The Nashville Sounds' 2009 season is the franchise's thirty-second year of play.
Regular season
The Sounds opened their season at the newly-renovated Herschel Greer Stadium on April 9 with a 5–7 loss against the New Orleans Zephyrs. Before the game, new team owners Masahiro Honzawa, Steve Posner, and Frank Ward, collectively known as MFP Baseball, made speeches welcoming those in attendance. Also speaking was Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Dean, who was publicly at odds with the team's previous principal ownership group, praised MFP's efforts and commitment to the Sounds and the city of Nashville. In an on-field ceremony, Oak Ridge Boys singer Richard Sterban, a long-time team supporter and minority owner, became the first person to be inducted into the "Ambassador's Club", which recognizes individuals who have shown a long-standing commitment to the Sounds.
Season standings
Record versus opponents
Team
Record
Win %
Games left
American North
Iowa Cubs
8–4
.667
4
Memphis Redbirds
6–2
.750
8
Omaha Royals
8–8
.500
0
American South
Albuquerque Isotopes
0–0
—
16
New Orleans Zephyrs
5–3
.625
8
Oklahoma City RedHawks
2–2
.500
12
Round Rock Express
0–0
—
16
Pacific North
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
0–0
—
4
Portland Beavers
2–2
.500
0
Salt Lake Bees
0–0
—
4
Tacoma Rainiers
1–3
.250
0
Pacific South
Fresno Grizzlies
0–0
—
4
Las Vegas 51s
3–1
.750
0
Reno Aces
3–1
.750
0
Sacramento River Cats
0–0
—
4
Game log
2009 Game Log
April
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 9
Zephyrs
5–7
Field
Littleton (0–1)
Sanches
6,951
0–1
2
April 10
Zephyrs
10–6
Gulin (1–0)
Sinkbeil
—
1,471
1–1
3
April 11
Zephyrs
2–6
Collazo
Narveson (0–1)
—
3,333
1–2
4
April 12
Zephyrs
5–11
Wood
Ginter (0–1)
—
1,844
1–3
5
April 13
RedHawks
4–3
Dillard (1–0)
Holland
Narveson (1)
1,253
2–3
6
April 14
RedHawks
2–12
Mendoza
Narron (0–1)
—
1,268
2–4
7
April 15
RedHawks
7–1
Burns (1–0)
Mathis
Swindle (1)
1,574
3–4
8
April 16
RedHawks
3–17
Feliz
Wright (0–1)
—
2,013
3–5
9
April 17
@ Zephyrs
9–0
Green (1–0)
Trahern
Narveson (2)
10,116
4–5
10
April 18
@ Zephyrs
5–2
Dillard (2–0)
Barone
Smith (1)
7,024
5–5
11
April 19
@ Zephyrs
9–7
Ginter (1–1)
Martinez
Narveson (3)
4,558
6–5
12
April 20
@ Zephyrs
4–2
Burns (2–0)
Sinkbeil
Smith (2)
5,966
7–5
13
April 21
@ Redbirds
9–1
Wright (1–1)
Ottavino
—
4,135
8–5
14
April 22
@ Redbirds
8–6
Thompson
Green (1–1)
Todd
5,997
8–6
15
April 23
@ Redbirds
9–6
Dillard (3–0)
Hawksworth
Houston (1)
5,060
9–6
16
April 24
@ Redbirds
9–7
Todd
Littleton (0–2)
—
8,019
9–7
17
April 25
Cubs
6–3
Smith (1–0)
Waddell
—
8,091
10–7
18
April 26
Cubs
0–3
Caridad
Wright (1–2)
Fox
4,476
10–8
19
April 27
Cubs
3–7
Wells
Green (1–2)
—
2,242
10–9
20
April 28
Cubs
7–4
Dillard (4–0)
Mathes
Smith (3)
6,535
11–9
21
April 30
Royals
2–8
Chen
Gulin (1–1)
—
1,982
11–10
May
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
—
May 1
Royals
Postponed (rain)
22
May 2
Royals
0–8
Hochevar
Wright (1–3)
—
DH
11–11
23
May 2
Royals
4–0
Burns (3–0)
DiNardo
—
5,512
12–11
—
May 3
Royals
Postponed (rain)
24
May 4
@ Cubs
5–1
Green (2–2)
Mathes
—
5,314
13–11
25
May 5
@ Cubs
8–6
Dillard (5–0)
Atkins
Smith (4)
3,905
14–11
26
May 6
@ Cubs
4–7
Ascanio
Gulin (1–4)
—
5,184
14–12
27
May 7
@ Cubs
4–2
Burns (4–0)
Caridad
Smith (5)
4,100
15–12
28
May 8
@ Royals
5–6
DiNardo
Wright (1–4)
Atencio
6,815
15–13
29
May 9
@ Royals
5–6
Hamulack
Houston (0–1)
—
4,421
15–14
30
May 10
@ Royals
0–3
Ducksworth
Dillard (5–1)
Colon
DH
15–15
31
May 10
@ Royals
5–3
Narveson (1–1)
Hughes
Smith (6)
3,111
16–15
32
May 11
@ Royals
5–3
Johnson (1–0)
Atencio
Smith (7)
4,557
17–15
33
May 12
Aces
5–0
Burns (5–0)
Buckner
Narveson (4)
2,237
18–15
34
May 13
Aces
7–1
Wright (2–4)
Ambriz
—
8,036
19–15
35
May 14
Aces
3–4
Valdez
Littleton (0–3)
Korecky
2,608
19–16
36
May 15
Aces
8–4
Dillard (6–1)
Barnette
Smith (8)
7,678
20–16
37
May 16
51s
5–1
Gulin (2–2)
Burres
Johnson (1)
2,479
21–16
38
May 17
51s
5–1
Burns (6–0)
Mills
—
3,551
22–16
39
May 18
51s
5–7
Bayliss
Narveson (1–2)
Accardo
2,913
22–17
40
May 19
51s
5–4
Smith (2–0)
Accardo
—
2,796
23–17
41
May 21
@ Beavers
4–6
Silva
Dillard (6–2)
Moreno
6,096
23–18
42
May 22
@ Beavers
5–4
Houston (1–1)
Ellis
—
4,631
24–18
43
May 23
@ Beavers
4–6
Ramos
Burns (6–1)
De La Cruz
5,989
24–19
44
May 24
@ Beavers
8–6
Wright (3–4)
Britton
Smith (9)
5,891
25–19
45
May 25
@ Rainiers
1–12
Seddon
Green (2–3)
—
3,235
25–20
46
May 26
@ Rainiers
7–10
Hull
Narveson (1–3)
Messenger
2,712
25–21
47
May 27
@ Rainiers
8–6
Johnson (2–0)
Thomas
Smith (10)
7,217
26–21
48
May 28
@ Rainiers
3–5
Rowland-Smith
Burns (6–2)
Messenger
4,225
26–22
49
May 29
Royals
3–7
DiNardo
Wright (3–5)
—
6,856
26–23
50
May 30
Royals
6–2
Ginter (2–1)
Wright
Narveson (5)
DH
27–23
51
May 30
Royals
1–2
Yabuta
Butler (1–0)
Atencio
7,596
27–24
52
May 31
Royals
8–4
Dillard (7–2)
Phillips
—
4,050
28–24
June
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
53
June 2
Cubs
3–0
Gulin (3–2)
Caridad
Smith (11)
3,087
29–24
54
June 3
Cubs
3–0
Wright (4–5)
Mathes
Smith (12)
2,656
30–24
55
June 4
Cubs
5–2
Narveson (2–3)
Samardzija
Johnson (2)
3,406
31–24
56
June 5
Cubs
1–2
Hart
Cody (0–1)
Parker
7,855
31–25
57
June 6
@ Royals
1–7
Phillips
Dillard (7–3)
—
7,375
31–26
58
June 7
@ Royals
8–6
Swindle (1–0)
Marte
Johnson (2)
DH
32–26
59
June 7
@ Royals
3–1
Houston (2–1)
Atencio
—
7,158
33–26
60
June 8
@ Royals
7–4
Narveson (3–3)
Hamulack
—
4,433
34–26
61
June 11
Redbirds
11–3
Butler (1–1)
Ottavino
—
3,076
35–26
62
June 12
Redbirds
5–1
Cody (1–1)
Boggs
—
6,908
36–26
63
June 13
