LOMBARDO NEW SALES OFFICER

Sal Lombardo Introduced as Chief Sales Officer for SWB RailRiders

With family ties in NEPA, he brings 19 years of professional experience to PNC Field

MOOSIC, PA (July 30, 2018) -- The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are pleased to formally announce the hiring of Sal Lombardo as their new Chief Sales Officer.  

Lombardo joins the RailRiders after serving as the General Manager for Adams Outdoor Advertising based in northeastern Pennsylvania. Dating back to 2014, he spent the last four years there in leadership positions, and spent nine additional years with the company earlier in his professional career. 

“We are thrilled we were able to add Sal as another incredibly strong addition to our front office,” said Josh Olerud, the RailRiders Team President and General Manager. “His experience in the region will lead to many local companies becoming involved at PNC Field. Beyond that, he will help us to continue growing the existing relationships we have built into the 2018 season.”

“I’m just really excited to be here and work with the organization,” Lombardo said. “Our front office team is so solid, and everyone is passionate about what they do and about coming to work every day which gets me excited about my new role.”

His mother’s side of the family hails from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, and the Queens, NY native has found a home over nearly the last two decades in NEPA. It felt like the right fit as soon as Olerud and Katie Beekman, the RailRiders Vice President and Assistant General Manager, expressed interest in bringing Lombardo aboard.

“I’m a New York guy, this is a New York team and I love baseball,” he said. “So when the opportunity came up that they needed someone who had a strong connection to the market and relationships with people in the area, I knew it was the right fit to build a great corporate sponsorship team here.”

In addition to his time with Adams Outdoor Advertising, Lombardo also spent time with Jena Communications (Stroudsburg, Pa.), Innovative Media Services (Seacaucus, N.J.) and Grey Worldwide/Mediacom (New York City).

For more information on this addition, please contact the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders front office by calling (570) 969-2255.

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GOEBEL TOP QUALIFYING ROUND

Working His Way Back Into Shape, Bryan Goebel Tops

PBA50 Security Federal Savings Bank Championship Qualifying

 

KOKOMO, Ind. (July 30, 2018) - PBA Hall of Famer Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan., who spent the first half of the year working himself back into shape after abdominal surgery last December, bowled a 1,807 eight-game pinfall total in the second round to emerge as the top qualifier in the PBA50 Security Federal Savings Bank Championship presented by Track Monday at Dave Small’s Heritage Lanes.

 

Goebel finished with a 3,592 overall pinfall total for 16 games to lead qualifying after bowling games of 216, 214, 228, 239, 223, 216, 245 and 226 in the second round.

 

“It was a good round overall but a little frustrating at the same time,” the 10-time PBA Tour winner said. “It feels good to be the leader but with a little better (pin) carry I think I could have had a lot more.

 

“I’m feel like I’m in good playing shape,” Goebel added. “It’s been a long road but I’m just now finding my way of throwing the ball. During the recovery I lost a lot of muscle so I’ve been practicing a lot to get that muscle memory back.”

 

The 56-year-old Goebel owns one PBA50 Tour title which came in the 2017 Miller Lite Players Championship.

 

Finishing just three pins behind Goebel was fellow hall of famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., who finished with a 3,589 pinfall.  Duke had games of 235, 203, 200, 246, 232, 258, 205 and 213 in his second round.

 

Michael Haugen Jr. of Phoenix, who has a commanding lead in the PBA50 Player of the Year points race and is the only two-time winner this year, also advanced to the second match play round finishing eighth with 3,453.   

 

Other players advancing to the second match play round were Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,575; Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,540; Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,518; Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 3,506, and hall of famer Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 3,496.

 

The top 16 players advanced to Tuesday’s match play rounds with positions 17-25 and eight PBA60 players advancing to a cashers’ round to determine eight additional match play spots. After match play the top five players will be determined for the stepladder finals scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT.

 

The Security Federal Savings Bank Championship is streamed live on PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling. For subscription information visit Flobowling.com.

