CURVE ROLL PAST PONIES

By George! Curve Roll Past Rumble Ponies

ALTOONA, PA – Altoona outfielder Jordan George collected four hits and drove in five runs to help the Curve down the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 10-2, on Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Ponies starter Justin Dunn allowed a career-high ten hits and had his four-start winning streak snapped.

The Curve wasted little time jumping on Dunn, scoring a run on three straight two-out hits in the first inning. After the Rumble Ponies tied the game with a run in the second, Altoona starter Eduardo Vera pushed the Curve ahead for good with an RBI hit in the bottom of the inning.

Altoona continued their attack against Dunn in the third, and George delivered. After the first two batters reached, the Curve left fielder pulled an RBI single into right. Altoona tacked on with a pair of sacrifice flies. In the fourth, George yanked a two-run single into right, kicking Altoona’s lead to a half-dozen runs. George added another two-run hit in the eighth against Joe Zanghi.

Offensively, the Ponies failed to break through with a big hit against Vera. Binghamton racked up seven hits and three walks versus the righty, but scratched out only two runs, stranding a runner on third base in three of Vera’s first five innings. Binghamton loaded the bases against him in the sixth, but reliever Geoff Hartlieb retired pinch-hitter Andrew Ely to end the threat.

Binghamton shortstop Andres Gimenez produced his first Double-A three-hit game. The Rumble Ponies shortstop singled in the first, doubled in the third and provided an RBI single in the fifth. Patrick Biondi reached base three times, including a run-producing single in the second.

Dunn (5-3) was touched for seven runs over five innings, matching his shortest outing as a Rumble Pony. He suffered his first loss since June 22.

The Rumble Ponies (49-56) conclude their four-game series against Altoona on Sunday at 2:00 PM. RHP Franklyn Kilome makes his Mets organizational debut against RHP Luis Escobar. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show starts at 1:45 PM and can be heard on NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

POSTGAME NOTES: Levi Michael, Binghamton’s leader in several offensive categories, was promoted to Las Vegas (AAA) prior to the game...the Ponies are winless in the game after each of their last eight victories; Binghamton has not won back-to-back games since July 3 & 4…the Ponies went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position

JAPAN, NORWAY WINS SINGLES AT YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

JAPAN, NORWAY WIN SINGLES AT 2018 WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Singles competition concluded Saturday at the 2018 World Bowling Youth Championships, and both title matches were decided in the final frame.
In the girls final, Japan's Nanami Irie struggled to find the pocket early in the match and was down nearly 30 pins after five frames, before rallying to a 181-179 win over Junior Team USA's Caitlyn Johnson.
On the boys side, Georg Skryten of Norway struck once in the first nine frames of the title tilt but doubled in the 10th frame to claim the gold medal by a 181-176 margin against top seed Danylo Yatsko of Ukraine.
For Johnson, a 19-year-old right-hander, the past two seasons have been filled with close calls in top-tier events, but she's still looking for her breakthrough performance.
In 2017, she helped Webber International to a runner-up finish at the Intercollegiate Team Championships and then went on to finish second in the 20-and-under division at the 2017 Junior Gold Championships presented by the Brands of Ebonite International. Later in the summer, she just missed the top 10 at the U.S. Women's Open.
Against Irie at Thunderbowl Lanes on Saturday, Johnson started the match with a double, while Irie missed the headpin to the right on her first three offerings, followed by a 4-6-7-9-10 split in the fourth frame.
Johnson saw her lead shrink and then turn into a two-pin deficit as she searched for a consistent reaction on the right lane of the championship pair - the lane on which she was going to finish the match.
In the back-and-forth final frame, Irie, a 21-year-old right-hander, had an opportunity to lock up the win with a double. When she left a 10 pin on her first shot, Johnson had a chance to double for the victory on the lane that hadn't yielded more than seven pins since her second-frame strike.
Johnson's own 10 pin left Irie needing nine pins on her fill ball to win the gold medal. When she left the 3-6 combination, Johnson had the opportunity to make her spare and tie the game with a strike on her fill ball. She left the 8-10 split on her final shot to fall short in her first international medal round.
"Overall, I felt like I threw good shots, I'm happy with the way I bowled and I did my best to control what I could control, which included the approach and my emotions, even though I felt anxious and nervous going into the medal round," said Johnson, a first-year member of Junior Team USA. "I have been working a lot on my game, versatility, hand positions and equipment choices, and it may not have been enough to win this time, but if I can keep putting myself in position, eventually the pins will fall my way."
Johnson's path to the final included a 238-201 semifinal win against top-seeded Juliana Botero of Colombia. Johnson struck five times in the first six frames, and nine times overall, in the victory.
Irie earned the meeting with Johnson by defeating Junior Team USA veteran Breanna Clemmer of Clover, South Carolina, 246-229. Both players were clean in the match, but four consecutive strikes from Irie in frames five through eight proved to be the difference.
"We didn't win today, but we learned a lot about the lanes and how our equipment was working, and it kept us really connected as a team, especially as we were pushing for each other to win," said Clemmer, a five-time member of Junior Team USA, also participating in her first World Youth Championships. "I think today gave us a nice look at what the week can be, and I feel like we have some momentum going into doubles. My goal coming in was to medal in every event, and this is a great start."
In the boys final, it took four frames to see the first strike of the match, and Skryten's  clutch double in the 10th frame earned Norway its first singles gold medal in World Youth Championships competition.
The country's only other gold-medal effort came in the Masters event at the 2006 tournament in Berlin, and Norway last medaled in 2008.
"In the beginning, I struggled to find the right ball reaction, and I threw a couple of bad shots," Skryten said. "In the final frame, I was thinking about all the practice I did for this tournament, and I was focused on taking it one shot at a time. I threw really good shots when I needed them, and I'm so happy for this win. It means so much to me for my first time at this event, and it is amazing to win for my country."
Skryten, an 18-year-old right-hander, rolled one of the two perfect games during Friday's qualifying round, also the first of his bowling career, and he hoped that momentum would carry into Saturday's championship round.
On the way to the boys final, Skryten struck six times in a 227-166 win over Sweden's Alfred Berggren, while Yatsko, an 18-year-old two-hander, tossed seven strikes of his own in a 232-197 win against Abdulrahman Alkheliwi of Saudi Arabia.
The competitors at the 2018 World Youth Championships will be back on the lanes Sunday and Monday for doubles qualifying, and the coveted team titles will be on the line Tuesday and Wednesday. The event's top performers will advance to Masters match play Wednesday and Thursday.
The event is held every two years, and the 2018 edition has brought more than 200 competitors from 37 countries to the Detroit area to bowl for medals in singles, doubles, team, all-events and Masters competition.
World Bowling is providing livestream coverage of the event, and bowling fans from around the globe will be able to watch the competition live from start to finish. Coverage will include all qualifying, semifinal and final rounds.
For more information on the 2018 World Youth Championships or to watch the livestream, visit 2018WYC.WorldBowling.org.
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Founded in 1895, today USBC and its 2,000 state and local associations proudly serve more than a million members. USBC is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, working toward a future for the sport. The online home for USBC is BOWL.com.

