Sounds warm up for season with 10-0 win over Belmont
Published on April 4, 2006 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Six Nashville hurlers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Sounds picked up a 10-0 victory over the Belmont Bruins in a seven-inning exhibition contest on Tuesday evening at Greer Stadium.
Dana Eveland started for Nashville and tossed a perfect inning. Dennis Sarfate followed with a scoreless second and was awarded the victory. Wilton Chavez threw two scoreless frames, Chris Demaria posted a perfect fifth, Jason Kershner logged a goose egg in the sixth, and Mitch Stetter wrapped things up with a scoreless seventh.
Returning infielder Chris Barnwell paced the Nashville offense, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. He missed hitting for the cycle by a home run before being pulled during a planned defensive switch in the fifth inning.
Outfielder Tony Gwynn made a strong debut in a Sounds uniform, driving in three runs during a 2-for-4 evening. Jermaine Clark, another new Sound, went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, and Dave Krynzel added a multiple-hit effort with a 2-for-3 night that included a double.
Nashville batted around in the bottom of the second against Belmont starter Wes Alsup and took a 4-0 lead. The Sounds scored the first run of the contest when catcher Mike Rivera, who opened the inning with a walk, scored on a wild throw by Alsup while the right-hander attempted to throw out Clark on a bunt single. One batter later, Barnwell ripped a two-run triple to deep center to score Brent Abernathy and Clark. Gwynn followed with an RBI single to right that upped the Sounds' advantage to 4-0.
The Sounds added five more in the third with a two-out rally against Belmont reliever French Hobbs. Gwynn struck again, delivering a two-out, two-run single to increase the lead to 6-0. Krynzel plated Gwynn with an RBI double before third baseman Vinny Rottino smacked a two-run homer to left to push the Sounds ahead by a 9-0 margin.
Barnwell came within a homer of the cycle in the fourth when his two-out RBI single brought home Brad Nelson to give Nashville its final 10-0 lead.
The defending Pacific Coast League champion Sounds depart for Omaha, Nebraska tomorrow and will open their 2006 regular season on Thursday evening at 7:05 p.m. against the division-rival Omaha Royals at Rosenblatt Stadium.
Right-hander Ben Hendrickson, who spent the entire with Nashville and went 6-12 with a 4.97 ERA in 28 games, will make the Opening Day start for the Sounds. Omaha will counter with PCL veteran right-hander Kyle Snyder.
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