 

PBA50 SECURITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Presented by Track

Dave Small’s Heritage Lanes, Kokomo, Ind., Monday

 

SECOND ROUND (top 16 advance to match play. Places 17-25 plus eight PBA60 players advance to cashers round to determine eight additional match play spots)

1, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3,592.
2, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,589.
3, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,575.
4, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,540.
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,518.
6, Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 3,506.
7, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 3,496.
8, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 3,453.
9, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,441.
10, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3,438.
11, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,431.
12, Greg Thomas, Irmo, S.C., 3,426.
13, Eddie Graham, Kettering, Ohio, 3,418.
14, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 3,411.
15, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 3,396.
16, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 3,348.
17, Ed Carter, Austintown, Ohio, 3,343.
18, Rick Zakrajsek, Lorain, Ohio, 3,330.
19, Neil Kassel, Beavercreek, Ohio, 3,316.
20, (tie) Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., and John Marsala, St. Louis, Mo., 3,313.
23, Dave Han, Birmingham, Ala., 3,310.
24, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 3,302.
25, Warren Nelson, Hemet, Calif., 3,298.
26, Steve Kenyon, Grosse Ile., Mich., 3,294.
27, ss-Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,278.
28, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,270.
29, ss-Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 3,260.
30, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,251.
31, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,246.
32, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,244.
33, Doug Henry, Columbus, Ind., 3,239.
34, Keith Lesko, Prosper, Texas, 3,229.
35, Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 3,219.
36, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 3,215.
37, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 3,212.
38, Gary Schluchter, Femont, Ohio, 3,209.
39, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 3,202.
40, ss-John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,193.
41, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 3,187.
42, ss-Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,173.
43, Jeff Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 3,169.
44, ss-Bruce Hall, Westborough, Mass., 3,168.
45, ss-Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,164.
46, ss-Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3,157.
47, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 3,154.
48, ss-Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,151.
49, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,150.
50, Chris Gibbons, Madison, Wis., 3,130.
51, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 3,108.
52, Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 3,105.
53, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,098.
54, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,065.
55, Gary Reh, Fort Mohave, Ariz., 3,064.
56, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,062.
57, Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 3,039.
58, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 3,036.
59, Craig O'Reilly, Tinley Park, Ill., 3,007.
60, Scott Greiner, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 2,998.
61, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 2,989.
62, David Rosengarten, Gardendale, Ala., 2,952.
63, James Storts, Westfield, Ind., 2,934.
64, John Kidwell, Indianapolis, Ind., 2,928.
65, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 2,903.
66, Danny Clark, New Palestine, Ind., 2,884.
67, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 2,877.
68, Jim Heintz, St. Charles, Mo., 2,863.
69, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 2,851.
70, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 2,837.
71, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 2,814.
72, Dale Reh, Appleton, Wis., 2,676.
73, John Christensen, Carmel, N.Y., 2,653.
74, Jim Dilyard, Burbank, Ohio, 2,628.

 

ss-PBA60 Player ages 60 and over advancing to cashers round

RAILRIDERS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 30, 2018) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders won 4-3 over the Rochester Red Wings in the completion of a suspended game on Monday before falling 1-0 in extra innings in the regularly scheduled game at Frontier Field.

 

The RailRiders and Red Wings resumed play at 5:05 p.m. to complete a game suspended in the middle of the fourth on June 24.  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre held a 4-1 lead as play was halted one month and six days ago. 

 

On June 24, Jake Cave hit a solo home run off Chance Adams in the bottom of the first.  In the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre half of the third, Tyler Austin hit an opposite-field home run to right to push the RailRiders ahead.  Zack Zehner doubled in Kyle Higashioka in the fourth to extend the lead.

 

In the bottom of the fourth when play picked up Monday, Willians Astudillo hit a solo home run off reliever Raynel Espinal to cut the lead to 4-2.  Rochester added a run in the ninth before Tommy Kahnle came on to end the game.  With the tying run at second, Kahnle allowed a single to Gregorio Petit, but Zack Zehner threw out Edgar Corcino at the plate to end the game.

 

Espinal (6-1) earned the win, while Joe Harvey and James Reeves notched holds.  Kahnle threw one pitch for his first save of the season.  Dietrich Enns (5-7) took the loss afte5 allowing all four runs when play began in June.

