

Monday, August 5 vs. Albuquerque – 7:05 p.m.

• Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
• Kroger Plus Monday – Score a “Family 4-Pack” that includes 4 Select section tickets, 4 hot dogs & 4 fountain sodas for $44 when fans show their Kroger Plus card at the Sounds Ticket Office. Offer is subject to availability.

Seniors and Military families can enjoy a $2.00 discount on single-game ticket prices at First Tennessee Park. The offer is valid for any reserved seat section on Sunday through Wednesday games – subject to availability. Offer valid for up to four (4) tickets per I.D. (Seniors 55 +, government-issued military I.D. required at ticket office; no phone orders).

After a summer of conditioning, weight-lifting, 7 on 7 competition and practices in “shells”, the Red Raider football team will have their first summer practice in full pads on Monday.  After Media Day pictures on Sunday, Coffee County will don the pads for a 3:30 PM practice Monday at CHS.

The Red Raiders will host their first scrimmage on Friday, August 2^nd when they welcome Stewarts Creek to Carden-Jarrell Field in a varsity/freshman doubleheader.  That scrimmage will get underway at 5:30 PM.

The Red Raiders will open the 2019 season on August 23rd when they travel to Winchester to take on Franklin County.  That game will kick-off at 7 PM and as always, Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you every second of every game.

Eighteen members of the Coffee County Claybusters have traveled to Sparta, Illinois for the American Trapshooting Association(ATA) AIM Grand American World Trapshooting Championships.  The Claybusters will compete on Monday and TUesday at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta , IL

The Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) is the official governing body of the sport of Trapshooting and was founded in 1889. The purpose of AIM is to provide a safe and positive experience with firearms and registered trapshooting for youth, elementary school through college age. AIM encourages good sportsmanship and personal responsibility through competition while establishing the foundation to make trapshooting a lifelong avocation.

Members of the Claybusters are no stranger to the event as it has served as the season ending event for the team each year.  Last season, the Claybusters earned 3 team titles in their strongest performance ever.

To get more information about the Claybusters, you can visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/145542225487727/  The Claybusters are coached by Scott Dickson, Barry Carlton, and Heath Jacobs.

Al White Ford/Lincoln, in conjunction with Lincoln Motor Company, hosted a Driven to Give Event to benefit the Coffee County Central High School track team. The event, which was held on March 9th, earned $7,960 for the Raider harriers. A check was presented to the team at a ceremony in the Al White showroom on Saturday.

Al White Ford/Lincoln raised over $850,000 last school year for schools and teams through test drive events like this one with both Ford and Lincoln. Over the past 4 years, Al White has helped raise well over a quarter of a million dollars for the community through these events. Baxter White coordinates the test drive program for the dealership. Al White’s test drive program will ramp up for the school year in September.

It has been a dream season for Daniel Ríos and Nashville SC, so of course Nashville’s star forward scored the first goal in the club’s Nissan Stadium history. A give-and-go between Ríos and captain Michael Reed resulted in Ríos’ 13th goal of the season. He’s Nashville’s leading scorer, the USL Championship Eastern Conference’s leading scorer and the second-highest scorer in the league.

Ríos’ goal in the 24’ minute was the first for Nashville in three matches at Nissan after the venue played host to two nil-nil draws last season.

In the 42’ minute, forward Alan Winn doubled the lead on swerving run into the box. It was his second of the year in USL Championship play, while midfielder Lebo Moloto, who played him the ball in space, added his team-leading 7th assist on Winn’s goal.

Nashville SC keeper Matt Pickens was tested throughout the match. The MLS veteran made multiple highlight reel saves to keep his sixth clean sheet of the season. Pickens was credited with four saves, but his best came early in the second half when he made a quick reaction save to slap a shot off the line from Indy Eleven captain Paddy Barrett.

Overall, it was the eighth clean sheet of the season for the Nashville defense and the first win in club history over Indy Eleven.

Here are three takeaways from the huge win.

1) Curse Broken

It lasted two full matches plus 24 minutes, but Daniel Ríos broke the scoreless streak for Nashville SC at Nissan Stadium. The upcoming home for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer had seen two nil-nil draws played by Nashville SC last season, leaving the Boys in Gold still searching for their first goal at Nissan.

