PBA FALL SWING OCT. 14-20

Tulsa to Host Multi-Event 2018 PBA Fall Swing

Three Go Bowling! PBA Tour titles to be decided in exclusive Xtra Frame series

CHICAGO – The Lanes at Coffee Creek in suburban Tulsa, Okla., will host the 2018 revival of the Professional Bowlers Association Fall Swing Oct. 14-20.

The multi-event tournament package, open to a field of 120 PBA members only, will be covered exclusively on Xtra Frame, PBA’s online live streaming service.

The PBA Fall Swing, which will award Wolf Open, Bear Open and Tulsa Open titles, will precede the U.S. Open which takes place Oct. 24-31 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan. The Fall Swing and the U.S. Open – the final major championship of 2018 – are both part of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule.

Defending champions from the last PBA Fall Swing, held at Thunderbowl Lanes in suburban Detroit in 2016, were Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Fla. (Wolf Open), EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind. (Bear Open) and Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill. (Detroit Open vs. this year’s re-named Tulsa Open).

Following an official practice day on Oct. 14, the Fall Swing will get underway with two seven-game qualifying rounds on the PBA Wolf 33 oiling pattern on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 15-16. After 14 games, the top five will advance to the live Xtra Frame stepladder finals on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. CT.

Wednesday and Thursday, all players will bowl two more seven-game qualifying rounds on the PBA Bear 39 pattern, with the top five bowling for the Bear Open title at 7:30 p.m.

Based on the combined 24-game qualifying totals on the 33-foot Wolf and 39-foot Bear oiling patterns, the top 18 players will advance to the Tulsa Open finals, a 18-game round robin match play event that will be contested on the Dragon 45 oiling pattern Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20. After a total of 42 games, including match play bonus pins, the top five will compete for the Tulsa Open title at 1 p.m. Central on a lane condition selected by the leading qualifier.

All rounds of the Fall Swing will be covered live, exclusively on PBA’s Xtra Frame live streaming channel. For subscription information, visit xtraframe.tv.

PBA FALL SWING SCHEDULE

The Lanes at Coffee Creek, Owasso, Okla., Oct. 14-20 (all times are Central)

Sunday, Oct. 14

10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. – Squad A and B practice sessions

Monday, Oct. 15

9 a.m. – A Squad, Wolf Open 6 qualifying games

3 p.m. – B Squad, Wolf Open 6 qualifying games

Tuesday, Oct. 16

9 a.m. – B Squad, Wolf Open 6 qualifying games

3 p.m. – A Squad, Wolf Open 6 qualifying games

            Top five advance to stepladders finals

7:30 p.m. – Top five stepladder finals, live on Xtra Frame

Wednesday, Oct. 17

9 a.m. – A Squad, Bear Open 6 qualifying games

3 p.m. – B Squad, Bear Open 6 qualifying games

Thursday, Oct. 18

9 a.m. – B Squad, Bear Open 6 qualifying games

3 p.m. – A Squad, Bear Open 6 qualifying games

            Top five advance to stepladders finals; top 18 after 24 combined qualifying games advance to Tulsa Open finals

7:30 p.m. – Top five stepladder finals, live on Xtra Frame

Friday, Oct. 19

9 a.m. – Top 18, 6 games round robin match play

3 p.m. – Top 18, 6 games round robin match play

Saturday, Oct. 20

9 a.m. – Top 18, 6 games round robin match play

            Top five after 42 games advance to stepladder finals

1 p.m. – Top five stepladder finals, live on Xtra Frame

ALONSO PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alonso Named League Player of the Week

BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton Rumble Ponies infielder Peter Alonso has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week. From April 23 through April 29, the Ponies slugging first baseman hit a league-best .545 (12-for-22) and compiled a 1.136 slugging percentage. Alonso has homered in four consecutive games and shares the league lead with seven home runs this season.

Alonso is the first Rumble Pony to take home a weekly league honor this season.

The Rumble Ponies (11-9) open a three-game series in Akron against the RubberDucks on Monday at 6:35 PM. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show can be heard starting at 6:20 PM on NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

PBA LEAGUE NEWS

Dallas Strikers, Philadelphia Hitmen Advance to PBA League Semifinal Round

Underdog Motown Muscle will bid for first Elias Cup berth against two-time past champions

PORTLAND, Maine – The two-time defending champion Shipyard Dallas Strikers will carry their bid to become the first three-time OceanView at Falmouth PBA League Elias Cup champion into the semifinal round after a thrilling extra frame victory over the GEICO NYC WTT KingPins, but standing in the way will be a determined Sysco Philadelphia Hitmen team that has its collective eyes focused on winning its first Elias Cup.

The third and fourth best-of-two-game quarterfinal rounds matches, which are part of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule, were contested at Bayside Bowl and aired Sunday on ESPN.

