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Local Boys win tourney
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Three local residents of DeKalb County competed in the USSSA Memorial Day NIT Tournament in Franklin over Memorial Day weekend. A.J. Mooneyham, Cason Oakley and Sam McMillen are part of the Mid-South Mayhem Travel Baseball team that went a perfect 5-0 in the tournament and captured the first-place trophy. Other players on the team include Logan Fields and Bailey Kemp from Smith County; Luke Turner, Bronson Bell, Jackson Vance, Drew Trice and Matthew Dillon, all from Wilson County; Ethan Roberts from White County; and Weston Burris from Rutherford County. Caleb Dillon is the batboy. The Mid-South Mayhem is coached by Paul Fields from Smith County and Chad Vance and Kenny Dillon, both from Wilson County. This was the Mayhem’s second title in three tournaments. They also won the USSSA NIT in Columbia, the second week of May.