It made sense for it to come off the boot of Daniel Ríos, who was named Nashville SC’s first MLS player back in November of 2018 and has piled up goals in his first season. The interplay between Ríos and Michael Reed in the build-up to the goal was beautiful, and it resulted in an easy strike to break the streak.

2) New Look Defense Looks Legit

Nashville newcomers Jimmy Ockford and Forrest Lasso didn’t look like newcomers in each’s first home match. The two centerbacks were in sync all night to lock down the clean sheet. That, paired with Ken Tribbett’s return to the field as a second half substitute, was exactly what the doctor ordered for Nashville’s defense.

A unit that struggled following the injury to Tribbett in June looked refreshed in its second straight clean sheet, looking more like the defense that Nashville SC sported much of last season. This version of the NSC backline will be tough to break for any team the remainder of the USL Championship season.

3) A Big Crowd Sees Victory

It was billed as a “Preview at Nissan Stadium,” and the fifth-largest crowd to see a USL Championship match this season was treated to a win on Saturday night. The 13,047 filled both sides of the lower bowl at Nissan Stadium while the supporters filed into the North endzone, accompanied with lights and smoke, giving Nissan the feel of MLS.

The crowds will only get bigger for Major League Soccer in 2020, but Saturday night was impressive for Nashville SC and the Music City both on and off the field.

Up Next

Nashville SC will have a normal week as it prepares for a one-match roadtrip to Swope Park Rangers in Kansas City next Saturday, August 3. Swope Park sits near the bottom of the Eastern Conference table and is a team that Nashville SC already beat this season 5-1 at First Tennessee Park.

Sunday’s game between the Nashville Sounds and New Orleans Baby Cakes was cancelled due to unplayable field conditions at Shrine on Airline. This was the final series of the season between both teams, with the Sounds finishing 7-8 against the Baby Cakes in 2019.

Today was scheduled to be the last regular season matchup between Nashville and New Orleans before the Baby Cakes relocate to Wichita, Kansas for the 2020 season. The Sounds won the all-time series against the Baby Cakes, going 184-159 since 1998.

The Pacific Coast League has an off-day on Monday before the Sounds return home on Tuesday for a seven-game homestand. They host the Albuquerque Isotopes for the first three games, followed by a four-game set with the El Paso Chihuahuas.

The 2019 season is the 42nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.

The Nashville Sounds broke a 1-1 tie with a 10th-inning rally on Saturday night and beat the New Orleans Baby Cakes 4-2 at the Shrine on Airline to even the three-game series. Tim Dillard, Locke St. John and David Carpenter combined to allow just one earned run, and Juremi Profar and Jose Trevino delivered run-scoring hits in the extra frame to lead the offense.

The Sounds had runners at second and third against Kyle Keller in the 10th when Profar singled to right to score Scott Heineman. Then Trevino laced a double off the wall in left to plate two more and put the Sounds ahead 4-1. Carpenter gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the 10th and needed just six pitches to retire the Cakes for his league-best 18th save.

Dillard turned in his third consecutive quality start and his fourth in as many outings against New Orleans this season. He pitched 7 2/3 innings, the longest outing by a Sound this year, and gave up one run on two hits on a season-high 106 pitches. Heineman had blasted a home run to left in the fourth to give the Sounds a 1-0 lead, and Dillard’s only run allowed came in the fifth. After two controversial calls in the top of the ninth inning went against the Sounds, the game stayed tied 1-1. Then St. John got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half to force extras and eventually record the victory.

The three-game series concludes Sunday afternoon at 1:00 CT. Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-3, 7.23) is scheduled to start for the Sounds against Robert Dugger (2-2, 8.63).

Post-Game Notes

Scott Heineman’s homer was his ninth of the year in 31 games and moved his hitting streak to nine games
Matt Davidson went 2-for-4 and has reached safely in 19 games in a row
David Carpenter’s 18th save puts him in a tie for 9th in Sounds history for single-season saves
The 2019 season is the 42nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.