Nashville Sounds Game Information: Nashville Sounds (0-0) at New Orleans Baby Cakes (0-0)
Published on April 5, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
Game #1: Nashville Sounds (0-0) at New Orleans Baby Cakes (0-0)
Pitching Matchup: RHP James Naile (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Adam Conley (0-0, 0.00)
First Pitch: 7:00 CST
Radio: ALT 97.5 FM
TV: MiLB TV
From the Notes
Opening Day History: Heading into year number 41, the Sounds are 18-22 all-time on Opening Day. In season openers on the road, the Sounds are 6-15, including a 2-1 loss in Round Rock last year. Nashville is on a three-game losing streak in season openers with its last win coming in Omaha in 2014.
Opening Day vs. New Orleans: Nashville and New Orleans have an extensive history in season-opening games. The two franchises have met seven times on Opening Day since 2007. New Orleans has won four with Nashville winning three, including the most recent meeting in 2013 with a 5-4 win at Greer Stadium.
Familiar Faces: 12 players on the Opening Day roster have played with Nashville in previous seasons. Pitchers include Raul Alcantara, Chris Bassitt, Kyle Finnegan, Frankie Montas, James Naile, Jake Sanchez, Lou Trivino and Bobby Wahl. Position players who have previously donned a Sounds uniform include Franklin Barreto, BJ Boyd, Mark Canha and Beau Taylor.
History Lesson: Nashville and New Orleans have an extensive playing history. Dating back to 1998, the Sounds hold a 171-141 all-time series advantage. The two teams played 16 times in 2017 with Nashville winning 11, including seven of nine in New Orleans.
Talented System: According to Baseball America, the Sounds have seven players among Oakland's top-30 prospects led by #2 prospect Franklin Barreto. Joining him on the list is INF Jorge Mateo (No. 3), OF Dustin Fowler (No. 4), INF Sheldon Neuse (No. 14), RHP Frankie Montas (No. 21), OF BJ Boyd (No. 24) and RHP James Naile (No. 26).
Fran Takes Over: For the third time in three years, the Sounds will be under the direction of a new manager. Fran Riordan takes over the club in 2018 after spending the 2017 campaign with the Double-A Midland RockHounds. Riordan led the RockHounds to its fourth-straight Texas League Championship. Steve Scarsone managed the Sounds in 2015 and 2016, and Ryan Christenson was Nashville's skipper in 2017. Scarsone is a traveling instructor for the A's and Christenson is Oakland's bench coach.
What's the word around Nashville?
Oakland Athletics (@Athletics)
Good luck to our @MiLB teams in 2018! @nashvillesounds @RockHounds @stocktonports @BeloitSnappers @VTLakeMonsters #MiLBOpeningDay18 #RootedInOakland
FoxNashville (@FOXNashville)
The @nashvillesounds home opener on Tuesday is going to be an experience! @FOXNashville schedule magnets, American Idol finalist @mdoolittle singing the national anthem, fireworks & more!
104-5 The Zone (@1045TheZone)
@nashvillesounds GM Adam Nuse joins the show to talk about the home opener at First Tennessee Park!
Nashville Tennessee (@NashvilleTenn)
In honor of our @nashvillesounds opening their season tonight in New Orleans, our #TBT pic is of the 1908 Nashville Volunteers #baseball team.
Samantha Singer (@SamanthaWZTV)
The best time of year! Good luck tonight-Mon in New Orleans! Can't wait for @nashvillesounds home opener Tues 4/10. @FOXNashville
SportsNashville (@SportsNashville)
Today is Opening Day for the @nashvillesounds - Fans' guide to MiLB Opening Day 2018.
Athletics Farm (@AthleticsFarm)
Be sure to check out this preview of the 2018 @nashvillesounds roster by our Nashville correspondent Bill Craig @BC70CARDS
Adam Nuse (@AdamNuse)
Excited to see the new @nashvillesounds players at @FirstTNPark. April 10th cannot come soon enough! #CrankItRED
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