List of Nashville Sounds No-hitters

List Of Nashville Sounds No-hitters

Since the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise was established in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1978 season, its pitchers have pitched six no-hitters, which include two perfect games. The feats were accomplished by a total of eight different pitchers. All but one was achieved at Nashville's home ballpark, Herschel Greer Stadium. One occurred while the team was a member of the Double-A Southern League, two while in the Triple-A American Association (AA), and three in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL). Of the three nine-inning perfect games pitched in the over 100-year history of the PCL, two have been thrown by members of the Sounds.

The team's first no-hitter was Jim Deshaies' 5–1 win over the Columbus Astros on May 4, 1984. In the second inning, Deshaies walked three batters and hit another, accounting for the only Astros run of the game, the second game of a seven-inning doubleheader. The second was thrown by Bryan Kelly on July 17, 1985. Jack Armstrong pitched the club's third no-hitter on August 7, 1988. The previous night, Indianapolis Indians pitchers Randy Johnson and Pat Pacillo pitched a no-hit game against the Sounds, but lost. That game was won by Nashville when Lenny Harris walked to first base, stole second base, stole third base, and then came home, scoring on a groundout. This was the first time in AA history that teams played in back-to-back no-hit games.

On April 7, 2003, John Wasdin became the first Sounds player to pitch a perfect game. This was only the second nine-inning complete perfect game in the 100-year history of the PCL. Wasdin threw 100 pitches, striking out 15 batters. On July 15, 2006, pitchers Carlos Villanueva (6 IP), Mike Meyers (2 IP), and Alec Zumwalt (1 IP) combined to pitch Nashville's fifth no-hit game. Most recently, Manny Parra pitched the franchise's second perfect game on June 25, 2007. Parra threw 107 pitches, striking out 11 hitters and providing the third nine-inning complete perfect game in PCL history.