Dallas lived up to its nickname, roaring out of the gate with a string of six strikes by Bill O’Neill, Rhino Page, Kyle Sherman, Tommy Jones and player-manager Norm Duke to build a 40-pin lead after five frames. The KingPins, fired up by PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber, rallied with a late string of four strikes, but couldn’t overcome Dallas’ early lead.

With a 241-224 victory in hand, Dallas looked like it was going to run away with a two-game sweep, starting game two with four strikes. But Duke left a 3-10 split in the fifth frame, which he converted, but the KingPins got on a roll while the Strikers stumbled late in the game, losing to New York City, 237-208, to force the first one-ball sudden-death roll-off of the 2018 competition.

The matter was settled quickly when KingPins’ anchor Marshall Kent left a ringing 10 pin, and Duke, a PBA Hall of Famer and 38-time PBA Tour champion, struck.

“We had them; we started with four in a row and I made about the worst shot you can possibly make (in the fifth frame of game two),” Duke said, “and then it was a series of mistakes. But that’s the thing about winning game one. You’re still in it. In this format, unless you’re dominant and sweep, it’s going to come down to one ball and we all know it.

“Nobody wants it, really,” he added. “Even if you’re on the right lane. Even if you’re of sound mind. You grab the ball and your legs start shaking. You saw me balk. It was partly because (the down lane camera man) scooted his chair, but it also gave me a chance to come back and regroup because my legs were noodles.

“That’s pressure right there. I’ve been in that situation many times but I was scared out of my wits. You’re kinda bowling in a state of shock. It wasn’t my best shot, but I knew off my hand it was really close. I knew it was nine or better, and if I carried the 10, we win the match. And we did.”

In the final quarterfinal match, Philadelphia used a steady approach with critical clutch shots to topple the hometown Lumberjacks, 224-222, in the opening game and easily won game two, 209-157, when Portland ran into all kinds of problems, throwing only two strikes along with a split and two missed spares. The Hitmen got a string of five strikes from no. five bowler Tom Smallwood, Ronnie Russell, Chris Loschetter, Dom Barrett and Matt Sanders to turn the match into a rout.

“It was nip-and-tuck for the first match but my guys bowled as well today, if not better, than they did in the seeding tournament,” said Philadelphia manager Jason Couch. “We don’t have a great history in this event. We’ve struggled from time to time, and this is the third time in four years we’ve drawn the home team, which makes for a tough environment. But I’m proud of the way my guys bowled today.

“Matt Sanders is our new guy,” Couch said of the PBA’s 2017 Rookie of the Year. “I don’t know him really well, but I watched him bowl all week and he’s the real deal. I have no problem putting him in the five hole, or the four hole. He’s a good player.

“Tom Smallwood? He’s a late bloomer, but he’s been money for me,” Couch added. “He seems to thrive in this environment when you wouldn’t think he would. He’s a quiet guy but he never has a problem taking on the responsibility.”

In the first semifinal round match that will air on ESPN on Sunday, May 6, at 1 p.m. ET, the Barbasol Motown Muscle, who have never won the Elias Cup, will meet the two-time past champion Go Bowling! Silver Lake Atom Splitters. The second semifinal will involve the Dallas Strikers and the Philadelphia Hitmen, who also have never won the Elias Cup.

OCEANVIEW AT FALMOUTH PBA LEAGUE

Bayside Bowl, Portland, Maine (aired Sunday on ESPN) 

Quarterfinal Round Results (best-of-two-game Baker format)

Match Three: Shipyard Dallas Strikers: (Bill O’Neill, Rhino Page, Kyle Sherman, Tommy Jones, Norm Duke) def. GEICO NYC WTT KingPins (Sam Cooley, Anthony Pepe, Pete Weber, BJ Moore, Marshall Kent), 241-224, 208-237, 10-9 in one-ball roll-off.

Match Four: Sysco Philadelphia Hitmen (Ronnie Russell, Chris Loschetter, Dom Barrett, Tom Smallwood, Matt Sanders) def. Port Property Management Portland Lumberjacks (Ryan Ciminelli, Jojoe Yannaphon, DJ Archer, Kyle Troup, Wes Malott), 224-222, 209-157.

OCEANVIEW AT FALMOUTH PBA LEAGUE ESPN SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1 P.M. ET

            Semifinal Match One: Barbasol Motown Muscle (Josh Blanchard, Shota Kawazoe, Francois Lavoie, Anthony Simonsen, EJ Tackett) vs. Go Bowling! Silver Lake Atom Splitters (Jesper Svensson, Dick Allen, AJ Johnson, Tom Daugherty, Chris Barnes).

            Semifinal Match Two: Shipyard Dallas Strikers: (Bill O’Neill, Rhino Page, Kyle Sherman, Tommy Jones, Norm Duke) vs. Sysco Philadelphia Hitmen (Ronnie Russell, Chris Loschetter,Dom Barrett, Tom Smallwood, Matt Sanders).