Redbirds
4–3
Houston (3–1)
Kinney
—
8,176
37–26
64
June 14
Redbirds
14–5
Burns (7–2)
Maekawa
—
3,396
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July
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record |- align="center" bgcolor="
80
July 1
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
81
July 2
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
82
July 3
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
83
July 4
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
84
July 5
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
85
July 6
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
86
July 7
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
87
July 8
Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
88
July 9
Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
89
July 10
Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
90
July 11
Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
91
July 12
Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
92
July 16
@ Cubs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
93
July 17
@ Cubs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
94
July 18
@ Cubs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
95
July 19
@ Cubs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
96
July 20
@ Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
97
July 21
@ Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
98
July 22
@ Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
999
July 23
@ Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
100
July 24
@ RedHawks
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
101
July 25
@ RedHawks
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
102
July 26
@ RedHawks
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
103
July 27
@ RedHawks
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
104
July 28
Zephyrs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
105
July 29
Zephyrs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
106
July 30
Zephyrs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
107
July 31
Zephyrs
–
—
–
August
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record |- align="center" bgcolor="
108
August 1
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
109
August 2
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
110
August 3
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
111
August 4
Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
112
August 5
@ Sky Sox
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
113
August 6
@ Sky Sox
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
114
August 7
@ Sky Sox
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
115
August 8
@ Sky Sox
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
116
August 9
@ Bees
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
117
August 10
@ Bees
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
118
August 11
@ Bees
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
119
August 12
@ Bees
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
120
August 14
Grizzlies
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
121
August 15
Grizzlies
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
122
August 16
Grizzlies
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
123
August 17
Grizzlies
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
124
August 18
River Cats
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
125
August 19
River Cats
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
126
August 20
River Cats
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
127
August 21
River Cats
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
128
August 22
@ Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
129
August 23
@ Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
130
August 24
@ Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
131
August 25
@ Isotopes
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
132
August 26
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
133
August 27
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
134
August 28
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
135
August 29
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
136
August 30
@ Express
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
137
August 31
Redbirds
–
—
–
September
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record |- align="center" bgcolor="
138
September 1
Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
139
September 2
Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
140
September 3
Redbirds
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
141
September 4
@ Zephyrs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
142
September 5
@ Zephyrs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
143
September 6
@ Zephyrs
–
—
– |- align="center" bgcolor="
144
September 7
@ Zephyrs
–
—
–
Roster
Current
Year-to-date
2009 Nashville Sounds roster
Players
Pitchers
Mike Burns
Josh Butler
Chris Cody
Tim Dillard
Matt Ginter
Nick Green
Lindsay Gulin
Trevor Hoffman
Ryan Houston
Dave Johnson
Wes Littleton
Sam Narron
Chris Narveson
Juan Sandoval
Chris Smith
R. J. Swindle
Chase Wright
References
Statistics:"Statistics." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 10 April 2009.
Standings:"Standings." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 12 April 2009.
Game log:"Schedule." Minor League Baseball. Retrieved on 12 April 2009.
