DOTHAN, Alabama -- They had battled hard since February, sharpening their skills, hoping for the coveted trip to their first-ever Junior Dixie Boys World Series appearance. The Center All-Stars came together, sweeping through the State Tournament at home, finishing it with an exclamation point with a no-hitter thrown by Colton McSwain.

DOTHAN, Alabama -- A rain delay of nearly one and one-half hours changed the tempo of this second-round Junior Dixie Boys World Series game between Texas' representative from Center and Florida. Within one out of closing out Florida in the top of the third, the long delay resulted in Texas coming out flat and Florida going on to capture a 5-2 victory.

DOTHAN, Alabama -- For the fifth time in the history of Dothan, the city was selected to host a Dixie World Series event. The city has no doubt learned from experiences of past years and improved upon the pageantry of welcoming the nation's best.

For the Texas (Center) Junior Boys All-Stars, this is their first trip. And although they plan on having the time of their collective lives, they have come with one main mission: to win.

CENTER -- Steve Campbell loves baseball. Campbell's four sons love baseball. You might even say they almost live, sleep and eat baseball. He's even written a book on hitting.

And because he's always looking for ways to improve his sons' performances on the field, it's only natural that he'd come up with new ideas on how to do that.