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1 P.M. ET

Elias Cup championship finals (best of two games, Baker format team games; one-ball sudden-death roll-off will decide any ties)

SCRANTON LOSES TWO TO IRONPIGS

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

RAILRIDERS

GAME REPORT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Game One:

LHV 4 – SWB 0

Game Two:

LHV 3 – SWB 0

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (April 29, 2018) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders offense was neutralized during Sunday’s doubleheader sweep by the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-0 in Game One and 3-0 in Game Two.

Lehigh Valley got on the board in the bottom of the 1^st inning with Danny Ortiz smashing a two-run home run to right field to plate Roman Quinn who had walked to begin the game. The ‘Pigs connected on two RBI singles in the 5^th inning by Roman Quinn and Dylan Cozens to double their lead to 4-0.

In Game Two, all three runs came in an eight-batter inning off starting pitcher Ryan Bollinger. The lefty didn’t allow a hit over the first three innings before surrendering three hits, a walk and a HBP in the decisive frame.

Brandon Drury continued his minor league rehab assignment Sunday and is now up to four games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre coming back from concussion-like symptoms. He went 1-for-3 in both Game One and Game Two and is hitting 6-for-13 (.462 AVG) with a double, three runs scored and an RBI.

Ryan McBroom also went 1-for-3 in each end of the doubleheader and is up to .259 this season.

Game One starting pitcher Chance Adams tossed a complete game, going the full six innings and allowing four runs while striking out four. Meanwhile in Game Two, Raynel Espinal came out of the bullpen in the 5^th inning and struck out the side. He is now up to 16 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched.

Despite outhitting the IronPigs in the series 17-16, the RailRiders were outscored 13-1 by Lehigh Valley. Dating back to the 7^th inning April 10^th at PNC Field, the RailRiders have scored one run off IronPigs pitching in the last 33 innings head-to-head.

The RailRiders pile on the bus and head back to Moosic to get ready to kick off a five-game homestand Monday night against the Buffalo Bisons. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on $1.00 Dog Monday where hot dogs are a dollar, as is the admission for you four-legged friend. Follow along on the call with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino for all the action on NEPA Sports Radio “The Game”, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:05 p.m.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

10-12

PONIES SWEEP SEAWOLVES

Ponies Punch Back, Sweep SeaWolves

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies fought back for an extra-inning win against over the Erie SeaWolves, 6-4, at UPMC Park on Sunday afternoon. Binghamton scored the game’s first three runs and last three runs to earn their second sweep of the season. They’ve won a season-best four straight games with half of their weeklong road trip remaining.

Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Binghamton prevented Erie from plating an insurance run despite Josh Lester’s leadoff triple. Lester’s three-bagger knocked David Roseboom from the game; he was replaced by Josh Torres. Torres whiffed Kenny Wilson and Jake Rogers, before getting Troy Montgomery to fly out. 

Needing one run to tie the game, the Rumble Ponies got a boost from Nick Sergakis. In his third game of the season, the third baseman led off the ninth inning with a double off the left field wall. Tyler Moore then stroked John Schreiber’s offer up the middle, tying the game 4-4.

Torres (2-0) worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth inning against Erie’s 1-2-3 hitters, forcing extra innings for the first time this season

With Jeff McNeil starting the tenth inning on second base, Peter Alonso began the frame with a single, his third hit of the day. That put runners on the corners for Matt Oberste, whose grounder was collected by Kody Eaves, but the third baseman had no play. Binghamton grabbed a 5-4 lead, their first advantage since the seventh inning. The Ponies would scratch across another extra-inning tally on a Nick Sergakis fielder’s choice, scoring Alonso from third.

Tyler Bashlor pitched a scoreless tenth to earn his team-leading fourth save of the 2018 campaign. 

Alonso helped the Ponies to an early 3-0 lead, launching his league-leading seventh home run of the season. He’s hit one home run in each of the last four games. 

Joseph Shaw twirled five scoreless innings before running into some trouble in the sixth inning. After giving up an RBI double to Josh Lester, Shaw was replaced by Austin McGeorge, who allowed Shaw’s inherited runner to score. Shaw finished 5-2/3 innings, coughed up two runs with three strikeouts, and issued just one walk. 

SeaWolves starter Tyler Alexander, meanwhile, was charged with three runs over six innings just one week after shutting out the Rumble Ponies over five frames at NYSEG Stadium.

