Syracuse comes back from six runs down in the bottom of the ninth but falls in ten innings to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 9-8 Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Mets put together a monstrous rally in the bottom of the ninth, coming back from six runs down to tie the game, but fell in ten innings, 9-8, to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Syracuse (24-49) went into the bottom of the ninth trailing 8-2. The rally all started with Drew Jackson working a one-out walk. Mason Williams then singled, advancing Jackson to third base. Cervenka followed with an RBI single to make it 8-3 RailRiders as Williams moved to third. Albert Almora Jr. made it three straight singles, scoring Williams to cut the deficit to four, 8-4. Mark Payton then walked to load the bases. With Wilfredo Tovar at the plate, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre pitcher Braden Bristo threw a wild pitch, allowing Cervenka to come home to make it an 8-5 game as Almora and Payton advanced to third base and second. After Tovar grounded into a fielder's choice, Mazeika walked to load the bases once again. Cheslor Cuthbert followed with a game-tying, three-run double to tie the game at eight. After Travis Blankenhorn struck out, the game went into extras. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (46-24) took back the lead in the top of the tenth. With Brandon Wagner starting the frame on second base, Cristian Perez laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving Wagner to third. With Thomas Milone at the plate with one-out, Mets pitcher Tom Windle threw a wild pitch, and Wagner scored to put Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in front, 9-8. In the bottom of the tenth, Blankenhorn started at second. Jackson got him to third with a sacrifice bunt, but RailRiders reliever Nick Greene then retired Williams and Chance Sisco to end the game. It was Scranton/Wilkes-Barre who struck first in this game with a two-run top of the first. Milone and Andrew Velazquez led off with singles, and then Socrates Brito and Armando Alvarez both hit RBI singles to put the RailRiders in front, 2-0. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre added to their lead in the third with a Brito solo home run to make it 3-0. Syracuse got on the board in the bottom of the third. Payton worked a one-out walk, and a wild pitch moved him to second base. Tovar followed with an RBI double to cut the deficit to two, 3-1. In the top of the fourth, Wagner led off with a walk for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After Perez flied out, Milone singled. Velazquez followed with a two-run double to give the RailRiders a 5-1 lead. Brito then walked, and Alvarez came to the plate with two runners on. Syracuse pitcher Andrew Mitchell threw a wild pitch while Velazquez and Brito were executing a double steal, and as a result, Velazuez scored all the way from second to hand the RailRiders a 6-1 lead as Brito moved to third base. Alvarez would go on to hit an RBI double to make it 7-1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In the bottom of the sixth, Martin Cervenka hit a solo home run to make it 7-2 with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre still in front. The RailRiders added an insurance run in the top of the ninth. Matt Pita hit a solo shot to give Scranton/Wilkes-Barre an 8-2 lead before the Syracuse rally in the bottom of the ninth. The Mets and RailRiders return to NBT Bank Stadium for game three of the series on Thursday night. Left-hander Josh Walker will make the start for Syracuse. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. and gates open at 5:30.

Solheim Cup Adds BMW Celebrity Match to Event Week Match to feature mix of Solheim Cup-related players and celebrities, including Radio Hall of Fame host Mike Golic and three-time GRAMMY-Award winner Darius Rucker DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 27, 2021 – Solheim Cup organizers and BMW announced today the creation of the BMW Celebrity Match during the week of the 2021 Solheim Cup, which will take place at Inverness Club from August 31 – September 6 in Toledo, Ohio. The celebrity match will be held on Thursday, September 2 at 2 p.m. at Inverness Club, with celebrities and players battling for the inaugural crown. “We are excited to be able to bring the BMW Celebrity Match at the Solheim Cup to life during event week,” said Solheim Cup tournament director Becky Newell. “The match was designed with fans in mind as a way to elevate the