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Former parks & recreation executive director and Smoky Mountain Classic founder Frank Bradley, right, looks over the tournament in 1974, the year Howard’s Furniture of Denver, N.C., arrived to change Bradley’s brainchild forever.
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Resmondo’s Jeff Wallace lines up a pitch during last year’s Smoky Mountain Classic.
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Local standouts like Jason Gorenflo often give the big boys a run for the money at the tournament.
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Outfielder Dal Beggs, seen here with Resmondo last year, is part of strong defense at the classic that often goes unnoticed.
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