Binghamton (11-9) continues its weeklong homestand on Monday night in Akron. RHP Andrew Church tosses for the Ponies against RubberDucks RHP Michael Peoples with a first pitch scheduled for 6:35 PM at Canal Park. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show starts at 6:20 PM and can be heard on NewsRadio 1290 WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

POSTGAME NOTES:The Rumble Ponies are 8-0 when scoring first…Peter Alonso has a hit in seven straight games (four multi-hit games in the last five)…Binghamton scored the first three and last three runs for the second straight game…Rumble Ponies first win (1-9) when trailing after eight innings

LYDIA KO IN WINNER'S CIRCLE

In The Winner’s Circle with LYDIA KO

LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship

Lake Merced Golf Club

Daly City, California

April 29, 2018

Hometown/Resides: Auckland, New Zealand/ Orlando, Fla.

Birthdate: April 24, 1997; currently 21 years, 0 months, 5 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Granted membership for the 2014 season by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2013/2014

              

VICTORIES

LPGA: 15th career victory and first of 2018

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS:  2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open (as an amateur),  2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open (as an amateur), 2014 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2014 Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I, 2014 CME Group Tour Championship, 2015 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2015 CP Women’s Open, 2015 Evian Championship, 2015 Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, 2016 Kia Classic, 2016 ANA Inspiration, 2016 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, 2016 Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I

MONEY

With her win, Ko earns $225,000; she has earned $354,715 this season and $8,915,059 in her career

RACE TO CME GLOBE

Ko earns 500 points and is projected to moves into the top 10 in the Race to CME Globe with 861points

2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

9 events played, 8 cuts made, $354,715, one victory, one additional top-10 finish

OF NOTE

• Moves into a tie for 36th on the LPGA All-Time Official Career Wins List with Yani Tseng, Sally Little and Suzann Pettersen
• Made 43 starts between her last victory and this week, the longest stretch without a win in her LPGA career; she had 15 top-10 finishes in that span including three runner-ups
• With a winner’s check of $225,000, Ko is projected to move from 21st to 18th on the LPGA’s career money list with $8,915,059; $129,000 behind World Golf Hall of Fame member Meg Mallon
• This is Ko’s fifth LPGA title won in the state of California, joining the 2014 and 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, 2016 Kia Classic and 2016 ANA Inspiration

COPELAND SILENCES SEAWOLVES

Copeland Silences SeaWolves in Shivering Debut

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies earned their third straight win on Saturday evening at UPMC Park, getting past the Erie SeaWolves 6-2. The cold temperatures did not phase Scott Copeland in his Mets organization debut, winning his first appearance since September 2017. The Rumble Ponies have outscored the SeaWolves, 19-3 in the first two games of the three-game set.

For the second straight night Binghamton scored first and led wire-to-wire. A day after having his six-game hitting streak snapped, Levi Michael pushed home the game’s first run with a second-inning single to score Jhoan Urena. 

In the next inning, the Ponies picked up where they left off against starter Kyle Funkhouser. After Jeff McNeil reached on an A.J. Simcox error, Peter Alonso mashed his league-leading sixth home run of the season to right-center field. Alonso’s second home run in as many days pushed his team-lead in RBI’s to 16.

Copeland (1-0), meanwhile, worked quickly and efficiently in his five-plus innings. He didn’t allow a hit through the first eight batters and coughed up just one hit in his first five frames. After allowing a sixth inning lead off walk to Dominic Ficocello, Copeland struck out Gabriel Quintana, but was yanked for Gerson Bautista. The 30-year old Copeland went 5-1/3 innings, striking out three and walking four. He threw just 70 pitches. 

Bautista’s entrance was met with three straight SeaWolves singles and a Simcox sacrifice fly, slicing the Rumble Ponies lead to 3-2. The two sixth-inning tallies, though, would be it for Erie on Saturday evening. 

Funkhouser (0-2) fell to Binghamton for the second time in a week. He tossed 5-2/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) with five strikeouts. 

Jeff McNeil provided a pair of insurance runs for Binghamton in the final three innings, blasting a solo shot in the seventh and doubling in John Mora in the ninth. The Rumble Ponies second baseman reached base in four of his five plate appearances. 

Eric Hanhold shut the door on the SeaWolves, posting a pair of scoreless innings to notch his second save of the season. 

Binghamton (10-9) wraps up its three-game set with Erie on Sunday afternoon at UPMC Park. The Rumble Ponies send RHP Joseph Shaw to the bump to face SeaWolves LHP Tyler Alexander with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 PM. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show starts at 1:20 PM and can be heard on NewsRadio 1290 WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

POSTGAME NOTES:The Rumble Ponies scored first for the seventh time this season and are (7-0) in those games…Binghamton is 5-0 when out-hitting the opponent…The Rumble Ponies lead the Eastern League with 21 home runs…Patrick Mazeika’s hitting streak ends at seven games…Scott Copeland won for the first time since August 22, 2017 as a member of New Orleans (MIA:AAA)

BORESCH WINS PBA50 TITLE

Lennie Boresch Jr. Wins PBA50 National Championship for First Major

And Fourth Career PBA50 Tour Title

Boresch throws two clutch strikes in 10th frame of championship match

to beat top qualifier Norm Duke 198-192

THE VILLAGES, Fla. (April 28, 2018) –  Throwing two pressured-filled strikes in the 10th frame of the title match, Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., beat PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., in the championship match to win the PBA50 National Championship presented by Spanish Springs Lanes and Radical Saturday for his first PBA50 Tour major and fourth career title.

