by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Sounds will look to continue their winning ways in Music City when they return home to First Tennessee Park on Wednesday for their second homestand of the season. Nashville will face off for five games against the New Orleans Baby Cakes,…
View More Sounds Return Home for 5-Game Homestand on WednesdayMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 1 Beloit Snappers 2 WP: Salow 2-0 / 1.59 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 2 K) Even though center fielder Austin Beck had the big hit of the…
View More Monday, April 23rd: Altamirano & Beck Impress in Snappers’ Walk-Off Win while Gossett Pitches Sounds to Victoryby Rachel Davis / A’s Farm Nashville Contributor Each week, we’ll be taking a look at some of the top performers for the A’s top affiliate, the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, over the past week. This week covers the Sounds’ second road trip of the season from Tuesday, April 17 through…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the Weekby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at the pitching staffs for each of the A’s affiliates to start the season. But what about each team’s starting lineup? Which position player prospects have been getting most of the starts in the field and where?…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 16-22: Who’s Playing Where and How?by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The way Palo Alto native B.J. Boyd has started the season for the Nashville Sounds, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he finds himself back in the Bay Area playing in the A’s outfield in front of family and friends before long.…
View More B.J. Boyd Off to a Strong Start for the SoundsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 6 Midland RockHounds 8 WP: Seddon 2-1 / 5.16 HR: M.White (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman J.P. Sportman (3 for 5 / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs) The RockHounds won on Sunday to split their four-game home series with San…
View More Sunday, April 22nd: Sportman’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Sounds Fall despite Barreto’s Big DayTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 11 Midland RockHounds 8 LP: Friedrichs 1-1 / 8.16 HR: Marincov (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) Right fielder Tyler Marincov had a big night at the…
View More Saturday, April 21st: HRs by Marincov, Heim, Farrar & Loehr Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds, Ports & Snappers PrevailTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP: Gorman 1-0 / 1.04 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Eli White (3 for 4 / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs) Shortstop Eli White helped Midland mount a late-game comeback to prevail over San Antonio on Friday. With…
View More Friday, April 20th: White’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Ports Win in a Walk-Off and Beck & Boyd Both Belt 1st HRs of the Yearby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent With top prospects like Franklin Barreto, Jorge Mateo, Dustin Fowler and Sheldon Neuse on the roster, heading into the 2018 season, most of the focus was clearly on Nashville’s promising crop of position players. But so far this season, it’s been the…
View More Sounds’ Pitching Staff Starts Season on a High NotePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 1 Iowa Cubs 0 WP: Alcantara 2-0 / 4.09 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Anderson (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 8 K) The Sounds shut out Iowa on four hits in…
View More Thursday, April 19th: Anderson Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s Big Bat Isn’t Enough to Help Hounds Winby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent Stockton starter Brian Howard suffered his second loss of the season on Thursday night. It was just the third time this year that a Ports starting pitcher has been saddled with a loss and, just like the other two times, it was…
View More Stockton’s Feeble Offense Sends Howard to Hard-Luck Loss on ThursdayCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 Modesto Nuts 6 LP: Sheehan 1-1 / 6.75 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Eric Marinez (4 for 4 / Triple / RBI / Stolen Base) Though he pitched well, Stockton starter Parker Dunshee finally saw his scoreless-innings streak come to an end…
View More Wednesday, April 18th: Despite Marinez’s Big Bat, Ports Lose in a Walk-Off as Dunshee’s Scoreless Streak Is Snappedby Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent With the sixth overall pick of the 2017 amateur draft, the A’s selected 18-year-old Austin Beck, a high school outfielder out of Lexington, North Carolina known for his exceptional bat speed, his raw power and his strong arm. Beck made his pro…
View More Austin Beck Brings His Big Bat to BeloitCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Modesto Nuts 0 WP: Luzardo 2-1 / 1.23 HR: Diaz (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 9 K / Win) Stockton shut out Modesto on just four hits…
View More Tuesday, April 17th: Luzardo Impresses in Ports Win while Walter & Gossett Help Pitch Hounds & Sounds to VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 4 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Wahl 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder B.J. Boyd (2 for 5 / Double / 3 RBIs) Left fielder B.J. Boyd was the big difference-maker in Nashville’s walk-off win on…
View More Monday, April 16th: Boyd Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off while Merrell Posts 4 Hits in Ports Victoryby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Nashville Sounds (6-6) wrapped up their first homestand of the 2018 season on Monday with a 5-4 walk-off win over the Omaha Storm Chasers. It was the team’s second walk-off win in as many games. And the homestand saw the Sounds…
View More Sounds Go 5-2 in Successful Season-Opening Homestandby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Unfortunately, the A’s started off the season with a number of the organization’s most notable minor league pitchers on the disabled list. Names like A.J. Puk, Grant Holmes, Logan Shore, Daulton Jefferies, James Kaprielian, Dustin Hurlbutt, Evan Manarino and Dalton Sawyer have all…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 9-15: Minor League Pitching Updateby Rachel Davis / A’s Farm Nashville Contributor Each week, we’ll be taking a look at some of the top performers for the A’s top affiliate, the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, over the past week. This week covers the Sounds’ first homestand from Tuesday, April 10 through Monday, April 16. So,…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the WeekPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 Nashville Sounds 1 WP – Naile 3-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) After coming out…
View More Sunday, April 15th: Naile Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s HR Helps Hounds WinTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 4 Springfield Cardinals 3 LP – Ruiz 1-1 / 10.80 HR – Ramirez (2), Sportman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Norge Ruiz (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) After struggling in…
View More Saturday, April 14th: Ruiz Pitches Hounds to Doubleheader Split while Ports Fall in Extras