2018 WORLD BOWLING YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Thunderbowl Lanes
Allen Park, Mich.
Saturday's results

GIRLS

CHAMPIONSHIP
(Winner earns gold, loser gets silver)

Nanami Irie, Japan, def. Caitlyn Johnson, United States, 181-179.

SEMIFINALS
(Winners advance, losers tie for bronze)

Johnson def. Juliana Botero, Colombia, 238-201.
Irie def. Breanna Clemmer, United States, 246-229.

BOYS

CHAMPIONSHIP
(Winner earns gold, loser gets silver)

George Skryten, Norway, def. Danylo Yatsko, Ukraine, 181-176.

SEMIFINALS
(Winners advance, losers tie for bronze)

Yatsko def. Abdulrahman Alkheliwi, Saudi Arabia, 232-197.
Skryten def. Alfred Berggren, Sweden, 227-166.

JOHNSON-TACKETT MOVE INTO DOUBLES LEAD

Johnson and Tackett Move Into PBA-PWBA Storm

Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Lead Heading Into Semifinal Round

 

HOUSTON, Texas (July 28, 2018) – USBC Hall of Famer Liz Johnson of Palatine, Ill., and 2016 PBA Player of the Year EJ Tackett  of Huntington, Ind., combined for a 3,196 seven-game pinfall total to lead 40 doubles team that advanced to the semifinal round of the PBA-PWBA Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Saturday at Copperfield Bowl.

 

Johnson bowled a 1,484 pinfall total (212 average) and Tackett 1,712 (244 average) in the final squad of the day to edge out four-time winners Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. and Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, who combined for a 3,193 pinfall in Friday’s B squad. Jones and Pluhowsky are the only four-time winners of the event winning in 2007, ’08, ’10 and ’11.

 

Johnson bowled games of 217, 214, 246, 213, 181, 223 and 190 while Tackett bowled games of 245, 249, 244, 246, 267, 231 and 230.

 

In Friday’s B Squad, Pluhowsky bowled games of 211, 204, 237, 189, 267, 211 and 226 with Jones bowling games of 242, 162, 254, 237, 244, 253 and 256.

 

Rounding out the top five teams after qualifying were Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb./AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 3174; Diandra Asbaty, Chicago/Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,111, and Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasantview, Utah/Darren Tang, San Jose, Calif., 3,079.

 

Defending champions Birgit Poppler of Germany and Jason Sterner of Cocoa, Fla., finished in 21st with a 2,907 pinfall to advance to the semifinal round.

 

The top 40 teams will bowl the five-game semifinal round at 8:30 a.m. CDT Sunday, after which the top eight teams based on a combine 12 team games (24 individual games) will bowl a final eight games of round-robin match play to determine the winners.

 

All of Sunday’s competition will be streamed live on PBA’s online bowling channel PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling. For subscription information visit Flobowling.com.

