Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds hitting coach Zack Jones sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the offense's first half of the season, what has impressed him the most about Lara and Cooper Pratt's start to the season and the recent return of Luke Adams to the lineup.

Brewers assistant pitching coach Will Schierholz joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss filling in as a pitching coach for a few days with the Sounds, what he sees in the Sounds' AAA-best pitching staff, and some of his history with current Sounds and recent additions Tyson Hardin and Brett Wichrowski.

Sounds outfielder Akil Baddoo joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his first four homers with the Sounds all coming against Durham, his comeback from a quad injury suffered during spring training, signing with the Brewers after several years with Detroit, his love for volleyball and roller skating, and his Olympian cousin Tyra Gittens.

Brewers assistant general manager Karl Mueller sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss all things Luis Lara contract extension from the day before, including how much Lara's start to the season with the Sounds affected the organization's confidence, how Lara has gotten better the past few years and how different or similar the process was compared Jackson Chourio and Cooper Pratt.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's huge comeback win the night before, the team's first-half playoff spot push with two weeks left before mid-season, the returns to the lineup during the series by Luke Adams, Brock Wilken and Greg Jones, and the outfield dynamic the past few weeks with additions of Luis Matos and Akil Baddoo alongside Luis Lara.

Sounds infielder Ethan Murray joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his successful series in Jacksonville, including a unique single the night before against a former teammate, getting a pitching victory and delivering the walk-off  hit for it a few weeks ago, and getting his feet wet at catcher.

Sounds outfielder Luis Matos joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his time with the Brewers and Sounds so far after only ever playing in the Giants organization, the origin of his batting stance with his feet spread wide apart, and having his wife and daughter with him during the season instead of in Venezuela.

Sounds infielder Luke Adams sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his homer the night before in his second game off the injured list, working his way back from a mid-April wrist injury, and returning to play more third base after a lot of first base early in the season.

Sounds shortstop Cooper Pratt joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's successful May, his continued surge on offense, what remains unchanged for him despite signing a long-term major league contract in April, and his new facial hair.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's third straight winning series, the value for a young team that expects to win close games, the continued impressive play by Luis Lara and Cooper Pratt, and the team's defense against an opponent's run game.