Boresch, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer, defeated Duke 198-192 to also win his third title at Spanish Springs Lanes after winning the Sun Bowl In The Villages in 2017 and also in his 2012 rookie season.

“It’s something you dream about your whole life,” said the 56-year-old Boresch. “To win a major especially against a great player like Norm – it’s something special for sure. This is going to take a while to sink in.”

Both players struggled to find a shot in the title match but Boresch had an opportunity to win when Duke, the top qualifier for the finals who was trying for his fifth PBA50 Tour title, failed to strike on his first ball of the 10th frame. Boresch made a one board move to the right and increased his speed slightly for the first shot in the 10th frame on the right lane and it turned out to be the right adjustment.

“I was visualizing what I wanted to do but I can tell you I was a nervous wreck,” said Boresch. “Fortunately I was able to get the ball to the area of the lane I wanted and came through with two of the biggest shots of my life.

“Throughout my career I’ve been in a lot of pressure situations where I needed a strike or a double to win but this was at a whole different level,”  he added.

Boresch, who qualified third for the finals, defeated PBA Hall of Famer and four-time PBA50 Tour titlist Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., in the second stepladder match 248-221 to advance to the semi-final match.

In the semi-final match, Boresch beat 2018 PBA Hall of Fame inductee and two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Las Vegas, 242-232, to advance to the title match against Duke. Mohr was trying for his 10th PBA50 Tour title.

In the opening stepladder match, Bohn beat No. 5 qualifier PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Oxford, Fla., 257-221. Williams, who finished second in the season-opening PBA50 Lucas/Magazine Classic, was trying for his 12th PBA50 Tour title.

The next stop for the PBA50 Tour will be the PBA50 Mooresville Open presented by Columbia 300 April 29-May 2 at George Pappas’ Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C.

Fans can catch all the action on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. Visit www.xtraframe.tv for subscription and schedule information.

PBA50 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Presented by Spanish Springs Lanes and Radical

Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla., Saturday

Final Standings:

1, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., $10,000

2, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., $6,000

3, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, $4,500.

4, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., $3,500.

5, Walter Ray Williams Jr. Oxford, Fla., $3,000.

Stepladder Results:

Match One – Bohn def. Williams, 257-221.

Match Two – Boresch def. Bohn, 248-221.

Semi-final Match – Boresch def. Mohr, 242-232.

Championship Match – Boresch def. Duke, 198-192.

FIFTH ROUND (after 34 games. Includes match play record and pinfall total including bonus pins. Top five players advance to stepladder finals)

1, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 11-4-1, 8,313.
2, ss-Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 11-5, 8,158.
3, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 12-4, 8,115.
4, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 10-6, 8,021.
5, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 11-5, 7,992.
6, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 9-7, 7,990, $2,500.
7, ss-Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 11-5, 7,929, $2,200.
8, Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 8-8, 7,774, $1,900.
9, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 7-9, 7,713, $1,800.
10, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 9-7, 7,710, $1,750.
11, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 7-9, 7,685, $1,700.
12, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 10-6, 7,609, $1,650.
13, n-Dennis Rakauskas, Apopka, Fla., 8-8, 7,586, $1,625.
14, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 7-8-1, 7,560, $1,600.
15, ss-Sam Maccarone, Williamstown, N.J., 7-9, 7,539, $1,575.
16, George Gomez, Orlando, Fla., 4-12, 7,449, $1,550.

FOURTH ROUND (after 26 games. Top 16 players advance to second match play round)

1, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 6-1-1, 6,255.
2, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 7-1, 6,055.
3, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5-3, 6,013.
4, ss-Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 5-3, 5,986.
5, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 5-3, 5,979.
6, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6-2, 5,963.
7, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 4-4, 5,944.
8, Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 4-4, 5,900.
9, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 4-3-1, 5,821.
10, ss-Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 4-4, 5,811.
11, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 4-4, 5,803.
12, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 6-2, 5,778.
13, n-Dennis Rakauskas, Apopka, Fla., 5-3, 5,768.
14, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 5-3, 5,767.
15, George Gomez, Orlando, Fla., 3-5, 5,758.
16, ss-Sam Maccarone, Williamstown, N.J., 5-3, 5,742.