 

PBA-PWBA STORM STRIKING AGAINST BREAST CANCER MIXED DOUBLES

Copperfield Bowl, Houston, Texas, Saturday

 

Final Qualifying Standings (after 7 team games; top 40 advance to Sunday’s semifinal round)

1, Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill. / EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3,196.

2, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio / Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,193.

3, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb. / AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 3,174.

4, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago / Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,111.

5, Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah / Darren Tang, San Jose, Calif., 3,079.

6, Natalie Cortese, Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Brad Miller, Raytown, Mo., 3,067.

7, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y. / Richard Teece, England, 3,056.

8, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill. / Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 3,030.

9, Giselle Poss, Montgomery, Ill. / Matt Gasn, Clarksville, Tenn., 3,020.

10, Misaki Mukotani, China / Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 3,001.

11, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif. / Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,997.

12, Kayla Pashina, Minnetonka, Minn. / Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 2,993.

13, Taylor Bulthuis, Coral Springs, Fla. / Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 2,968.

14, Daria Kovalova, Ukraine / Joshua Roca, Wichita, Kan., 2,954.

15, Tina Williams, Phoenix / Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas, 2,942.

16, Holly Harris, Wichita, Kan. / Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 2,942.

17, Kiyoko McDonald, Allen, Texas / Clint Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,931.

18, Cassandra Shivers-Williams, Adelphi, Md. / Fero Williams, Adelphi, Md., 2,929.

19, Haley Richard, Tipton, Mich. / Nick Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 2,927.

20, Sydney Brummett, Fort Wayne, Ind. / Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 2,907.

21, Birgit Poppler, Germany / Jason Sterner, Cocoa, Fla., 2,907.

22, Kerry Smith, Lititz, Pa. / John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 2,906.

23, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah / Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 2,904.

24, Bryanna Cote, Red Rock, Ariz. / Stuart Williams, England, 2,894.

25, Angela Chirpich, Urbandale, Iowa / Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,893.

26, Sierra Kanemoto, Dayton, Ohio / Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 2,890.

27, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y. / Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 2,889.

28, Katie Garcia, Wichita, Kan. / Geoffrey Young, Keller, Texas, 2,882.

29, Verity Crawley, England / Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,866.

30, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia / Adam Pogge, Austin, Texas, 2,859.

31, Carol Norman, Houston / Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 2,858.

32, (tie) Jeanne Naccarato, Tacoma, Wash. / Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., and Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md. / Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,857.

34, Christina Kinney, Las Vegas / Robert Lawrence, Del Valle, Texas, 2,855.

35, Jackie Carbonetto, Clarksville, Tenn. / Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 2,845.

36, Stephanie Schwartz, Racine, Wis. / Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas, 2,843.

37, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia / Francois Lavoie, Wichita, Kan., 2,835.

38, DeeDee Jeffery, Little Rock, Ark. / Mykel Holliman, Memphis, Tenn., 2,833.

39, Josie Barnes, Hermitage, Tenn. / Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,832.

40, Shannon Sellens, Copiague, N.Y. / Anthony Pepe, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 2,831.

 

Did not advance:

41, Brianna Brown, Floresville, Texas / Justin Ledwig, San Antonio, 2,829.

42, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va. / Kyle Sherman, O'Fallon, Mo., 2,826.

43, (tie) Cassandra Leuthold, Lincoln, Neb. / Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, and Summer Jasmin, Beckley, W.Va. / Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 2,821.

45, Stefanie Johnson, McKinney, Texas / Chris Johnson, McKinney, Texas, 2,818.

46, Jordan Richard, Tipton, Mich. / Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,815.

47, Jen Higgins, Westerville, Ohio / Dan Higgins, Westerville, Ohio, 2,814.

48, Katelyn Zwiefelhofer, Racine, Wis. / David Eggert, New Lenox, Ill., 2,813.

49, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa. / AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 2,808.

50, Jodi Gawlik, Schaumburg, Ill. / Kyle Barnes, Nashville, Tenn., 2,806.

51, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla. / Nate Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 2,803.

52, Rachel Perez, Maumelle, Ark. / Michael Shirley, North Little Rock, Ark., 2,801.

53, Jennifer Schultz, Beaumont, Texas / Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,793.

54, Tina Balser, Columbia, Mo. / Damien Laird, Columbia, Mo., 2,792.

55, (tie) Sabrena Divis, Gillette, Wyo. / Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas, and Anita Arnett, Houston / Brett Cooper, Aurora, Colo., 2,790.

57, Michelle Sterner, Buffalo, N.Y. / Mike Austin, Conroe, Texas, 2,789.

58, Ashley Lawley, Texas City, Texas / Troy Boyd, Pasadena, Texas, 2,789.

59, Amy Dillon-Bruce, Wichita, Kan. / Rick Justice, Lawton, Okla., 2,785.

60, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla. / Mike Moore, Orlando, Fla., 2,781.

61, Robyn Renslow, Brentwood, Calif. / Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,776.

62, Daria Pajak, Poland / Giorgio Clinaz, Venezuela, 2,769.

63, Catie Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas / Alex Cavagnaro, North Massapequa, N.Y., 2,768.

