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List of Nashville Sounds Opening Day starting pitchers

The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team has played in Nashville, Tennessee, since being established in 1978 as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League.[3] They moved up to Triple-A in 1985 as members of the American Association before joining the Pacific Coast League in 1998.[3] With the restructuring of the minor leagues in 2021, they were placed in the Triple-A East, which became the International League in 2022.[4][5] The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starting pitcher is an honor which is given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season,[6] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day.[7] The Sounds have used 43 different Opening Day starters in their 46 seasons.[8]

A man wearing a red baseball jersey with "Sounds" written in white and blue across the chest and a blue cap with an "N" on the front in white and red leans forward, hands in baseball glove, as if looking to his catcher for the sign.
Bill Dawley was the starting pitcher for the Sounds' inaugural April 15, 1978, opener.
A man in a blue baseball cap with a red bill and a white "N" on the front and a white jersey with "Sounds" across the chest in red and blue stands on a field with his hands together in a brown leather glove.
Tom Filer was the Opening Day starter for the Sounds' 1980 season in which the team won a franchise-best 97 games, losing only 46.[1]
A man in a blue baseball jersey with "Sounds" on the front and blue cap with a big smile
Jamie Werly made the first Opening Day start at Nashville's Herschel Greer Stadium in 1981.
A man in a gray baseball uniform with "Nashville" written on the chest and a black cap with a red and white music note on the front leaning forward on the pitcher's mound with his left arm out has just thrown a ball.
Zach Jackson made back-to-back Opening Day starts in 2007 and 2008.
A man wearing a gray baseball jersey with a red stripe under the arm and red numbers on the back and a black cap and glove prepares to pitch a ball.
Johnny Hellweg was selected as the Sounds' 2014 Opening Day starter after winning the 2013 PCL Pitcher of the Year Award.[2]
A man in a gray baseball uniform with "Nashville" written on the chest in red, high black socks, and a black cap holds a ball in his right hand high behind his head in mid-pitching motion.
Chris Smith made the first Opening Day start at Nashville's First Tennessee Park in 2016.

Nashville's first Opening Day game was played against the Memphis Chicks at Tim McCarver Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 15, 1978.[9] Bill Dawley was their starting pitcher that day; he took the decision in a game the Sounds lost, 4–2.[9] Their first Opening Day game held at home was an 8–7 win against the Birmingham Barons at Herschel Greer Stadium on April 9, 1981.[8] Starter Jamie Werly, who went on to win the Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher Award that season,[10] did not figure in the decision.[11] On April 4, 2013, starter Tyler Thornburg took a no decision in the final Opening Day game at Greer Stadium, a 5–4 Sounds win.[8][12] The team left Greer after the 2014 season, but did not play their first Opening Day game at First Horizon Park, their new facility then known as First Tennessee Park, until two years later.[8] In that game, held on April 7, 2016, Sounds starting pitcher Chris Smith was charged with the loss in a 5–0 shutout by the Oklahoma City Dodgers.[13]

Nashville's Opening Day starting pitchers have a combined Opening Day record of 11 wins, 16 losses, and 19 no decisions. At Greer Stadium, they had a record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and 8 no decisions in 17 Opening Day starts. At First Horizon Park, they have 0 wins, 2 losses, and 2 no decisions in 4 Opening Day starts. They have an aggregate record of 5 wins, 6 losses, and 10 no decisions in 21 Opening Day starts at home. Nashville starters have a record of 6 wins, 10 losses, and 9 no decisions in 25 Opening Day starts on the road.

The only Sounds pitchers with more than one Opening Day start are Bill Dawley (1978 and 1979), Rodney Imes (1990 and 1991), and Zach Jackson (2007 and 2008), each with two starts. Three Sounds Opening Day starters have also started Opening Day games in Major League Baseball: Bob Milacki for the Baltimore Orioles in 1990,[14] Wily Peralta for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2016,[15] and Chris Bassitt for the Oakland Athletics in 2021.[16]

