Behind Matt Carson’s power hitting and baserunning, the Nashville Sounds defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs 6-3  at rain-soaked Zephyr Field on Tuesday afternoon. The game’s original 11:00 a.m. start time was pushed back one hundred minutes due to rain. It was not the first time the tarp would come on the field. After falling behind 1-0 after one, Matt Carson gave the Sounds a 3-1 advantage that scored Niuman Romero and Jason Pridie. In his next appearance, Carson stole second and went to third on a throwing error by Zephyrs catcher Brandon Bantz in the fourth inning. He then...

The Manchester Youth Baseball League opened their 2015 post season tournament on Monday night. The 12 teams in action battled each other and the rain as 3 of the 4 age divisions got the single elimination tournament underway. In 8U action, KOA got a run in the 4th inning by Trace Stevens to squeak by Lewis Auto by a final score of 10 to 9. Stevens, Blake Trail, Ethan Stevens and Torin VanZandbeign were all 3 for 3 on the night for KOA. Chase Bryce had a homerun for Lewis Motors. Traders Bank got 5 runs in the first...

The New Orleans Zephyrs beat the Nashville Sounds twice on Monday night at Zephyr Field, taking game one 4-3, and game two 3-1. The first matchup featured the completion of the contest the two teams began on April 27, a game that Arnold Leon initially started. The Zephyrs could not use their original starter, Adam Conley, because he was promoted to Miami yesterday. Leon threw 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball before rain ended his outing the first time. After the game resumed, Leon retired the first 9 batters he faced before Juan Diaz singled with two outs in the...

The Manchester Youth Baseball League concluded their regular season on Saturday and will begin their postseason tournament on Monday. The tournament will take place on Monday & Tuesday of this week, then resume the week following the Bonnaroo. The tournament will conclude with championship games for all 4 age divisions on Friday, June 19th. Monday’s game schedule is as follows: 5:00 PM – 10U – Coffee Financial vs. Rose Hill – American Field 5:00 PM – 8U – Central Funeral Home vs. Traders Bank – National Field 5:00 PM – 8U – KOA vs. Lewis Motor Co – T-Ball...

The Sounds used ninth inning heroics for the second straight game to move past New Orleans on Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field, 3-2. Held even in a 2-2 tie, Nashville entered the ninth inning trying to repeat last night’s success of overcoming the Zephyrs late. The feat seemed too great after New Orleans recorded two quick outs, but the Sounds had other things in mind. Jason Pridie smoked a line drive out to left that went for his 13th double of the year and two batters later, Alden Carrithers drove him in with a two-out single. It was the...

Coffee County Soccer League will hold it’s general board of elections on Monday, June 8 @ 5:30pm at Duck River Electric conference room. These elections are open to anyone who has a child registered through Coffee County Soccer League, and we would encourage all parents to come out and be part of making Coffee County soccer league...

The Sounds saved their best for last, putting up a trio of runs in the ninth inning on Saturday night at Zephyr Field and defeating New Orleans 4-2 in the series opener. The Sounds had been 0-22 when trailing after eight innings, but busted through for a big ninth inning and improved to 27-29 on the season. Nate Freiman and Bryan Anderson started the rally with back-to-back singles. Alden Carrithers moved the runners ahead with a sacrifice bunt and Niuman Romero reached when he was intentionally walked. With the bags packed, Anthony Aliotti stepped in and busted his fourth...

Barry Zito extended his scoreless streak and shut down the Bees on Friday night, leading Nashville to a 1-0 win in front of a record-setting 11,482 fans at First Tennessee Park. The Sounds moved to 8-2 in their last 10 games and won six of eight during the homestand. They also improved to 9-11 in one-run contests, while the shutout was their sixth this season. Zito did not begin his league-leading 12th start the way he wanted to, but was on point by the end of his outing. The Bees had base runners from the first batter until the...