64, (tie) Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas / Michael Tang, San Francisco, 2,767, Brandi Branka, Fairview Heights, Ill. / Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., and, Jessica Mellott, Lauderhill, Flla. / Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 2,767.

67, Wanda Parker, Garland, Texas / Danny Inocencio, College Station, Texas, 2,765.

68, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio / Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 2,764.

69, Joi Bell, Pflugerville, Texas / Will Werner, Montgomery, Texas, 2,750.

70, (tie) Tannya Lopez, Mexico / Matt Cabanski, Cibolo, Texas, and Marcia Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah / Steven Smith, San Diego, 2,749.

72, Sandi Charles, Nolanville, Texas / Sean Lavery-Spahr, Dallas, 2,747.

73, Amanda Fry, Antelope, Calif. / Clint Land, Houston, 2,746.

74, Jennifer Russo, Monmouth Junction, N.J. / Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 2,740.

75, Jes Lesagonicz, Atlanta / Ryan Holland, Houston, 2,738.

76, Linda Walbaum, Brighton, Colo. / Mark London, Washington, Texas, 2,728.

77, Sarah Wille, Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Gregory Young, Jr., Viera, Fla., 2,726.

78, Brenda Padilla, Mansfield, Texas / DJ Archer, Houston, 2,725.

79, Ricki Ellison, Wichita, Kan. / Tyler Kemp, Wichita, Kan., 2,723.

80, Rina Asada, Japan / Shota Amakasu, Japan, 2,718.

81, Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio / Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,710.

82, T'nia Moore, Greensburg, Pa. / BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa., 2,702.

83, Heather D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y. / Omar Arnett, Houston, 2,700.

84, Heather Jones, Euless, Texas / Xeno Garcia, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,691.

85, Jamarva Norman, Chattanooga, Tenn. / Kendle Miles, Kennesaw, Ga., 2,687.

86, (tie) Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla. / Steven Badovinac, Monument, Colo., and Amanda Broege, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Jon Van Hees, Charleston, R.I., 2,684.

88, Kristina Parry, Palm Harbor, Fla. / Zulmazran Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2,683.

89, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla. / Bryan Viator, Seabrook, Texas, 2,678.

90, Jeanette Van Gundy, San Antonio / Ryan Whitney, Hurst, Texas, 2,672.

91, Kristie Leong, Daly City, Calif. / DeeRonn Booker, Anaheim, Calif., 2,671.

92, (tie) Kimi Davidson, Lewisville, Texas / Brian Valenta, Stockbridge, Ga., and Lauren Hoffman, Monroe Township, N.J. / Brandon Martin, Wichita, Kan., 2,670.

94, Yuna Mukotani, China / Kenta Morimoto, Japan, 2,668.

95, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Hank Boomershine, Perry, Utah, 2,663.

96, Amber MacLeod, Huntsville, Texas / Matthew Stephens, Houston, 2,652.

97, Erica McPhail, Copperas Cove, Texas / Mark Morgan, Killeen, Texas, 2,645.

98, Kylie Mogard, Las Vegas / Dallas Leong, Las Vegas, 2,644.

99, Kelsi Anderson, San Antonio / Ricky Jimenez, San Antonio, 2,636.

100, Chantel Jefferson, Houston / Daniel Cashaw, Houston, 2,634.

101, Novella Daniels, Detroit, Mich. / George Gohagan III, Houston, 2,633.

102, Brandy Silva, Fort Worth, Texas / Timmy Crites, Dallas, 2,631.

103, Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif. / Blake Paris, Fremont, Neb., 2,628.

104, Ashley Cole, Florissant, Mo. / Randy Miles, Jr., Kennesaw, Ga., 2,625.

105, Keli Callahan, Las Vegas / Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 2,624.

106, Cindy Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash. / Tanner Spacey, Burien, Wash., 2,623.

107, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif. / Timothy Tripp, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,621.

108, Teri Perkins, San Marcos, Texas / Eric Martinez, San Antonio, 2,619.

109, Amanda Cortese, Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 2,615.

110, Stephanie Zavala, Downey, Calif. / Tyson Branagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,614.

111, Gabriella Mayfield, Lake Isabella, Calif. / Steve Pavlinko, Jr., Deptford, N.J., 2,609.

112, (tie) Katie Maher, Ottumwa, Iowa / Billy Hibbard, Mukwonago, Wis., and Alyssa Harper, Orange City, Fla. / Peter Ferraro, Jr., Orange City, Fla., 2,607.

114, (tie) Erin Lenahan, Roseville, Calif. / Chris Castro, Plano, Texas, and Hayley Veitch, Kenner, La. / Justin Veitch, Kenner, La., 2,599.

116, Correen Lieber, Glendale, Ariz. / Chase Nadeau, Henderson, Nev., 2,588.

117, Chelsea Gilliam, Austintown, Ohio / Robert Gilliam, Jr., Independence, La., 2,585.

118, Alexandra Mosquera-Jimenez, Colombia / Eric Manthei, Lumberton, Texas, 2,582.

119, Jackie Evans, Acton, Mass. / Chris Muscarello, Baytown, Texas, 2,577.