Did not advance
17, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 4-4, 5,729, $1,450.
18, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 3-5, 5,717, $1,440.
19, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 2-6, 5,716, $1,430.
20, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 5-3, 5,712, $1,420.
21, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 5-3, 5,710, $1,410.
22, Joe Scarborough, Charlotte, N.C., 3-5, 5,660, $1,400.
23, ss-Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 4-3-1, 5,597, $1,385.
23, Eddie Graham, Kettering, Ohio, 2-5-1, 5,597, $1,385.
25, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 3-5, 5,575, $1,370.
26, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3-5, 5,563, $1,360.
27, ss-Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 1-7, 5,526, $1,350.
28, Doug Becker, Clermont, Fla., 4-4, 5,521, $1,340.
29, ss-Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2-6, 5,505, $1,330.
30, Ricky Schissler, Brighton, Colo., 2-6, 5,459, $1,320.
31, n-Rich Garner, Hudson, Fla., 2-6, 5,435, $1,310.
32, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3-5, 5,395, $1,300.

n-non-member

ss-PBA 60 player ages 60 and over

PBA ELIAS CUP SUNDAY 1 P.M.

Sunday on ESPN: Shipyard Dallas Strikers Begin Bid for Third Consecutive

Elias Cup; Hometown Favorites Face Philadelphia Hitmen

PORTLAND, Maine – The Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule rolls on Sunday with quarterfinal matches three and four from Bayside Bowl, featuring the two-time defending OceanView at Falmouth PBA League champion Shipyard Dallas Strikers meeting the GEICO NYC WTT KingPins followed by a match between the hometown favorite Port Property Management Portland Lumberjacks taking on the Sysco Philadelphia Hitmen. ESPN’s coverage begins Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

At stake are berths in the Elias Cup semifinal round for both winning teams. The Go Bowling! Silver Lake Atom Splitters and the Barbasol Motown Muscle previously locked up their berths in the other semifinal match with victories over the OceanView at Falmouth Brooklyn Styles and the bowlingball.com L.A. X, respectively.

The Strikers, led by player-manager and reigning PBA League MVP Norm Duke, qualified seventh in the eight-team “seeding” tournament leading into the PBA League competition, and technically will be the underdogs against the KingPins, who qualified second. Duke’s Dallas Strikers teammates include PBA Tour champions Bill O’Neill, Rhino Page, Tommy Jones and PBA League rookie Kyle Sherman.

The KingPins are led by PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber, and will be seeking their second Elias Cup after winning the inaugural PBA League championship in 2013. The KingPins’ lineup also will include PBA Tour winners Marshall Kent and Anthony Pepe along with Australia’s Sam Cooley and BJ Moore, who bowled with the Elias Cup champion Strikers in both 2016 and 2017.

Quarterfinal match four will include the third-seeded Hitmen vs. the no. six Lumberjacks. The Hitmen, who have never advanced to the Elias Cup finals, include PBA Tour veteran champions Ronnie Russell, Chris Loschetter, Dom Barrett and Tom Smallwood along with 2017 PBA Rookie of the Year Matt Sanders. The Lumberjacks, last year’s runners-up, are anchored by former PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott. His teammates are PBA Tour titlists Ryan Ciminelli, DJ Archer and Kyle Troup along with newcomer Jojoe Yannaphon of Thailand.

Sunday’s competition will involve two best-of-two-game Baker format team matches, with a one-ball sudden-death roll-off deciding any ties. The winning teams will meet in the second semifinal round match that will air on ESPN on Sunday, May 6, at 1 p.m. ET.

The 2018 Elias Cup and Mark Roth PBA League MVP will be decided on ESPN on Sunday, May 13, at 1 p.m. ET. The new Elias Cup finals format will include two best-of-two-game Baker format team matches which presents the potential for a maximum of seven one-ball sudden-death roll-offs to decide ties.

DUKE AND WEBER TOP QUALIFYING PLAY

Hall of Famers Duke and Weber

Top PBA50 National Championship Qualifying

Field cut to top 32 players for Saturday’s first round of match play

THE VILLAGES, Fla. (April 27, 2018) –  PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke edged out fellow hall of famer Pete Weber by one pin for top qualifier honors and led a field of 32 players advancing to match play in the PBA50 National Championship presented by Spanish Springs Lanes and Radical.

Duke led qualifying after the third round with a 4,069 18-game pinfall total (226 average) Friday at Spanish Springs Lanes to top Weber, the second round leader, who finished with 4,068.

Duke, a four-time PBA50 Tour titlist, bowled games of 258, 258, 228, 182, 214 and 226 in Friday’s third round.

“At some point you’re going to have to make a big move and I didn’t get ahead of it in that fourth game,” said the 54-year-old Duke. “No matter how good you think you’re doing, you’re not doing good enough.”

While Duke is looking forward to match play, which will award 30 bonus pins for each match win, he says the intensity will rise to another level for the season’s first major.

“Everything ratchets up in match play,” said Duke. “In match play it seems like you can lose pins a lot faster than you can gain them. You’ve got to win the matches or you’ll see yourself sink fast in the standings.