 

In Game Two- a seven-inning game- Chance Adams got the start for the RailRiders and carried a no-hitter into the bottom of the 7th inning. His offense managed three hits in support of him up to that point, but the game was still scoreless. The best Adams could do was push the game into extra innings, and he did just that. While posting a scoreless 7th inning, Gregorio Petit did record a single off Adams to break up the no-hit bid.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, the Red Wings moved along the pace-of-play runner, Taylor Motter, to third base with one out on a groundball off the bat of Andy Wilkins. The RailRiders elected to walk the next two batters intentionally to load the bases and set up a force-out at the plate, but Jeremy Hazelbaker crushed a ball to the warning track in right-centerfield for a walk-off single.
 
The win dropped Chance Adams to 3-5, but with 7.1 innings of one-run ball- and no earned runs allowed- his ERA dropped from 4.93 to 4.50 on the season. Mike Ford, Ronald Torreyes and Zack Zehner (triple) had the three hits in the game for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre sends RHP Luis Cessa (3-0, 1.42) to the mound for his fourth Triple-A start of the season against RHP Fernando Romero (2-3, 2.95) on the second day of this series. First pitch is set for Tuesday pregame coverage begins at 6:35 p.m. with Adam Marco and Adam Giardino on NEPA Sports Radio The Game and the RailRiders Radio Network. 

DYE WINS 3ed TOUR TITLE

DYE CAPTURES THIRD SYMETRA TOUR TITLE

ALBANY, N.Y. — A final round 4-under par 67 today in the Fuccillo Kia Classic of NY proved to be enough for Kendall Dye (Edmond, Oklahoma) to capture her third career Symetra Tour title and first since the 2017 Four Winds Invitational. 

Dye finished at 10-under par overall and withstood a furious charge from Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand), who went 7-under on the afternoon for a solo second result just one shot back.

“It’s exactly what I was hoping for and I knew something was bound to change for the positive this year,” said Dye, who has conditional status on the LPGA Tour and missed the cut in all eight starts on the big stage. “I’ve been playing good golf and had great hope that I could turn in a result like this.”

The previous best for Dye at Capital Hills at Albany Golf Course was tied for second place in 2013.

In addition to her victory last year in South Bend, Ind., this championship also joins the 2014 IOA Golf Classic fighting for space on the trophy mantel. Even so, this win is every bit as unique as the first. 

“It’s always special to win a professional golf tournament,” said Dye, after recording five birdies and only one bogey. “Proves to me that hard work and belief is everything.”

With the event shortened to 36 holes because of Mother Nature, pairings today were as if the field was playing a normal second round. Therefore, leaders did not get placed together, but it was nothing the Tour veteran hasn’t seen before.

“You kind of have to always assume that the people in the tournament are going to play lights out, and it’s really hard to follow yesterday having nine birdies,” Dye said. “I really wanted to shoot 63 today because I’ve never touched it. Then I had a slower start and while we were out there mid-round I said let’s get to 10-under.”

Nonetheless, it still seemed like those atop the leaderboard were in the same group because they were. Dye was joined by Hyemin Kim (Seoul, Republic of Korea) and Clariss Guce (Artesia, California), who opened play with three consecutive birdies to draw even with Dye early on.

The momentum created by her playing partner only fueled the University of Oklahoma alumna more.

“Clariss got off to a beautiful start making tons of putts and you just have to accept that, not let it rattle you,” said Dye. “Since she was near the lead it kept me going, made me play smart and buckle down. It also made me play a little aggressive at times.”

Guce ended with a solid 4-under par day, carding only one bogey to go along with five birdies. She ended in a tie for third with Elizabeth Szokol (Winnetka, Illinois) and Stephanie Na (Adelaide, Australia) at 8-under overall. 

“She played amazing today,” Guce said. “When you play with someone having a good round, especially Kendall, you kind of feed off it. She hits it close, you want to hit it closer. She makes a birdie, you want to make one too. I had fun and love competing with her.”

SRISAWANG GOES LOW IN FINAL ROUND

Already with two top-10 finishes this season, Nontaya Srisawang added to it today with an outstanding final round performance in the Fuccillo Kia Classic of NY on the Capital Hills at Albany Golf Course. 