120, Genie Franklin, Frisco, Texas / Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., 2,571.

121, Stacie Hartsfield, San Antonio / Jeff Hartsfield, San Antonio, 2,570.

122, Diana Jessie, Dallas / Toney Nelson, Grapevine, Texas, 2,557.

123, Britney Russell, Houston / David Tullos, Spring, Texas, 2,548.

124, Mary Jo Cox, Houston / Lee Lorts, Katy, Texas, 2,547.

125, Pam Lawrence, Pfugerville, Texas / Anthony Coats, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,532.

126, Ashley Adams, Midlothian, Texas / Daniel Adams, Midlothian, Texas, 2,529.

127, Debbie Ayers, La Mesa, Calif. / Nicholas Burgess, Jersey Village, Texas, 2,523.

128, Sabrina Duncan-Rose, Houston / Frank Rose, Houston, 2,519.

129, Connie Esters, San Pedro, Calif. / Justin Wren, Kingwood, Texas, 2,518.

130, Jaime Wells, Humble, Texas / Andy Silverman, Akron, Ohio, 2,511.

131, Tayna Fulmer-Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Chris Bryant, Austin, Texas, 2,504.

132, Tristan Senegal, Baton Rouge, La. / Darrin Senegal, Baton Rouge, La., 2,472.

133, Olivia Sandham, Saint Joseph, Mo. / Daniel Pickerel, Saint Joseph, Mo., 2,467.

134, Jovan Ebalaroza, San Antonio / Keith Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla., 2,457.

135, Amanda Falk, Tucson, Ariz. / Dwight Burns, Tucson, Ariz., 2,456.

136, Mads McDuff, Katy, Texas / Sean Sadat, Houston, 2,452.

137, Cathy Nelson, Lakeside, Texas / David Scardaville, Houston, 2,444.

138, Whitney Harris, Converse, Texas / Scott Dodson, Waxahachie, Texas, 2,442.

139, Teri Haugh, Faribault, Minn. / Darren Stanley, Vancouver, Wash., 2,417.

140, Ginger Bess, San Antonio / Jason Valenzuela, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2,409.

141, Celina Broderick, Wallingford, Conn. / T.J. Thompson, Houston, 2,406.

142, Aline Reed, Spring, Texas / William Titus, Houston, 2,395.

143, Gloria Wood, Corpus Christi, Texas / Darrell Wood, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2,393.

144, Kyra Kansaki, Greenbriar, Ark. / Luis De Leon, San Antonio, 2,384.

145, Yvette Clay, Austin, Texas / Robert Pohlman, Cedar Park, Texas, 2,354.

146, Barbara Bias, Houston / Bobby Abbott, Houston, 2,343.

147, Taylor Evans, Katy, Texas / Jeremy Evans, Katy, Texas, 2,337.

148, Nichole DePaul-Miller, Plano, Ill. / John Wukasch Jr., Montgomery, Texas, 2,333.

149, Brette Joseph, Pflugerville, Texas / Cecil Scarboro, Panama City, Fla., 2,325.

150, Tina Peters, Liberty Hill, Texas / Joseph Peters, Liberty Hill, Texas, 2,311.

151, Susan Saccomen, Katy, Texas / Tom Russo, Richmond, Texas, 2,294.

152, Shelly Slagle, Pearland, Texas / Ray Hart, Galveston, Texas, 2,266.

153, Halie Summers, Houston / Michael Ruffino, Houston, 2,250.

154, Mel McAllister, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Russell Elsner, Houston, 2,241.

155, Wendy Arnold, Hockley, Texas / Lee Arnold, Hockley, Texas, 2,217.

156, Norma Manns, Austin, Texas / Marvin Biagas, Houston, 2,213.

157, Diva Gwiscz, Houston / Kevin Foerster, Houston, 2,193.

158, Kayla Mahan, Friendswood, Texas / Chris Schramek, Pasadena, Texas, 2,163.

RAILRIDERS 11 - STRIPERS 1

RAILRIDERS

GAME REPORT

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre  11     Gwinnett   1

 

MOOSIC, Pa. (July 28, 2018) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Stripers 11-1 Saturday night at PNC Field.

 

The Stripers jumped on the board in the top of the first when Luis Marte led off with a double. He moved to third on a ground ball hit to short and was plated on a sharply hit ball to the backhand side of third baseman Bruce Caldwell whose only play was to first.

 

The RailRiders wasted no time in responding as Bruce Caldwell led off the bottom half of the inning with a solo home run. Mark Payton followed with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Abiatal Avelino then plated Payton with a base hit of his own. Devyn Bolasky snagged a single, Zack Zehner walked, and Francisco Diaz also reached base on four balls which brought Avelino home and gave Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a 3-1 lead.

 

In the bottom of the second, the RailRiders added to their total as Payton led off with a solo home run. After Tyler Austin doubled, Mike Ford hit a 3-2 pitch from Stripers starter Lucas Sims over the right-centerfield wall to push the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lead to 6-1.  It was Ford’s 12^th home run of the year. He is twelve-for-twenty-eight (.429 AVG) in his last seven games and now has 36 RBIs on the season.

