Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses his 96-year-old mom on Mother's Day, battling in Louisville against Bats manager and his longtime friend Pat Kelly, more progress offensively from many of the young Sounds hitters, play a doubleheader in each of the last four series, and the learning curve involved in situational hitting.

Sounds coach Eric Bunnell joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss the team's first month overall, his areas of focus - outfield defense and baserunning - and what makes Luis Lara so special defensively.

Sounds hitting coach Tim Doherty joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's offense through the first full month of the season, what's made Luis Lara look some comfortable at the plate, and the recent hitting progress by Jett Williams, Cooper Pratt and Brock Wilken.

Sounds reliever Reiss Knehr sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about signing with the Brewers in early April, his road back from injuries the past couple years, his major league time with the Padres and pitching at elevation in the Pacific Coast League, and the pronunciation of his last name relative to the spelling.

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 to start another season of Sunday appearances on the pregame show and talks about his excitement for the season, overseeing an incredibly young Sounds roster, threading the needle at Triple-A between patience and urgency with a young team, and the Brewers' call-up of catcher Jeferson Quero the day before.

Sounds bench coach, third base coach and infield coach David Tufo joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's aggressive baserunning style all season, his role in the Brewers' success at third base this year with Caleb Durbin and Anthony Seigler, and how Raynel Delgado has looked at first base late in the year.

Sounds bench coach David Tufo joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his role as third base coach this year after coaching first last year, his daily work with the infielders and their progress and versatility, and how Oliver Dunn has done so far in playing shortstop for the first time since 2021.