Outfielder Jason Pridie has been selected to represent the Nashville Sounds on the Pacific Coast League All-Star team that faces the International League stars during the Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 15 at Werner Park in Papillion, Nebraska. Pridie was selected as a reserve for the contest by the PCL office. The 31-year-old claims a .293 (85-for-290) batting average and leads the Sounds with 46 RBIs, eight home runs, 42 runs scored, a .455 slugging percentage and 11 stolen bases in 75 games. He has played all three outfield positions this season, committing just one error and posting...

On Tuesday night, the Coffee County Fastpitch League held a triple-header at Terry Floyd Field. A pair of 8U games opened the night with a 10U contest in the nightcap.  In the first game, David Clark Homes got a big 3rd inning in a 7 to 5 win over K & D Rebar. David Clark Homes returns to action on Thursday night at 7:15 while K&D returns to the diamond at 5:00 on Friday.   In the second game, A Winning Attitude clinched the regular season title in the 8U division with a 17 to 6 win over Re/Max....

It did not take the Nationals long to extend their dominance of the Braves and halt the struggles they have had against Shelby Miller. A four-run first inning provided Jordan Zimmerman more than enough support as he led Washington to a 6-1 win on Tuesday night at Turner Field. While Miller surrendered a season-high five runs — four earned — over five innings, Zimmerman scattered five hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings. The Nationals right-hander pitched around A.J. Pierzynski’s second-inning leadoff double on the way to extending his consecutive scoreless innings streak against the Braves to 15 2/3 innings....

The Nashville Sounds fell 9-2 to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the first game of their four-game set at First Tennessee Park on Tuesday night. Colorado Springs jumped on Brad Mills quickly, tagging the Sounds starter for four straight hits to begin the game, scoring two runs. Mills, the Sounds team-leader in ERA, did an excellent job getting out of the jam, surrendering just one more run as he forced Matt Dominguez to ground into a double play, before striking out Nevin Ashley. The Sounds wasted little time answering, scoring the following half inning when Dayan Viciedo singled...

The Coffee County Fastpitch League kicked off a busy week of action on Monday night with a triple-header.   The night began with a 6U game between Hackett & Harrell Farms against Piggy Back Financial in a 6 and under contest.  The 6U games are played without keeping a score, but each team had some great defensive plays along with some timely hitting.     The second game of the night featured Mid-Town Medical taking on People’s Bank in a battle for third place in the 6 team 8U league. People’s scored the maximum 5 runs per inning to jump out to a 15 to 8 lead...

  The 9 and Under travel baseball team Longshots won the BPA State title in the Gold Minor Division on Sunday.  The team, based out of Manchester, defeated the Tennessee Bulldogs 4 to 2 on Sunday night to claim the BPA State Tournament title.  The Longshots finished the weekend with a record of 4 and 1 in the tournament held at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro.   Members of the team are: Tyler Craig,  Brady Smith, Jayden “Bird” Fellers, Kyler “Rook” Terry, Nolan Jernigan, Cole Pippenger, Preston Gentry, Brennon Mealer, Ollie Todd and Beau Murray.  Coaches for the Longshots are Keith Pippenger,...

The Sounds got off to a hot start in Monday night’s series finale and took three of four from the Dodgers at First Tennessee Park with a 4-2, rain-shortened win. The contest looked like it would be an offensive showdown all night long until rain began falling upon First Tennessee Park with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The game was called after an hour and seven minute delay with the Sounds claiming the advantage. Oklahoma City jumped on top of Nashville starter Zach Neal rather quickly to begin the game. The Dodgers first three batters...

The Al White Ford/Lincoln Yankees and the Manchester Scream made it to the championship game of the 17U and 12U divisions respectively of the Tennessee Youth Baseball Association Tournament held this weekend at the Fred Deadman Park.   Each team rallied from deficits late in the game only to have a championship slip through their fingers. In the 17U championship game, 5 unearned runs spelled doom for the Yankees as they fell 9 to 7 to the Wolverines out of LaVergne.  The Wolverines scored 3 runs in the 6th inning to break a 6 to 6 tie.  The Yankees loaded the bases in...