experience for those attending the Solheim Cup, and we’re looking forward to watching these players try their hand at Inverness Club as a kickoff to one of women’s golf’s most distinguished team events.” The celebrity match will have two teams teeing off No. 10 in a scramble format. Three-time U.S. Solheim Cup team captain and 31-time LPGA Tour winner, Juli Inkster, and six-time U.S. Team member and major champion Morgan Pressel are among the participants, as well as Radio Hall of Fame host and former NFL defensive lineman, Mike Golic. One of the teams will also be captained by none other than multi-Platinum selling and three-time GRAMMY Award-winning country artist, Darius Rucker. “The Solheim Cup is a prestigious event that I always enjoy watching as a fan of great golf,” said Rucker. “I’m honored to be on the same course as these talented players and can’t wait for some friendly competition in the celebrity match!” The BMW Celebrity Match is open to anyone attending the Solheim Cup on September 2. Tickets can be found at www.solheimcupusa.com, with additional participants to be announced in the coming weeks. Along with the celebrity match, BMW becomes an official partner of the Solheim Cup as the official vehicle for the event. With a full week of action set to take place at the 2021 Solheim Cup, fans can also purchase various ticket and hospitality packages to enjoy every activity in Toledo at Inverness Club. New in 2021 is the Meijer Pavilion, which will give ticketholders a 300-degree view of the surrounding holes and upgraded food and beverage options, with local bands playing everyday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The 2021 Solheim Cup event will take place Sept. 4-6 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. U.S. Captain Pat Hurst, along with Assistant Captains Angela Stanford and Michelle Wie West will lead the best players from the United States as they look to reclaim the Solheim Cup on home soil. Europe will once again be helmed by Captain Catriona Matthew, with Vice Captains Laura Davies, Kathryn Imrie and Suzann Pettersen by her side. The U.S. and European teams will be finalized following the 2021 AIG Women’s Open. About BMW Group In America: BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; Designworks, a strategic design consultancy based in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley, and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is the BMW Group global center of competence for BMW X models and manufactures the X3, X4, X5, X6 and X7 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 349 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 116 MINI passenger car dealers, and 38 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Journalist note: Information about BMW Group and its products in the USA is available to journalists on-line at www.bmwusanews.com, www.miniusanews.com and www.press.bmwna.com. About The Solheim Cup: The Solheim Cup combines the tradition and prestige of the game of golf with passion for one’s country and continent. This biennial international match-play competition features the best U.S. players from the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour and the best European players from the Ladies European Tour (LET). The Solheim Cup is named in honor of Karsten and Louise Solheim, founders of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, which makes PING golf equipment. In 1990, the Solheim family, in conjunction with the LPGA and the LET, developed the concept and became the title sponsor for the Solheim Cup. Today, the Global Partners of the Solheim Cup are PING, Rolex and Marathon Petroleum. Held every two years, the event has grown into the most prestigious international women’s professional golf team event. The 2021 Solheim Cup will be held at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, on Sept. 4-6. In 2019, Team Europe took a thrilling 14.5-13.5 victory at Gleneagles in Scotland, a thrilling win that came down to the final putt. Team USA leads Team Europe, 10-6, all-time in Solheim Cup competition. For more information, visit www.solheimcup.com.