“You’re going to experience some frustration at some point,” he added. “It’s a matter of managing your frustrations and keeping your emotions in check.”

Weber, an 11-time PBA50 Tour winner had games of 235, 203, 224, 203, 213 and 219 in the third round.

As two of PBA’s all-time greats who have competed in PBA competition for more than three decades, Duke ranks third on the all-time PBA Tour titles list with 38 wins and Weber ranks fourth with 37 wins.

Finishing qualifying in third was 2017 PBA50 Rookie of the Year Michael Haugen Jr. of Phoenix who finished just 10 pins behind Duke with a 4,059 pinfall total. Haugen, a five-time time PBA Tour titlist, won the 2017 Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open for his first PBA50 Tour title.

Former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher John Burkett of Southlake, Texas, finished qualifying in fourth just one pin behind Haugen with a 4,058 pinfall. Burkett is hoping to improve upon his best PBA50 Tour finish of fourth and best PBA50 Tour major finish of 11th.

Finishing fifth was George Gomez of Orlando, Fla., who finished with a 4,040 pinfall.

After the first round of match play, which begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET, the top 16 players will advance to the second match play round at 2 p.m. which will determine the top five players for the stepladder finals at 7 p.m.

Saturday’s match play rounds and stepladder finals, will be streamed live exclusively on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For subscription and schedule information visit xtraframe.tv.

PBA50 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Presented by Spanish Springs Lanes and Radical

Spanish Springs Lanes, The Villages, Fla., Friday

THIRD ROUND (after 18 games. Top 32 players advance to Saturday’s first match play round)

1, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 4,069.
2, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 4,068.
3, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 4,059.
4, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 4,058.
5, George Gomez, Orlando, Fla., 4,040.
6, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 4,026.
7, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 3,994.
8, Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 3,964.
9, Rolando Sebelen, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 3,953.
10, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 3,949.
11, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,945.
12, Joe Scarborough, Charlotte, N.C., 3,936.
13, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 3,932.
14, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 3,928.
15, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,925.
16, n-Rich Garner, Hudson, Fla., 3,913.
17, n-Dennis Rakauskas, Apopka, Fla., 3,907.
18, Sam Maccarone, Williamstown, N.J., 3,902.
19, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3,899.
20, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 3,898.
21, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,893.
22, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 3,886.
23, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3,884.
24, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,874.
25, Eddie Graham, Kettering, Ohio, 3,870.
26, Ricky Schissler, Brighton, Colo., 3,846.
27, Doug Becker, Clermont, Fla., 3,843.
28, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,842.
29, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 3,835.
30, (tie) John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., and Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3,826.
32, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 3,816.

