TWENTY YEARS AGO — Jon Rampey allows just one run on three hits and strikes out nine and Jarrod West hits a two-run single as Deposit Guaranty defeats David New 11-1 in Natchez Dixie Youth 13-14 action.

TEN YEARS AGO — John Smoltz allows four runs on nine hits and strikes out five in six innings and he helps his own cause with a three-run home run as the Atlanta Braves defeat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5.

FIVE YEARS AGO — In his debut on the mound, Dustin Case doesn’t allow a single hit as Adams Christian defeats a rebuilding Amite team 9-3 in the second game of a summer league doubleheader.