The 10th year professional was four shots off the lead and in 19th place entering the day. That deficit was quickly erased when she fired a 5-under par 31 going out, launching her up the leaderboard and right into contention.

“I didn’t think about it overnight,” said Srisawang. “I just told myself that I need to see the ball and think about my tempo.”

A birdie on the par-5 12th hole tied Srisawang for the lead at 8-under par at the time, but then some nerves got the better of her shortly after. 

“I saw the scoreboard on No. 15 that I made it up to the leader and then I made bogey on that hole,” Srisawang said. “I told myself that I still have a chance to go up to the lead again. On the back nine I didn’t shoot like on the front. We tried something with my putter and talked with the people in my group to make me relaxed.”

She picked herself up after the bogey with a birdie on No. 16 then thought about the possibilities ahead. Coming in the rest of the way, Srisawang carded a par and birdie, respectively, to conclude the tournament at 9-under par overall. 

Walking out of the scoring tent, Srisawang thought it might be enough to at least finish tied for the lead. 

“I am really happy with what I did today,” said Srisawang. “It was hard for me on No. 17 because I don’t like the layout, but I told myself to put it in the fairway and make two putts. Then on the last hole I was excited, but my caddy said to play focused and complete my goal.”

Now heading into an off week, there is only one thing on the mind of Srisawang, who jumped from No. 38 in the Volvik Race for the Card to No. 18.

“Just go eat Thai food everyday and drink bubble tea everyday,” Srisawang said laughingly. 

VOLVIK RACE FOR THE CARD STANDINGS

Following the 13th tournament of the 2018 Symetra Tour season, the Volvik Race for the Card saw a good amount of shifting within the top-10.

The win and $18,750 winner’s check launched Kendall Dye up 46 spots in the rankings to No. 20, having earned $27,401 through five events played. Here is a look at the current top-10 heading into the week off and before the PHC Classic in Milwaukee at Brown Deer Park Golf Course from Aug. 10-12:

1. Dottie Ardina (Laguna, Philippines) - $59,672
2. Stephanie Meadow (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland) - $53,375
3. Jenny Haglund (Karlstad, Sweden) - $49,751
4. Isi Gabsa (Munich, Germany) - $48,278
5. Elizabeth Szokol (Winnetka, Illinois) - $47,292
6. Eun Jeong Seong (Yongin, Republic of Korea) - $45,763
7. Ruixin Liu (Dalian, China) - $42,355
8. Stephanie Kono (Honolulu, Hawaii) - $40,682
9. Karen Chung (Livingston, New Jersey) - $38,955
10. Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, Republic of Korea) - $37,699

KENT, SULLINS TIE FOR LEAD

Kent, Sullins Take First Round Lead in

PBA50 Security Federal Savings Bank Championship

 

KOKOMO, Ind. (July 29, 2018) -  PBA Hall of Famer Doug Kent and three-time PBA50 Tour winner Harry Sullins both bowled 1,821 eight-game pinfall totals Sunday to share the first round lead in the PBA50 Security Federal Savings Bank Championship presented by Track at Dave Small’s Heritage Lanes.

 

Sullins, whose last PBA50 Tour title came in the 2011 Senior Lake County Open, bowled games of 246, 204, 241, 208, 248, 183, 233 and 258.

 

“I’ve been bowling great in qualifying but not so great in match play,” said the 60-year-old Sullins, who also owns five PBA Tour titles. “I just have to keep that never-give-up attitude and catch some breaks in match play and hopefully good things will happen.

 

“I bowled pretty well today but it was a battle to get lined up on each pair (of lanes).” Sullins added. “It seemed like I wasn’t able to get comfortable until the third or fourth frame.”

 

Kent, a 10-time PBA Tour winner who is trying for his first PBA50 Tour title, bowled games of 206, 224, 203, 247, 248, 178, 279 and 236.

 

“The first three or four games seemed like I could get the ball to the pocket but I couldn’t kick out the corner pins,” said the 51-year-old Kent. “For the most part I was staying away from bad games so I just had to be patient and hope that I would start carrying better.”

