Friday night my Dad and I went to see a Nashville Sounds minor-league baseball game. The Sounds were playing the Fresno Grizzlies, the minor-league team of the San Francisco Giants.

We were hoping to meet former FSU star Buster Posey, starting catcher for Fresno but he was injured.

Coming into the game, the Sounds were a half-game out of 1st place in their division. Anyways about the game.... The Sounds got off to a great start, with a leadoff double. They would drive him in to make it 1-0 Sounds. After 3 more innings Nashville had piled on three more runs to make it 4-0. Meanwhile, the Sounds pitcher Lindsay Gulin was throwing a gem, allowing no runs so far in the game. Gulin was especially effective throwing his changeup, striking out about 5 hitters with the pitch in the game.

But, the Sounds couldn't hold onto the lead. The Grizzlies came back to lead the game 5-4 in the 6th inning. In the 7th inning the Sounds and the Grizzlies both scored 1 run, making the score 6-5. The 8th inning would be a wild one. The Sounds first held Fresno to no runs. Now it was the bottom of the 8th inning, Nashville down 1 run.The leadoff hitter reached base. He would soon score on a sac fly with 1 out! The Sounds had tied the game. Now there was a man on 2nd base with one out. With two outs, a man still on second, pinch-hitter Erick Almonte stepped up to the plate. And stepped up was what he did.He singled past the 1st baseman, the runner getting waved home..... SAFE!!!!! The Sounds had taken a 7-6 lead with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning!!

Then it was on to the 9th. The Sounds brought in closer Chris Smith to pitch. The Grizzlies managed to get a runner to second base with 1 out. Then, the next batter singled up the middle,runner rounding third coming home the right fielder picked up the ball and threw the relay home in time for a homeplate collision... OUT!!!!! The outfielder had thrown a strike to home plate and nailed the runner. The play saved them a run, and the lead.Then, with two outs in the 9th inning, Sounds up 1 , runner on third, the opposing batter stepped up to the plate. CRACK! A hard liner, snagged by the first baseman! The Sounds win in a great and crazy game 7-6 over the Fresno Grizzlies!

After the game the lights were turned out for the fireworks display. But the real fireworks had been sparked on the field by great competition.