Arkansas 5A State Tournament Championship Preview
May 18, 2021
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Date: Thursday May 20th
Time:1:00 PM
Location: Benton High School
Records: Van Buren (26-7) Jonesboro(28-5)
Road to Benton:
Van Buren: Defeated Lake Hamilton 7-2, Defeated Marion 6-4, Defeated Greenwood 6-2.
Jonesboro: Defeated Sylvan Hills 9-1, Defeated Texarkana 13-2, Defeated GCT 13-3
Rundown:
Jonesboro has a loaded stable of arms and bats but Van Buren isn't lacking in there share of arms or bats either. Having not matched up this year this should be a high octane game. Jonesboro the favorite based off numbers of commits, Van Buren is scrappy and should fight for every inch. Momentum is on the mound and Connor Johnson for Van Buren should match any of the many arms Jonesboro looks to run out against them. Would not be surprised to see a highly volatile game between these two clubs who both have the amount of players to make this a game many people remember.
Jonesboro:
2022 Ty Rhoades - Arkansas Little Rock Commit
2022 Josh Hyneman- Arkansas Commit
2021 Cross Jumper- Tennessee Commit
2021 Sawyer Bentley- Arkansas State Commit
2021 Brennan Payne- Connors State Commit
2021 Rhett Hosman - Union University Commit
2021 Jake Henry Williams- Connors State Commit
2022 Rykar Acebo
Van Buren:
2021 Connor Johnson - Central Arkansas Commit
2022 Connor Brady
2021 Tanner Callahan- Connors State Commit
2021 Haden Roark
2022 Breckin Waters
2021 Sam Seeger
2022 Devin Gattis