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Syracuse 10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8 Syracuse, N.Y. (July 27, 2021) – In a wild contest on Tuesday night, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell to the Syracuse Mets 10-8 at NBT Bank Stadium. The Mets took the lead in the bottom of the second with a six-run inning, sending 10 batters to the plate despite just two hits against Luis Gil. Former RailRider Mark Payton had a key two-run single which helped end Gil’s night after only 1.1 innings. SWB struck back in the top of the third with a pair of runs against Vance Worley. Andrew Velazquez had an RBI single to get the RailRiders on the board, and a Socrates Brito sacrifice fly closed the deficit to 6-2. Velazquez had a great night at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored. He also started a spectacular double play in the fourth with a diving stop and a behind-the-back flip to second. In the top of the fourth, the RailRiders tied the game with another outburst against Worley. After back-to-back hits to start the inning, Brandon Wagner brought in a run with an RBI single. Matt Pita followed with a three-run homer to left to draw even at 6-6. The long ball was Pita’s second of the year with the RailRiders. Syracuse took the lead with a run in the fifth against Reggie McClain, but Scranton/Wilkes-Barre responded with two runs in the sixth to take its first lead. Velazquez tied the game with an RBI double off A.J. Shugel and scored on a Brito base hit to go up 8-7. However, the Mets regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run double from Chance Sisco. They tacked on another on a Mason Williams sacrifice fly in the seventh to take a 10-8 lead. The RailRiders brought the tying runs to the plate in both the eighth and ninth innings, but could not score against the Mets bullpen. Shugel (1-1) got the win with 2.1 innings of relief for the Mets, while McClain (5-2) took the loss. Tom Windle notched his second save of the season. POSTGAME NOTES: Kyle Holder finished the game 3-for-3 with a run scored and two walks, reaching base in all five of his plate appearances. The RailRiders continue their series with the Mets on Wednesday at NBT Bank Stadium. LHP Matt Krook (2-2, 4.50) gets the start for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Syracuse counters with RHP Akeem Bostick (0-4, 6.21). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with pregame coverage beginning at 6:15 on the RailRiders Baseball Network SWB returns home to PNC Field on Tuesday, August 3 to begin a series with the Worcester Red Sox. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 45-24

PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Starts Friday One-hundred sixty doubles teams compete for PBA and PWBA titles Houston—The 21st edition of the PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles begins Friday at 9 a.m. ET from Copperfield Bowl. For the sixth time in the event’s history, PBA and PWBA titles will be on the line for PBA and PWBA members. The final eight-game round of match play takes place Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET. All rounds of competition will be streamed live on FloBowling. Here are some of the top storylines heading into the 2021 PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles: Only One Previous Winning Team is Entered Bill O’Neill and Shannon O’Keefe have won the event twice since 2015, when PBA and PWBA titles were first attached to the long-running event, claiming the 2015 and 2016 titles. None of the other winning teams since then will be competing this season—at least not as teammates. Neither Kyle Sherman nor Amanda Greene, the 2019 champions, are entered. The 2018 champions, EJ Tackett and Liz Johnson, are both entered, but not together. Tackett is teaming with Danielle McEwan and Johnson is paired with Anthony Simonsen. The 2017 champions, Jason Sterner and Birgit Noreiks, are competing alongside Heather D’Errico and Stu Williams, respectively. Beauties vs. Beasts Prior to the official start of the tournament, a special Beauties vs. Beasts exhibition will be held on Thursday. A five-game Baker match will pit the Beauties (Kelly Kulick, Anita Arnett, Taylor Bulthuis, Jordan Richard and Erin McCarthy) against the Beasts (Kris Prather, EJ Tackett, AJ Johnson, Anthony Lavery-Spahr and Tom Daugherty). The Beauties vs. Beasts match will stream live on FloBowling at 5 p.m. ET. Maldonado Leads in Summer Tour Points With his win in the PBA Lubbock Sports Open, Shawn Maldonado holds the early lead over all players in the race to win the $20,000 first prize among a $40,000 bonus prize fund based on competition points earned over the course of the five PBA Summer Tour events. The top 10 players at the conclusion of the Summer Tour will earn a share of the prize fund. Maldonado will be competing alongside Arnett this weekend. PBA Summer Tour Points Leaders Through One Event Shawn Maldonado, 2,500 Jake Peters, 1,500 Anthony Simonsen, 1,150 Dino Castillo, 950 Dom Barrett, 850 Michael Tang, 775 Darren Tang, 730 Kyle Troup, 730 Nick Pate, 685 Tom Daugherty, 655 Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Streaming Schedule Copperfield Bowl – Houston, Texas Thursday, July 29 5 p.m. ET – Beauties vs. Beasts Friday, July 30 9 a.m. ET – Qualifying (A Squad) 3 p.m. ET – Qualifying (B Squad) Saturday, July 31 9 a.m. ET – Qualifying (C Squad) 3 p.m. ET – Qualifying (D Squad) Sunday, August 1 9:30 a.m. ET – Semifinals 1:30 p.m. ET - Finals All rounds will be streamed live on FloBowling. To subscribe, visit FloBowling.com. Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Winners Since 2015 2015 – Bill O’Neill & Shannon O’Keefe 2016 – Bill O’Neill & Shannon O’Keefe 2017 – Jason Sterner & Birgit Noreiks (née Poppler) 2018 – EJ Tackett & Liz Johnson 2019 – Kyle Sherman & Amanda Greene 2020 – not held Full Roster as of July 27 A Squad, Friday, July 30, 8 a.m. CDT (7 games) 3, Lauren Piotrowski, Scotia, N.Y. / Andrew Hall, Westorough, Mass. 4, Arlea Glass, Leesburg, Va. / Walter Lee Gant Jr., Strasburg, Va. 5, Stefanie Johnson, McKinney, Texas / Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz. 6, Stephanie Zavala, Downey, Calif. / Dallas Leong, Las Vegas. 7, Corina Grasso, Fort Collins, Colo. / Tyson Branagan, Fort Worth, Texas. 8, Caitlin Cunningham, Birmingham, Ala. / Russ Oviatt, Sioux Falls, S.D. 9, Amy Dillon-Bruce, Wichita, Kan. / Mike Wolfe, Floyds Knobs, Ind. 10, Connie Esters, San Pedro, Calif. / Warren Waggett, Houston. 11, Jessa Heider, Houston / Scott Dodson, Waxahachie, Texas. 12, Sarah Wille, Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Gregory Young Jr., Viera, Fla. 13, Erica McPhail, Kempner, Texas / Allan Smith, Killeen, Texas. 14, Britney Brown, Lawton, Okla. / Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas. 15, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla. / Stephen Hahn, Sterling, Va. 16, Caitlyn Johnson, Beaumont, Texas / Ildemaro Ruiz Jr., Venezuela. 17, Tina Williams, Pflugerville, Texas / Adam Pogge, Little Elm, Texas. 18, Jovan Ebalaroza-Flores, San Antonio / Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas. 19, Keondra Eaton, Baton Rouge, La. / Sedric Withrow, Westwego, La. 20, Joan Simi-Dalton, Lubbock, Texas / Nate Bolton, Parker, Colo. 21, Natalie Tackett, Bluffton, Ind. / Zac Tackett, Huntington, Ind. 22, Susan Saccomen, Katy, Texas / Tom Russo, Richmond, Texas. 23, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y. / Richard Teece, England. 24, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla. / Carlos Granados, Venezuela. 25, Madison Janack, Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Patrick Hanrahan, Wichita, Kan. 26, Kim Wallace, Richmond, Texas / John Austin Jr., League City, Texas. 27, Sabrina Duncan-Rose, Houston / Frank Rose, Houston. 28, CC Riojas, San Antonio / Stephen Riojas, San Antonio. 29, LaShun Vessel, Houston / Johnathan Norman, Houston. 30, TBD / TBD. 31, Patricia Cote, Carpenter, Wyo. / Russ Macklin, Laramie, Wyo. 32, Jessica Bingham, Fort Worth, Texas / Charles Riichey Jr., Concord, N.C. 33, Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia / Francois Lavoie, Canada. 34, Lara Kurt, Leland, N.C. / Julian Salinas, Richmond, Texas. 35, Lacey Broom, Spring, TX / Andy Silverman, Akron, Ohio. 36, Brette Joseph, Austin, Texas / Robert McBride, Dallas. 37, Michelle Sterner, Buffalo, N.Y. / Mike Austin, Conroe, Texas. 38, Chandres Bolden, San Antonio / Kenneth Bland Jr., Abilene, Texas. 39, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y. / EJ Tackett, Bluffton, Ind. 40, Addie Herzberg, Wichita, Kan. / Michael Tang, San Francisco. 41, Hayley Veitch, Kenner, La. / Curt Dupre, Metairie, La. 42, Jessica Thomas, San Antonio / Donzel Laney, Austin, Texas. B Squad, Friday, July 30, 2:00 p.m. CDT (7 games) 3, Wendy Bartaire-Jimenez, France / Nathan Ruest-Lajoie, Canada. 4, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago / Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash. 5, Monique Collins, Houston / Chris Bryant, Austin, Texas. 6, Giselle Poss, Nashville, Tenn. / Kenny Ryan, Ocean, N.J. 7, Linda Walbaum, Brighton, Colo. / Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo. 8, Brandi Branka, Belleville, Ill. / Dillon Polansky, Houston. 9, Shannon Sellens, Copiague, N.Y. / Shea Bittenbender, St. Louis. 10, Summer Jasmin, Beckley, W.Va. / Randy Miles Jr., New Braunfels, Texas. 