 

Finishing 24 pins behind Sullins and Kent was four-time PBA50 Tour winner PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke in third with 1,797.

 

Michael Haugen Jr., who continues his march to PBA50 Player of the Year honors, appeared to be on track to take the first round lead but bowled a 167 in his final game to finish the round in fourth with 1,788. Hall of Famer Bryan Goebel rounded out the top five with 1,785.

 

Qualifying continues Monday with another eight-game round beginning at 10 a.m. EDT.  After qualifying the top 16 players will advance to Tuesday’s match play rounds with positions 17-25 and eight PBA60 players advancing to a cashers’ round to determine eight additional match play spots. After match play the top five players will be determined for the stepladder finals scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m.

 

The Security Federal Savings Bank Championship is streamed live on PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling. For subscription information visit Flobowling.com.

 

PBA50 SECURITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Presented by Track

Dave Small’s Heritage Lanes, Kokomo, Ind., Sunday

 

1, (tie) ss-Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., and Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 1,821.
3, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,797.
4, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,788.
5, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,785.
6, Greg Thomas, Irmo, S.C., 1,783.
7, ss-Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,766.
8, ss-Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,765.
9, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,763.
10, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,761.
11, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,749.
12, John Marsala, St. Louis, Mo., 1,744.
13, Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 1,730.
14, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,727.
15, Eddie Graham, Kettering, Ohio, 1,726.
16, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,716.
17, Doug Henry, Columbus, Ind., 1,696.
18, (tie) ss-Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., and Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 1,693.
20, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,692.
21, ss-Warren Nelson, Hemet, Calif., 1,691.
22, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,681.
23, Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 1,678.
24, ss-Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,677.
25, ss-Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 1,672.
26, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 1,669.
27, ss-Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,668.
28, Ed Carter, Austintown, Ohio, 1,661.
29, Chris Gibbons, Madison, Wis., 1,656.
30, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,654.
31, (tie) Gary Schluchter, Femont, Ohio, and ss-Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,644.
33, Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y., 1,628.
34, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,627.
35, Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,624.
36, Steve Kenyon, Grosse Ile., Mich., 1,621.
37, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,605.
38, ss-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,601.
39, ss-Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,597.
40, ss-Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,591.
41, Dave Han, Birmingham, Ala., 1,590.
42, ss-Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 1,589.
43, Rick Zakrajsek, Lorain, Ohio, 1,586.
44, Neil Kassel, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1,585.
45, ss-John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,582.
46, ss-Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,581.
47, (tie) ss-Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., and Keith Lesko, Prosper, Texas, 1,580.
49, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 1,569.
50, ss-Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,556.
51, ss-Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,552.
52, Jeff Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 1,550.
53, (tie) ss-Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., and ss-Bruce Hall, Westborough, Mass., 1,548.
55, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 1,541.
56, ss-Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,523.
57, ss-Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,519.
58, John Kidwell, Indianapolis, Ind., 1,505.
59, ss-Gary Reh, Fort Mohave, Ariz., 1,497.
60, Danny Clark, New Palestine, Ind., 1,490.
61, David Rosengarten, Gardendale, Ala., 1,482.
62, Craig O'Reilly, Tinley Park, Ill., 1,477.
63, ss-Jim Heintz, St. Charles, Mo., 1,475.
64, ss-Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,466.
65, ss-John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,461.
66, (tie) ss-James Storts, Westfield, Ind., and Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,450.
68, ss-Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 1,436.
69, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,417.
70, ss-Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,413.
71, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 1,407.
72, Scott Greiner, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 1,371.
73, ss-Jim Dilyard, Burbank, Ohio, 1,338.
74, ss-Dale Reh, Appleton, Wis., 1,327.
75, John Christensen, Carmel, N.Y., 1,325.

 

ss-PBA60 Player ages 60 and over

PONIES LOSE 4-3 TO ALTOONA

Young Guns Can’t Save Ponies from Finale Loss

ALTOONA, PA – Binghamton infielders Andres Gimenez and Will Toffey combined for four hits, but the Rumble Ponies could not overcome stranding 13 runners in a 4-3 defeat to the Altoona Curve on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Franklyn Kilome struck out five over seven innings, but took the loss in his Mets organizational debut.

