TWENTY YEARS AGO — Led by Rebecca Carlton, Chancie Morace, Rani Hammett and Ashley McManus, The Lil’ Angels of Vidalia, La. finish in 10th place at the USSSA World Championships in Marietta, Ga.

TEN YEARS AGO — Douglas Davis hits a solo home run and Glenn Williams’s RBI single gives Natchez a 3-1 lead, but Hattiesburg rallies in the fifth inning for a 4-3 win at the Dixie Youth 11-12 State Tournament.

FIVE YEARS AGO — The Natchez 13-year-olds All-Stars cannot get the game-tying run across in their last at-bat and are eliminated from the Dixie Boys World Series after losing to Sumter County, Fla., 6-5.