 

In the third, Diaz doubled home Zehner for a 7-1 lead.  Two frames later, Payton singled in Caldwell.  The RailRiders added an additional run on a double play ball in the seventh for a 9-1 edge. In the eighth, Austin, Ford, and Bolasky walked to load the bases. Zehner hit into a fielder’s choice to score Austin and Diaz singled to plate Ford to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre an 11-1 lead.

 

Justus Sheffield threw well for the RailRiders going five and two-thirds innings allowing only one run on three hits and striking out three. Payton had a great night at the plate going four-for-five with three RBIs including a home run. Eight of the nine Scranton/Wilkes-Barre batters recorded at least one hit.

 

The team will continue their home stand with Gwinnett tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. LHP Nestor Cortes (4-4, 3.98) heads to the mound for SWB. The Stripers counter with LHP Kolby Allard (6-4, 2.80). For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

55-47

MIXED DOUBLES TOURNEY UNDERWAY

Shannon Pluhowsky and Tommy Jones Lead

PBA-PWBA Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles after Two Squads

 

HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 27, 2018) – With two of four qualifying squads complete, four-time winners Shannon Pluhowsky and Tommy Jones are the early leaders in the PBA-PWBA Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles with a combined 3,193 pinfall total for seven games.

 

Pluhowsky bowled 1,545 for her seven games and Jones 1,648 Friday at Copperfield Bowl in Houston. Finishing second after two squads were Erin McCarthy and AJ Johnson with 3,174, and the team of Diandra Asbaty and Jason Belmonte in third with 3,111.

 

At this point 79 doubles teams have completed their qualifying with 79 more teams to qualify Saturday with squads at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. CDT. After qualifying is completed, the field will be cut to the top 40 teams which will advance to the five-game semifinal round Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m.

 

After a total of 12 team/24 individual games, the top eight teams will then bowl an eight-game round-robin match play round to complete the event. Total pinfall for 20 team/40 individual games, including match play bonus pins, will determine the winners.

 

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PBA-PWBA STORM STRIKING AGAINST BREAST CANCER MIXED DOUBLES

Copperfield Bowl, Houston, Texas, Friday

 

STANDINGS AFTER A AND B SQUADS (after 7 games; squads C and D squads to bowl qualifying on Saturday)

 

1, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio / Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,193.

2, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb. / AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 3,174.

3, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago / Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,111.

4, Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah / Darren Tang, San Jose, Calif., 3,079.

5, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill. / Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 3,030.

6, Giselle Poss, Montgomery, Ill. / Matt Gasn, Clarksville, Tenn., 3,020.

7, Misaki Mukotani, China / Nobuhito Fujii, Japan, 3,001.

8, Kayla Pashina, Minnetonka, Minn. / Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 2,993.

9, Haley Richard, Tipton, Mich. / Nick Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 2,927.

10, Sydney Brummett, Fort Wayne, Ind. / Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill., 2,907.

11, Birgit Poppler, Germany / Jason Sterner, Cocoa, Fla., 2,907.

12, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah / Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 2,904.

13, Bryanna Cote, Red Rock, Ariz. / Stuart Williams, England, 2,894.

14, Verity Crawley, England / Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,866.

15, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia / Adam Pogge, Austin, Texas, 2,859.

16, Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md. / Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,857.

17, Christina Kinney, Las Vegas / Robert Lawrence, Del Valle, Texas, 2,855.

18, Jackie Carbonetto, Clarksville, Tenn. / Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 2,845.

19, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia / Francois Lavoie, Wichita, Kan., 2,835.

20, Josie Barnes, Hermitage, Tenn. / Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,832.

21, Shannon Sellens, Copiague, N.Y. / Anthony Pepe, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 2,831.

22, Brianna Brown, Floresville, Texas / Justin Ledwig, San Antonio, 2,829.

23, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va. / Kyle Sherman, O'Fallon, Mo., 2,826.

24, Summer Jasmin, Beckley, W.Va. / Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 2,821.

25, Jordan Richard, Tipton, Mich. / Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,815.

26, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa. / AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 2,808.

27, Jennifer Schultz, Beaumont, Texas / Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,793.

28, Michelle Sterner, Buffalo, N.Y. / Mike Austin, Conroe, Texas, 2,789.

29, Ashley Lawley, Texas City, Texas / Troy Boyd, Pasadena, Texas, 2,789.

30, Amy Dillon-Bruce, Wichita, Kan. / Rick Justice, Lawton, Okla., 2,785.

31, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla. / Mike Moore, Orlando, Fla., 2,781.

32, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas / Michael Tang, San Francisco, 2,767.

33, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio / Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 2,764.

34, Tannya Lopez, Mexico / Matt Cabanski, Cibolo, Texas, 2,749.

35, Marcia Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah / Steven Smith, San Diego, 2,749.

36, Sandi Charles, Nolanville, Texas / Sean Lavery-Spahr, Dallas, 2,747.