Despite getting seven runners aboard against Curve starter Luis Escobar, the Rumble Ponies were limited to one run over the first four innings. Binghamton loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but could only scratch across one tally on Toffey’s infield single.

Binghamton’s frustration continued against Altoona’s bullpen. The Ponies put two aboard against Logan Sendelbach in the fifth, but were turned aside as Joey Terdoslavich was nabbed at home on a grounder to first. In the seventh, southpaw Sean Keselica filled the bases without allowing a hit, but escaped the inning unscathed.

On the mound for Binghamton, Kilome pushed past Altoona’s game-opening tally in the first inning and fell into a strong groove. Making his first start with the Ponies after being acquired from the Phillies, he retired 11 straight Curve hitters, pushing into the fifth inning.

Altoona broke the tie game with a three-run sixth inning. With two aboard, Bryan Reynolds stroked an RBI single to right. The Curve added to the lead on a sacrifice fly by Will Craig and an error by Kilome.

Binghamton pushed late, but fell one run short. Gimenez poked a two-run double down the left-field line in the eighth to cut the deficit down. Toffey doubled with one out in the ninth against Tate Scioneaux, but was left aboard as the Ponies dropped the finale.

Kilome (0-1) allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out five in his Rumble Ponies debut.

The Rumble Ponies (49-57) open a four-game series at NYSEG Stadium against the Hartford Yard Goats on Tuesday with a doubleheader starting at 5:35 PM. RHP Harol Gonzalez takes the mound in the opener. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show starts at 5:20 PM and can be heard on NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

POSTGAME NOTES: Andres Gimenez went 8-for-16 in four games against the Curve…the Ponies are winless in their last five series finales…the Rumble Ponies went 2-5 on their week-long road trip to Bowie and Altoona

TACKETT & JOHNSON WIN DOUBLES TITLE

EJ Tackett, Liz Johnson Win PBA-PWBA Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer

Mixed Doubles Title with Dramatic Come-From-Behind Finish

HOUSTON, Texas (July 29, 2018) – EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., and Liz Johnson of Palatine, Ill., survived a dramatic final game to win the 19th PBA-PWBA Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles title at Copperfield Bowl Sunday, sending Australia’s Jason Belmonte and Chicago’s Diandra Asbaty to their second straight runner-up finish.

 

Tackett, PBA’s 2016 Player of the Year, and Johnson, one of two women ever to win a PBA Tour title, led the tournament through 17 games before being overtaken by Belmonte and Asbaty. Trailing Belmonte and Asbaty by 10 pins going into the final match, victory in the tournament was going to be decided by whichever team won the game.

 

Thanks in great part to a bold move by Johnson to move to an extreme outside angle on the left lane while continuing to play an inside angle along with the rest of the field on the right lane, she gave her team the edge with a 212-192 margin over Asbaty. Tackett was unable to strike in his 10th frame, but Belmonte, needing a double for the win, left a 10 pin on his first shot in his 10th frame. While Belmonte out-scored Tackett, 214-208, but it wasn’t quite enough. Tackett and Johnson, bowling as partners for the first time in the event, won the final match, 420-406, and earned 30 match play bonus pins to post a composite 20-game total of 8,797 pins to win by a 34-pin margin.

 

“I’m ecstatic,” said Tackett, who earned his 11th PBA Tour title and second of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season. “I’m so happy for Liz. I’m so proud to be part of this win. There was not a single person in this building who could have done what she did in that last game. It was absolutely amazing watching her play outside on one lane, inside on the other.

 

“There are only two people in the world who can do what Liz did – her and Norm Duke. That's one reason she is the greatest woman bowler of all-time."

 

“I’m pretty numb,” Johnson said of her 20th PWBA title. “It’s taken me 17 years to win here. People say ‘You’ve won everything,’ but this is a major title to me. I’m so proud. This is my favorite tournament of the year.

 

"This has always been an event unlike any we bowl all year and it’s getting bigger and bigger,” she added. “When I started bowling this event I think I was one of the only ones coming from out of town. Now players come from all over the country and all over the world.”

