Left-hander Ross Detwiler tossed five strong innings in relief to help guide the Nashville Sounds to a 7-5 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes Wednesday night at Isotopes Park. Fresh off being acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Indians, Detwiler limited the ‘Topes to one run in his five frames after starter Jesse Hahn went one inning in a planned shortened start. When he entered in the second, the game was even at 0-0 but it didn’t stay that way for long. The first batter Detwiler faced – Ben Paulsen – clubbed a solo homer to right field to...

The first-place Nashville Sounds begin an eight-game homestand on Friday, July 22 when they welcome the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals – the Omaha Storm Chasers – to First Tennessee Park. Following the set against Omaha, the Sounds host the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers – the Colorado Springs Sky Sox – for four games from July 26-29. Below is a preview for each game of the homestand: Friday, July 22 vs. Omaha – 7:05 p.m. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. FOX17 post-game fireworks presented by Koorsen Fire & Security.  Saturday, July 23 vs. Omaha –...

The Coffee County Central High School volleyball team opens up preseason competition on Wednesday when they travel to Eagleville for a preseason scrimmage tournament. Coach Andrew Taylor and the Lady Raiders will be looking to replace several key starters from last season as they begin work on setting their lineup. Coffee County will take on Eagleville at 9 AM, Loretto at 10:30 and Grundy County at noon. The Lady Raiders return to Eagleville on Thursday for games which will be determined by their performance on Wednesday. After Thursday’s matches, all the teams will be seeded into brackets based on...

It was a night when both teams’ bullpens had spells of not getting the job done. But the messy battle of relievers was ultimately claimed by the Braves with a 5-4 victory over the Reds in 11 innings, with Ender Inciarte’s sacrifice fly being the difference. In the top of the 11th, Nick Markakis hit a leadoff single against Tony Cingrani, who worked a scoreless 10th for Cincinnati. Blake Wood took over and allowed Jeff Francoeur’s single that put runners on the corners. Inciarte hit a fly ball to center field and Markakis scored the go-ahead run — just...

Despite getting home runs from Bryan Anderson, Bruce Maxwell, Chad Pinder and Joey Wendle, The Nashville Sounds were swept in Tuesday night’s doubleheader at Isotope Park. Albuquerque went into the bottom of the sixth inning of game one trailing 5-4. After a lead-off single from Jordan Patterson, Tucker Healy replaced Sounds starter Brandon Mann. Healy then hit the first batter he faced in Alex Castellanos to put the go-ahead run on base. David Dahl then pinch hit for Tim Smalling and roped a two-run triple to left to put the Isotopes up 6-5. Mike Tauchman then singled to left...

The people responsible for the home run celebration fireworks at Great American Ball Park barely had time to reload in the fourth inning on Monday. Three homers in the bottom of the fourth helped power the Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Braves. It was Cincinnati’s third win in four games since the All-Star break, while Atlanta has dropped three of its last four. Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth, before Cincinnati pounced with five runs in the bottom half. Zack Cozart hit a solo homer against Braves starter Matt Wisler, before Joey...

Monday night’s game between the Nashville Sounds and Albuquerque Isotopes has been postponed due to rain at Isotopes Park. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, July 19 at Isotopes Park. Game one will begin at 5:35 p.m. CST with game two scheduled to begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Both contests will be seven innings. The 2016 season is the Sounds’ 19th year in the Pacific Coast League and their second as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Season ticket memberships are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or...

Nashville Sounds catcher Bruce Maxwell has been named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for his performance from July 11-17, the league announced today. In a shortened week due to the Triple-A All-Star break, Maxwell put up staggering numbers in a series win over the El Paso Chihuahuas. The 25-year-old hit .647 (11-for-17) with 10 RBI, 7 runs scored, 4 home runs, 1 double and 2 walks. He hit safely in all four games and recorded a four-hit game and five-hit game just two days apart. During the week, Maxwell led the PCL in average, home runs,...