37, Jes Lesagonicz, Atlanta / Ryan Holland, Houston, 2,738.

38, Brenda Padilla, Mansfield, Texas / DJ Archer, Houston, 2,725.

39, Ricki Ellison, Wichita, Kan. / Tyler Kemp, Wichita, Kan., 2,723.

40, Rina Asada, Japan / Shota Amakasu, Japan, 2,718.

41, Jamarva Norman, Chattanooga, Tenn. / Kendle Miles, Kennesaw, Ga., 2,687.

42, Amanda Broege, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Jon Van Hees, Charleston, R.I., 2,684.

43, Kristie Leong, Daly City, Calif. / DeeRonn Booker, Anaheim, Calif., 2,671.

44, Kimi Davidson, Lewisville, Texas / Brian Valenta, Stockbridge, Ga., 2,670.

45, Yuna Mukotani, China / Kenta Morimoto, Japan, 2,668.

46, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Hank Boomershine, Perry, Utah, 2,663.

47, Kelsi Anderson, San Antonio / Ricky Jimenez, San Antonio, 2,636.

48, Novella Daniels, Detroit, Mich. / George Gohagan III, Houston, 2,633.

49, Ashley Cole, Florissant, Mo. / Randy Miles, Jr., Kennesaw, Ga., 2,625.

50, Cindy Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash. / Tanner Spacey, Burien, Wash., 2,623.

51, Teri Perkins, San Marcos, Texas / Eric Martinez, San Antonio, 2,619.

52, Stephanie Zavala, Downey, Calif. / Tyson Branagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,614.

53, Gabriella Mayfield, Lake Isabella, Calif. / Steve Pavlinko, Jr., Deptford, N.J., 2,609.

54, Katie Maher, Ottumwa, Iowa / Billy Hibbard, Mukwonago, Wis., 2,607.

55, Erin Lenahan, Roseville, Calif. / Chris Castro, Plano, Texas, 2,599.

56, Chelsea Gilliam, Austintown, Ohio / Robert Gilliam, Jr., Independence, La., 2,585.

57, Mary Jo Cox, Houston / Lee Lorts, Katy, Texas, 2,547.

58, Debbie Ayers, La Mesa, Calif. / Nicholas Burgess, Jersey Village, Texas, 2,523.

59, Connie Esters, San Pedro, Calif. / Justin Wren, Kingwood, Texas, 2,518.

60, Tayna Fulmer-Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Chris Bryant, Austin, Texas, 2,504.

61, Tristan Senegal, Baton Rouge, La. / Darrin Senegal, Baton Rouge, La., 2,472.

62, A Squad, Mads McDuff, Katy, Texas / Sean Sadat, Houston, 2,452.

63, Cathy Nelson, Lakeside, Texas / David Scardaville, Houston, 2,444.

64, Teri Haugh, Faribault, Minn. / Darren Stanley, Vancouver, Wash., 2,417.

65, Ginger Bess, San Antonio / Jason Valenzuela, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2,409.

66, Celina Broderick, Wallingford, Conn. / T.J. Thompson, Houston, 2,406.

67, Aline Reed, Spring, Texas / William Titus, Houston, 2,395.

68, Gloria Wood, Corpus Christi, Texas / Darrell Wood, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2,393.

69, Kyra Kansaki, Greenbriar, Ark. / Luis De Leon, San Antonio, 2,384.

70, Barbara Bias, Houston / Bobby Abbott, Houston, 2,343.

71, Taylor Evans, Katy, Texas / Jeremy Evans, Katy, Texas, 2,337.

72, Nichole DePaul-Miller, Plano, Ill. / John Wukasch Jr., Montgomery, Texas, 2,333.

73, Brette Joseph, Pflugerville, Texas / Cecil Scarboro, Panama City, Fla., 2,325.

74, Shelly Slagle, Pearland, Texas / Ray Hart, Galveston, Texas, 2,266.

75, Halie Summers, Houston / Michael Ruffino, Houston, 2,250.

76, Mel McAllister, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Russell Elsner, Houston, 2,241.

77, Wendy Arnold, Hockley, Texas / Lee Arnold, Hockley, Texas, 2,217.

78, Norma Manns, Austin, Texas / Marvin Biagas, Houston, 2,213.

79, Diva Gwiscz, Houston / Kevin Foerster, Houston, 2,193.

BINGHAMTOM WINS OVER ALTOONA 5-0

Jannis & Roseboom Derail Curve Offense in Two-Hitter

ALTOONA, PA – Binghamton starter Mickey Jannis baffled the Altoona Curve over a season best 7-1/3 innings to lead the Rumble Ponies to a 5-0 victory on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Jannis teamed up with reliever David Roseboom for the 31^st two-hitter in franchise history. Joey Terdoslavich compiled a three-hit game and the Rumble Ponies offense drove in all five runs with two outs in Binghamton’s sixth shutout win of the season.

