In a Wild 5A West with 6 teams vying for the 4 State Tourney spots; the Pointers needed some help to get in since they split with Mt. Home in the regular season finale. Van Buren won the 1st game 6-2 with Weston Wilcox going the distance on the mound striking out 7. Wilcox, Truett Cazzell, Matt Nichols and Hudson Stewart all had RBI's.
In the 2nd game the Pointers fell short, 1-4 in a defensive battle where VB had 5 hits to Mt. Home's 2. Now, the Pointers needed some outside help to make their 8th straight State Tourney and they got it with Russellville and Greenwood beating Farmington. This led to a 3-way tie amongst VB, Alma and Harrison. Since VB and Alma swept Harrison, this left the Goblins at home and Russellville, Greenwood, Alma and VB in the Tourney.