Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds bench coach, third base coach and infield coach David Tufo joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's first month of the season overall and the infield defense progress of young Sounds Cooper Pratt, Jett Williams and Brock Wilken.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the recent Brewers rehab appearances by Jackson Chourio, Andrew Vaughn and Quinn Priester, the impressive week on both sides of the ball by Cooper Pratt, the approach and plate discipline of some of the young hitters, and the addition of outfielder Luis Matos to the lineup.

Sounds reliever Jacob Waguespack joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his impactful three-inning outing the night before with a thin bullpen, including a mid-inning visit from manager Rick Sweet, what he liked about the Brewers in signing with them this past off-season, and at age 32 being one of the veterans on a young Sounds team.

Sounds reliever Peter Strzelecki joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his start to the season, excitement and gratefulness to be back with the Brewers and Sounds after last being with them in '23, his memories of '22 when he got his first major league call-up and the Sounds had a dominant season with a special group of players, and what he's learned over the past several seasons of his career.

Brewers assistant director of player development Brenton Del Chiaro joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show talk about the start to the year for a dynamic and young Sounds team, Cooper Pratt's recent offensive improvement, and how the ninth-inning rally the night before was a microcosm of the recent development of Jeferson Quero, Brock Wilken, Luis Lara and Jett Williams.

Sounds shortstop Cooper Pratt joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his first home run of the year, his start to the season overall and recent surge at the plate, his consistent confidence on defense at shortstop, and his competitive and athletic family.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses a wild series in hitter-friendly Charlotte, how the nature of the ballpark changes how he manages and the team handles the pitching staff, and the continued successful hitting from Eddys Leonard, Luis Lara and Jeferson Quero.

Sounds pitching coach Tyler Thornburg continues his conversation on the pregame show with Jeff Hem and talks about the staff's start to the year and early-season success stories such as Coleman Crow and Tate Kuehner, who Thornburg worked with last year at Double-A Biloxi.

Sounds pitching coach Tyler Thornburg joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his time pitching for the Sounds in 2012-13 on his way to the big leagues, what he's most proud of about his 9-year major league career, and what led him to get into coaching and for the team that drafted him years ago.

Sounds reliever Craig Yoho sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his recent Brewers rehab assignment from a leg injury that began in spring training, pitching to his strengths the previous day in Charlotte, being back in Charlotte where he was last year when he got his first major league call-up, and his thoughts as an Indiana native and former Hoosier athlete about the reigning college football national champs.