Jannis set the tone on an inning-to-inning basis during his stellar start by retiring the first two hitters he faced in each of his first six frames. After surrendering a two-out single in the first and hitting a batter with two outs in the second, the knuckleballer set down 14 of the next 15 Curve hitters he faced, rolling into the seventh inning. Altoona put two aboard with one out in the seventh, but Jannis coaxed a pair of fly outs to end the threat.

Jannis matched his strong night on the mound with a fine performance at the plate. With two outs and two aboard in the fifth, the Nevada native cracked the scoreboard by poking a run-scoring single to right, his first RBI this season. Levi Michael followed by threading an RBI single up the middle.

Terdoslavich served as a sparkplug to extend Binghamton’s lead. The Rumble Ponies first baseman led off the sixth with a single and trotted home on a two-out single to left by Josh Allen. Terdoslavich struck again in the eighth, opening the inning with a double. Will Toffey brought him home with another two-out single, giving Binghamton a four-run lead. Terdoslavich capped his night with a two-out RBI single in the ninth.

Jannis concluded his time on the mound with a strikeout to start the eighth inning before handing off to the bullpen. Roseboom fanned both hitters he faced to close the inning before racking up two more strikeouts in the ninth.

Jannis (7-5) struck out six and issued two walks while enjoying his longest outing of the season. The victory was the 18^th in Jannis’ Binghamton career, putting him tied for 9^th all-time in franchise history.

The Rumble Ponies (49-55) continue their four-game visit to Altoona on Saturday at 6:00 PM. RHP Justin Dunn takes the mound against RHP Eduardo Vera. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show starts at 5:45 PM and can be heard on NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

POSTGAME NOTES: Mickey Jannis made his longest start with Binghamton since throwing 7-2/3 innings against Erie on August 30, 2017…Jannis made his 63^rd career start with Binghamton, putting him tied for second all-time in franchise history (Jose Sanchez)…it was the first two-hitter in which Binghamton pitchers threw nine innings since April 29, 2016 (Rainy Lara & Beck Wheeler) against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats

SCRANTON 9 - GWINNETT 3

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

RAILRIDERS

GAME REPORT

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre   9     Gwinnett   3

 

BLASTED: RAILRIDERS CATCH 9-3 VICTORY OVER STRIPERS

Austin, Avelino go deep as Baby Bombers take series opener

 

MOOSIC, Pa. (July 27, 2018) – Led by five RBIs from Abiatal Avelino, the Scranton-Wilkes/Barre RailRiders pounded out 13 hits and defeated the Gwinnett Stripers 9-3 on Friday night at PNC Field. The RailRiders have now won four of their last five games at home.

 

Gwinnett took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth when Danny Santana drove an Erik Swanson pitch over the wall in right for a solo home run. The long ball was the only blemish against Swanson’s ledger on the night. The right-hander allowed just one run on two hits, walking one and striking out seven.

 

The RailRiders struck back in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out rally against Wes Parsons. Following a Tyler Austin single, Mike Ford doubled to plate the first Scranton/Wilkes-Barre run. Abiatal Avelino added a single to right to chase Ford home and hand the RailRiders a 2-1 advantage.

 

The Stripers answered right back in the top of the sixth against Cale Coshow to tie the game at 2-2. Luis Marte led off with a double to left and advanced to third on a wild pitch before scoring on an Austin Riley sacrifice fly.

 

In the bottom of the sixth, the Baby Bombers regained the lead when Zack Zehner led off with a single to right. Devyn Bolasky hit into a fielder’s choice, but Riley threw the ball away and everyone was safe. Francisco Diaz laid down a successful sacrifice bunt, and a sacrifice fly to center from Bruce Caldwell plated Zehner to bring the SWB lead to 3-2.

 

Jonathan Morales tied the game with a sacrifice fly against Raynel Espinal in the top of the seventh, plating Rio Ruiz to knot the game at 3-3. The run was charged to Coshow, who had walked Ruiz earlier in the frame.

 

The see-saw continued in the bottom of the seventh when Tyler Austin slammed a 421-foot solo home run off Fernando Salas to lead off the frame and put the RailRiders back on top 4-3. It was Austin’s fifth round-tripper with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.

 

SWB provided insurance in the bottom of the eighth inning when Mike Ford drew a bases-loaded walk against Miguel Socolovich to score Diaz. Abiatal Avelino erased all doubt with a line drive grand slam to break the game open and extend the gap to 9-3. The grand slam was the second of the season for the RailRiders, with the other coming off the bat of Brandon Drury on May 11 against Rochester.

 

Tommy Kahnle hit Dustin Peterson with a pitch to lead off the top of the ninth but retired the side without any further issue to close out the win. Raynel Espinal (5-1) got the win for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, who combined to strike out 13 Gwinnett batsmen.

 

Avelino starred with 3-for-5 performance, including his grand slam and 5 RBIs. He now has a career-high 14 home runs this season combined between the RailRiders and Double-A Trenton.

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continues its three-game series with Gwinnett on Saturday night at PNC Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. LHP Justus Sheffield (3-3, 2.44) takes the mound for the RailRiders, while the Stripers counter with RHP Lucas Sims (4-2, 2.15). For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets.

 

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

54-47