Jacob Walton from the Texas AAA team carries the Texas state flag during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton. For more photos, see page 1A and 1B.
                                 Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

Jacob Walton from the Texas AAA team carries the Texas state flag during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton. For more photos, see page 1A and 1B.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Players and coaches from all 33 participating teams sit in the bleachers during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Players and coaches from all 33 participating teams sit in the bleachers during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Landon Smith from the Virginia majors team fist bumps Lumberton Youth Baseball Association president Tim Locklear during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Landon Smith from the Virginia majors team fist bumps Lumberton Youth Baseball Association president Tim Locklear during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Patton Mitchell from the Alabama “O”Zone team shows off the pins gifted by participants from other states during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Patton Mitchell from the Alabama “O”Zone team shows off the pins gifted by participants from other states during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Nolan Sharp from the Mississippi AAA team tips his cap to the crowd during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Nolan Sharp from the Mississippi AAA team tips his cap to the crowd during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Cameron Peterson from the North Carolina AAA team throws Mardi Gras beads, which were distributed by the Louisiana teams, into the crowd during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Cameron Peterson from the North Carolina AAA team throws Mardi Gras beads, which were distributed by the Louisiana teams, into the crowd during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Members of the Alabama AAA team wait before the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Members of the Alabama AAA team wait before the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Members of the Alabama majors team huddle before the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Members of the Alabama majors team huddle before the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

<p>Dakota Locklear of the North Carolina majors champions from West Robeson, displays a Lumbee Tribe flag the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.</p>
                                 <p>Chris Stiles | The Robesonian</p>

Dakota Locklear of the North Carolina majors champions from West Robeson, displays a Lumbee Tribe flag the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Chris Stiles | The Robesonian

Jacob Walton from the Texas AAA team carries the Texas state flag during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton. For more photos, see page 1A and 1B.

Players and coaches from all 33 participating teams sit in the bleachers during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Landon Smith from the Virginia majors team fist bumps Lumberton Youth Baseball Association president Tim Locklear during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Patton Mitchell from the Alabama “O”Zone team shows off the pins gifted by participants from other states during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Nolan Sharp from the Mississippi AAA team tips his cap to the crowd during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Cameron Peterson from the North Carolina AAA team throws Mardi Gras beads, which were distributed by the Louisiana teams, into the crowd during the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Members of the Alabama AAA team wait before the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Members of the Alabama majors team huddle before the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.

Dakota Locklear of the North Carolina majors champions from West Robeson, displays a Lumbee Tribe flag the Dixie Youth World Series opening ceremony Friday at Alton G. Brooks Stadium in Lumberton.