Pitchers

Key
Pitcher (#)Number indicates multiple appearances as a Sounds Opening Day starter
Score (#)Game score with Sounds runs listed first; number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings in parentheses
LocationStadium in italics denotes a Sounds home game
WWin earned by starting pitcher; Sounds won game
LLoss earned by starting pitcher; Sounds lost game
ND (W)No decision by starting pitcher; Sounds won game
ND (L)No decision by starting pitcher; Sounds lost game
Pitchers
SeasonPitcherDecisionScoreOpponentLocationRef.
1978Bill Dawley (1)L2–4Memphis ChicksTim McCarver Stadium[17]
1979Bill Dawley (2)L1–7Jacksonville SunsSam W. Wolfson Baseball Park[18]
1980Tom FilerL4–6Columbus AstrosGolden Park[19]
1981Jamie WerlyND (W)8–7Birmingham BaronsHerschel Greer Stadium[20]
1982Stefan WeverND (L)9–10 (13)Columbus AstrosGolden Park[21]
1983Mark ShiflettL4–5Orlando TwinsTinker Field[22]
1984Jim DeshaiesW7–3Orlando TwinsTinker Field[23]
1985Randy O'NealW3–1Buffalo BisonsHerschel Greer Stadium[24]
1986Bryan KellyND (W)6–3Indianapolis IndiansHerschel Greer Stadium[25]
1987Scott TerryW8–4Omaha RoyalsHerschel Greer Stadium[26]
1988Norm CharltonND (W)7–6Indianapolis IndiansHerschel Greer Stadium[27]
1989Jack ArmstrongL2–4Indianapolis IndiansBush Stadium[28]
1990Rodney Imes (1)ND (L)6–8Omaha RoyalsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium[29]
1991Rodney Imes (2)ND (W)2–1Omaha RoyalsHerschel Greer Stadium[30]
1992Gino MinutelliL2–6Denver ZephyrsMile High Stadium[31]
1993Larry ThomasND (W)8–5Iowa CubsHerschel Greer Stadium[32]
1994Steve SchrenkW10–4Oklahoma City 89ersAll Sports Stadium[33]
1995Brian KeyserND (W)6–3Buffalo BisonsNorth AmeriCare Park[34]
1996Luis AndújarL5–8Buffalo BisonsHerschel Greer Stadium[35]
1997Tom FordhamND (L)3–4 (11)Buffalo BisonsNorth AmeriCare Park[36]
1998Sean LawrenceL2–7Iowa CubsSec Taylor Stadium[37]
1999Bob MilackiW7–0Edmonton TrappersHerschel Greer Stadium[38]
2000Danilo LeónW10–5Omaha Golden SpikesJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium[39]
2001Sam McConnellND (L)2–3Memphis RedbirdsAutoZone Park[40]
2002Bronson ArroyoL5–12Sacramento River CatsHerschel Greer Stadium[41]
2003Ryan VogelsongW5–4Iowa CubsHerschel Greer Stadium[42]
2004Nelson FigueroaL3–6Colorado Springs Sky SoxHerschel Greer Stadium[43]
2005José CapellánND (W)7–3 (6)[n 1]New Orleans ZephyrsHerschel Greer Stadium[45]
2006Ben HendricksonND (L)3–5Omaha RoyalsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium[46]
2007Zach Jackson (1)L1–4New Orleans ZephyrsHerschel Greer Stadium[47]
2008Zach Jackson (2)L2–5New Orleans ZephyrsZephyr Field[48]
2009Sam NarronND (L)5–7New Orleans ZephyrsHerschel Greer Stadium[49]
2010Kameron LoeW6–3Iowa CubsPrincipal Park[50]
2011Amaury RivasW5–1New Orleans ZephyrsHerschel Greer Stadium[51]
2012Wily PeraltaND (L)2–6New Orleans ZephyrsZephyr Field[52]
2013Tyler ThornburgND (W)5–4New Orleans ZephyrsHerschel Greer Stadium[12]
2014Johnny HellwegW4–2Omaha Storm ChasersWerner Park[53]
2015Chris BassittL5–7Colorado Springs Sky SoxSecurity Service Field[54]
2016Chris SmithL0–5Oklahoma City DodgersFirst Tennessee Park[13]
2017Daniel GossettND (L)1–2 (11)Round Rock ExpressDell Diamond[55]
2018James NaileW11–0New Orleans Baby CakesShrine on Airline[56]
2019Taylor HearnL4–5Iowa CubsFirst Tennessee Park[57]
2020Season cancelled[n 2]Iowa CubsFirst Horizon Park[60]
2021Josh LindblomND (L)6–8Toledo Mud HensFifth Third Field[61]
2022Ethan SmallND (W)5–4Durham BullsFirst Horizon Park[62]
2023Caleb BoushleyND (W)3–1 (8)[n 3]Louisville BatsFirst Horizon Park[64]
2024Carlos F. RodríguezL2–4Toledo Mud HensFifth Third Field[65]

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