 

PBA Tour players will return to competition in a pair of PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling events in August – the PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter’s Pro Shop Classic at Mid-County Lanes in Middletown, Del., Aug. 17-19, followed by the PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic at Pla-Mor Lanes in Coldwater, Ohio, Aug. 24-26.

 

Both events will be live stream exclusively on PBA’s online channel, PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling. For subscription information, visit FloBowling.com.

 

The Professional Women’s Bowling Association continues its 2018 schedule in the Pepsi PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open at Seminole Lanes in Seminole, Fla., Aug. 2-4.

 

PBA/PWBA STORM STRIKING AGAINST BREAST CANCER MIXED DOUBLES

(a part of the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule)

Copperfield Bowl, Houston, Texas, Sunday

 

Final Standings (after 20 team games, including match play bonus pins)

1, Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill./EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 8,797, $16,000.

2, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago/Jason Belmonte, Australia, 8,763, $8,000.

3, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y./Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 8,694, $5,000.

4, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill./Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 8,621, $4,000.

5, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio/Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 8,585, $3,000.

6, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb./AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 8,570, 2650.

7, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif./Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 8,560, 2450.

8, Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah/Darren Tang, San Jose, Calif., 8,500, 2350.

 

Other Cashers (after 12 team games):

9, Natalie Cortese, Hoffman Estates, Ill./Brad Miller, Raytown, Mo., 5,141, $2,200.

10, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y./Richard Teece, England, 5,138, $2,150.

11, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia/Francois Lavoie, Wichita, Kan., 5,109, $2,100.

12, Angela Chirpich, Urbandale, Iowa/Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 5,100, $2,050.

13, Katie Garcia, Wichita, Kan./Geoffrey Young, Keller, Texas, 5,089, $2,000.

14, Kayla Pashina, Minnetonka, Minn./Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 5,087, $1,950.

15, Tina Williams, Phoenix/Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, 5,031, $1,900.

16, Taylor Bulthuis, Coral Springs, Fla./Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 5,039, $1,850.

17, Giselle Poss, Montgomery, Ill./Matt Gasn, Clarksville, Tenn., 5,005, $1,800.

18, Verity Crawley, England/Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,004, $1,750.

19, Misaki Mukotani, China/Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 5,001, $1,700.

20, Bryanna Cote, Red Rock, Ariz./Stuart Williams, England, 4,998, $1,650.

21, Kerry Smith, Lititz, Pa./John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 4,976, $1,600.

22, Sydney Brummett, Fort Wayne, Ind./Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 4,961, $1,550.

23, Daria Kovalova, Ukraine/Joshua Roca, Wichita, Kan., 4,954, $1,500.

24, Christina Kinney, Las Vegas/Robert Lawrence, Del Valle, Texas, 4,950, $1,450.

25, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah/Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 4,949, $1,400.

26, Josie Barnes, Hermitage, Tenn./Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,942, $1,350.

27, Sierra Kanemoto, Dayton, Ohio/Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 4,940, $1,300.

28, Birgit Poppler, Germany/Jason Sterner, Cocoa, Fla., 4,939, $1,250.

29, Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md./Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 4,912, $1,190.

30, DeeDee Jeffery, Little Rock, Ark./Mykel Holliman, Memphis, Tenn., 4,903, $1,140.

31 (tie), Holly Harris, Wichita, Kan./Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., and Haley Richard, Tipton, Mich./Nick Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 4,899, $1,065.

33, Carol Norman, Houston/Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 4,863, $990.

34, Cassandra Shivers-Williams, Adelphi, Md./Fero Williams, Adelphi, Md., 4,833, $940.

35, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia/Adam Pogge, Austin, Texas, 4,800, $880.

36, Jeanne Naccarato, Tacoma, Wash./Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 4,798, $840.

37, Jackie Carbonetto, Clarksville, Tenn./Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 4,782, $780.

38, Shannon Sellens, Copiague, N.Y./Anthony Pepe, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 4,769, $740.

39, Stephanie Schwartz, Racine, Wis./Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas, 4,764, $720.

40, Kiyoko McDonald, Allen, Texas/Clint Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas, 4,758, $700.