GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The Louisiana all-stars limitedMississippi (Brookhaven) to just two hits and cruised to a 13-0Saturday victory in the opening round of the Dixie Boys 14s WorldSeries. Michael Martin doubled and Brett Rushing singled forBrookhaven’s only hits.

“We had a horrible day,” said Brookhaven manager/head coachTerry Britt. “We had the jitters. We didn’t hit the ball and ourpitchers struggled to throw strikes.

“Now we have to dig deep and come back and play hard.”

Brookhaven plays Texas (Crosby), which lost to North Carolina8-6 last night. Game time is 1 p.m. today. Britt said temperaturesin Grand Prairie have surpassed the 100-degree mark for eightstraight days.

Southpaw Ryan Kennedy started on the mound for Brookhaven. Hegave up 7 runs and 7 hits.

Kennedy was followed by Colton Laird in the second. Rushingpitched 1 inning of relief.

Louisiana’s starting pitcher had 4 strikeouts in 3 innings. Thewinners collected 10 hits and Brookhaven committed 6 errors in theabbreviated, 5-inning game.

Because of the intense heat, games are halted every threeinnings so the players can cool off for 10 minutes in the dugoutbefore resuming play.

In the 13-year-old World Series, also being played at the MikeLewis Field Complex, Mississippi (Laurel-Jones County) lost 9-5 toTennessee.