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33, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 3,813, $1,175.
34, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 3,811, $1,175.
35, Steve Kenyon, Dade City, Fla., 3,809, $1,175.
36, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,806, $1,175.
37, John Donovan, Melbourne, Fla., 3,795, $1,175.
38, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,794, $1,175.
39, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,789, $1,175.
40, Sammy Ventura, Norwich, N.Y., 3,788, $1,175.
41, Warren Nelson, Hemet, Calif., 3,785, $1,150.
42, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 3,772, $1,150.
43, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,767, $1,150.
44, (tie) Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., and Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 3,763, $1,150.
46, Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C., 3,759, $1,150.
47, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3,754, $1,150.
48, Scott Greiner, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 3,752, $1,150.
49, n-Don DuPree, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 3,751, $1,125.
50, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,741, $1,125.
51, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,724, $1,125.
52, John Gant, Medford, Mass., 3,722, $1,125.
53, n-John Hough, Naples, Fla., 3,721, $1,125.
54, James Campbell, Clearwater, Fla., 3,718, $1,125.
55, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wisc., 3,716, $1,125.
56, Tommy Martin, Millington, Tenn., 3,715, $1,125.
57, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,714, $1,125.
58, Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W.Va., 3,710.
59, ss-Bruce Hall, Westborough, Mass., 3,709, $1,100.
60, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 3,703.
61, n-Corbett Austin, North Ogden, Utah, 3,699.
62, ss-Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 3,697, $1,100.
63, Jimmy Jean, Kathleen, Ga., 3,693.
64, ss-Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,689, $1,100.
65, ss-Lew Elting, Carlsbad, Calif., 3,679, $1,100.
66, (tie) Mike Keough, Stockton, Calif., and ss-Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,673, $1,100.
68, Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 3,672.
69, Glenn Smith, New York, 3,656.
70, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,649.
71, Darin Hays, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,648.
71, Ralph Brunt Jr., Jensen Beach, Fla., 3,648.
73, ss-Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 3,644, $1,100.
74, Danny Clark, New Palestine, Ind., 3,643.
75, Richard Morgan, Grand Island, Fla., 3,642.
76, (tie) ss-Widmar Vargas, Riverview, Fla., $1,000, ss-Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., $1,000, and Michael Craig, Westerville, Ohio, 3,639.
79, n-John Stronka, Davie, Fla., 3,627.
80, James Hansen, Anchorage, Alaska, 3,624.
81, Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 3,615.
82, Randy Rose, Davenport, Fla., 3,614.
83, Jon DeLaney, McKinney, Texas, 3,611.
84, n-Michael Owen, Gainesville, Fla., 3,607.
85, James Storts, Westfield, Ind., 3,599.
86, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,585.
87, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,580.
88, Tommy Brodowski, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 3,577.
89, Pete Arruda, Gilbert, S.C., 3,567.
90, Timothy Regan, East Northport, N.Y., 3,562.
91, (tie) William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, Michael Byers, Charleston, S.C., and Michael Dioguardo, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,556.
94, Bill Watson, Monroe, Ohio, 3,554.
95, Doug O'Bryant, Ball Ground, Ga., 3,552.
96, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 3,548.
97, Joe Fulner, Belleview, Fla., 3,546.
98, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 3,545.
99, Timothy Martin, Harrisville, R.I., 3,540.
100, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 3,536.
101, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 3,534.
101, John Kidwell, Indianapolis, Ind., 3,534.
103, n-John Pullen, Oyster Bay, N.Y., 3,524.
104, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3,509.
105, John DiSantis, Wilmington, Del., 3,506.
106, Larry Gross, Ocala, Fla., 3,498.
107, n-Dennis Psaropolus, Lake Worth, Fla., 3,494.
108, Mike Mineman, St Louis, Mo., 3,492.
109, n-Dave Van Riet, Summerfield, Fla., 3,491.
110, Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 3,490.
111, (tie) Rich Giragosian, The Villages, Fla., Jerry Brunette Jr., Naples, Fla., and Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,483.
114, n-Rick Pittman, Fruitland Park, Fla., 3,482.
115, Greg Kemp, Conroe, Texas, 3,472.
116, Darryl Dempsey, Pinellas Park, Fla., 3,470.
117, Harry Alchin, Madeira Beach, Fla., 3,465.
118, James Deplanche, Taylor, Mich., 3,458.
119, James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 3,452.
120, Kevin Williams, Brooksville, Fla., 3,450.
121, David Goldenberg, Holtsville, N.Y., 3,445.
122, (tie) David Taylor, Largo, Fla., and Todd Haney, Boiling Springs, S.C., 3,438.
124, Don Sylvia, Port Orange, Fla., 3,429.
125, Ken Fishman, Lutz, Fla., 3,427.
126, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 3,425.
127, Barry Clare, Bayside, N.Y., 3,424.
128, Norm Spurlock, Kenner, La., 3,420.
129, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,416.
130, Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 3,408.
131, Alan Wilson, Martinsville, Ind., 3,403.
132, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 3,391.
133, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 3,384.
134, David Bleggi, Jacksonville, N.C., 3,380.
135, Nick Panicaro, Ocala, Fla., 3,378.
136, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,377.
137, George Patel, England, 3,374.
138, n-Patrick Trudeau, St. Petersburg, Fla., 3,360.
139, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,356.
140, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 3,344.
141, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 3,331.
142, (tie) Jim Pitts, Elmira, N.Y., and Johnny Wilson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,330.
144, Ray Valdovino, Sacramento, Calif., 3,310.
145, Tim Hartley, Englewood, Ohio, 3,297.
146, Steven Grotowski, Ft Lauderdale, Fla, 3,258.
147, Michael Vella, Bellport, N.Y., 3,253.
147, n-Lester See, Yulee, Fl., 3,253.
149, (tie) Louis Alessi, Clearwater, Fla., and Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 3,251.
151, Mark Nance Sr., Grove City, Ohio, 3,239.
152, John Austin Jr., League City, Texas, 3,231.
153, (tie) Rich Schubert, Cornith, Texas, and Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 3,223.
155, Bill Ursillo, Bluffton, S.C. , 3,183.
156, Mal Williams, Jr, Greensboro, N.C., 3,182.
157, n-Joseph Woznicki, Lakeland, Fla., 3,168.
158, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,154.
159, David Martin, Chesapeake, Va., 3,102.
160, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 3,099.
161, Dennis Thomas, Navarre, Fla., 3,094.
162, Robert Donovan, Prattsville, N.Y., 3,090.
163, Larry Helton, Bolingbrook, Ill., 3,074.
164, Dave Schultz, Summerfield, Fla., 3,042.
165, Lindell Woolard, Tallahassee, Fla., 3,014.
166, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 2,989.
167, Daniel Kelso, New Fairfield, Conn., 2,949.
168, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla., 2,879.
169, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 2,287.
170, Wayne Bolin, Lumberton, N.C., 2,149.
171, Dowell Milliken, Lake Grove, N.Y., 1,336.

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ss-PBA60 players out of the regular prize list cashing for $1,100.