11, Jordan Richard, Tecumseh, Mich. / Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich. 12, Sarah Klassen, Canada / Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo. 13, Taylor Bulthuis, New Port Richey, Fla. / David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla. 14, Lara Clevenger, Edgewater, Fla. / Thomas McNeal Jr, Seattle. 15, Lindsay Paredes, Spring, Texas / Kurt Gengelbach, Lewisville, Texas. 16, Daria Pajak, Poland / Christopher Sloan, Ireland. 17, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia / Dom Barrett, England. 18, Maria Bulanova, Russia / Brad Miller, Lees Summit, Mo. 19, Nicole Trudell, Bridgeport, Conn. / Matt Dzikiewicz, Rocky Hill, Conn. 20, Mads McDuff, Katy, Texas / Josh Sorola, Pasadena, Texas. 21, Amanda Broege, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I. 22, Pamela Alvarez, Mexico / Michael Davidson, Versailles, Ohio. 23, Clara Guerrero, Colombia / Andres Gomez, Colombia. 24, Anita Arnett, Houston / Shawn Maldonado, Houston. 25, Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia / Nate Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 26, Heather Jones, Euless, Texas / Dimitri Cruz, Dallas. 27, Stephanie Casey, Yonkers, N.Y. / John Johnson, Golden, Colo. 28, Katie Thornton, Savannah, Ga. / James Grago, Wilmington, N.C. 29, Brianna Brown, Floresville, Texas / Justin Ledwig, Floresville, Texas. 30, Verity Crawley, England / Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas. 31, Leanne Hulsenberg, Pleasant View, Utah / Darren Tang, San Francisco. 32, Jennifer Russo, Monmouth Junction, N.J. / Pontus Andersson, Sweden. 33, KT Simpson, Emmett, Idaho / Matt Russo, Millstone Township, N.J. 34, Alexis Neuer, Lewisburg, Pa. / Anthony Neuer, Lewisburg, Pa. 35, Maria Rodriguez, Colombia / Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas. 36, Christine Gill, Lakewood, Colo. / Cristian Azcona, Clermont, Fla. 37, Sierra Ciesiolka, Harker Heights, Texas / Alec Keplinger, Coldwater, Mich. 38, Gretchen Anderson, Pasadena, Texas / Bobby Browder, Deer Park, Texas. 39, Melanie McDaniel, Aurora, Ill. / Brian Valenta, McDonough, Ga. 40, Kristie Lopez, Puerto Rico / Wesley Low, Palmdale, Calif. 41, Heidi Holloway, Las Vegas / Mike Klosin, Windham, N.H. 42, Anggie Ramirez Perea, Colombia / Arturo Quintero, Mexico. C Squad, Saturday, July 31, 8 a.m. CDT (7 games) 3, Amanda Vermilyea, Apple Valley, Minn. / Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich. 4, Cassandra Shivers-Williams, Norman, Okla. / Bryan Spencer, Linden, N.J. 5, Heather D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y. / Jason Sterner, Rochester, N.Y. 6, Stephanie Schwartz, Racine, Wis. / Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas. 7, Sabrena Divis, Gillette, Wyo. / Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas. 8, Bryanna Cote, Red Rock, Ariz. / Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio. 9, Anna Groce, Morrisville, N.C. / Zack Brown, Raleigh, N.C. 10, Kayla Crawford, Silvis, Ill. / Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill. 11, Courtney Ermisch, Mukwonago, Wis. / Brent Boho, Colgate, Wis. 12, Kerry Moreland, Houston / Eric Manthei, Lumberton, Texas. 13, Birgit Noreiks, Germany / Stuart Williams, England. 14, Brandy Silva, Fort Worth, Texas / Chris Turner, Little Elm, Texas. 15, Brenda Padilla, Mansfield, Texas / DJ Archer, Spring, Texas. 16, Christina Barber, Corpus Christi, Texas / Xeno Garcia, Fort Worth, Texas. 17, Sarah Broussard, Baton Rouge, La. / Brett Stephen, Houston. 18, Breanna Clemmer, Clover, S.C. / AJ Chapman, Wichita, Kan. 19, Estefania Cobo, Puerto Rico / Ryan Barnes, Double Oak, Texas. 20, Dasha Kovalova, Ukraine / Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas. 21, Sydney Brummett, Fort Wayne, Ind. / Brandon Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill. 22, Andee Tadiello, Oakley, Calif. / Parker Capra, The Woodlands, Texas. 23, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas / BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa. 24, Kayla Pashina, Minnetonka, Minn. / Chad Nelson, Owatonna, Minn. 25, TBD / Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas. 26, Kara Mangiola, Rochester, N.Y. / Matt Sanders, Indianapolis. 27, Kiyoko McDonald, Allen, Texas / Clint Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas. 28, TBD / Vernon Peterson, Winter Haven, Fla. 29, Catie Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas / Lee Lorts, Katy, Texas. 30, Monica Hall-Meals, Indianapolis / Ryan Pitman, Indianapolis. 31, Taylor Bailey, Joliet, Ill. / John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla. 32, Jackie Capra, Kingwood, Texas / Tony Capra, Kingwood, Texas. 33, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill. / Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa. 34, Katie Garcia, Wichita, Kan. / Geoffrey Young, Keller, Texas. 35, Sonya Taylor, San Antonio / Daniel Lozano, San Antonio. 36, Debbie Ayers, La Mesa, Calif. / Jimmy Clark, Auburn, Maine. 37, Liz Johnson, Palatine, Ill. / Anthony Simonsen, Little Elm, Texas. 38, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J. / PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif. 39, Brenda Mack, Indianapolis / Tim Mack, Indianapolis. 40, Margie Gish, Kansas City, Mo. / Matthew Stephens, Houston. 41, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb. / AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill. 42, Rita Heger, Spring, Texas / Jacob Heger, Spring, Texas. D Squad, Saturday, July 31, 2 p.m. CDT (7 games) 3, Christina Hartl, Lancaster, Pa. / Kevin Bandrowski, Willow Street, Pa. 4, Cassandra Leuthold, Lincoln, Neb. / Sam Cooley, Australia. 5, Nichole DePaul, Fayette, Iowa / Steve Landry, Fayette, Iowa. 6, Christine Johnston, Canada / Kyle Duster, Scottsdale, Ariz. 7, Emily Eckhoff, Denver / Fero Williams, Norman, Okla. 8, Jessica Abel, Broadalbin, N.Y. / Jim Thomas, Binghamton, N.Y. 9, Abby Ragsdale, Aurora, Ill. / Kris Prather, Plainfield, Ill. 10, Sandi Charles, Nolanville, Texas / Josh Maxson, Killeen, Texas. 11, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla. / Matt Kuba, Chicago Ridge, Ill. 12, Britney Russell, Houston / Kevin Foerster, Katy, Texas. 13, Amanda Falk, Tucson, Ariz. / Craig Elliott, San Antonio. 14, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio / Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas. 15, Cathy Nelson, Lakeside, Texas / David Scardaville, Houston. 16, Cindy Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash. / Jason Miller, Plano, Ill. 17, Claudia Meeks, Shreveport, La. / Toney Nelson, Grapevine, Texas. 18, Maggie Ronquillo, Houston / Thomas Young, Houston. 19, Misaki Mukotani, Japan / Kim Bolleby, Sweden. 20, Haley Richard, Tipton, Mich. / Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla. 21, Kerry Smith, Lititz, Pa. / Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y. 22, Kelsi Anderson, San Antonio / Luis De Leon, San Antonio. 23, Lindsay Boomershine, Brigham City, Utah / Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind. 24, Neishka Cardona, Puerto Rico / Kendle Miles, Brigham City, Utah. 25, Chelsey Merklinger, Kinzers, Pa. / Jeffrey Smith, Lititz, Pa. 26, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif. / Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill. 27, Wanda Parker, Garland, Texas / Ronald Simms Jr., Richmond, Va. 28, Shalonda Brown, Austin, Texas / Joshua Thomas, Austin, Texas. 29, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio / Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C. 30, Mallory Nutting, Auburn, Maine / Justin Urbano, Walingford, Conn. 31, Mary Jo Cox, Houston / Shawn Stark, Tomball, Texas. 32, Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md. / Austin Boulds, Creal Spring, Ill. 33, Gazmine Mason, Cranston, R.I. / Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C. 34, Lauren Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / Nick Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. 35, Rina Zimmerman Sabo, Bennett, Colo. / Nicholas Burgess, Houston. 36, Teri Perkins, San Marcos, Texas / Danny Inocencio, College Station, Texas. 37, Genie Franklin, Frisco, Texas / Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas. 38, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Hank Boomershine, Perry, Utah. 39, Stacie Hartsfield, San Antonio / Jeff Hartsfield, San Antonio. 40, Melanie McAllister, Colorado Springs, Colo. / Keith Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla. 41, Marcia Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah / Steve Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah. 42, Tristan Senegal, Baton Rouge, La. / Darrin Senegal, Baton Rouge, La. About the PBA The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.

Shawn Maldonado Leads PBA Lubbock Sports Open After First-Round Qualifying Averages 243 to lead 40 players into cashers qualifying Lubbock, Texas—PBA Tour champion Shawn Maldonado led all players through eight games of qualifying in the PBA Lubbock Sports Open. Maldonado averaged 243.38 and holds a 24-pin lead over second-place Toby Sambueno entering tomorrow’s six-game cashers qualifying round at South Plains Lanes. Maldonado won his first PBA Tour title earlier this year in the PBA Chameleon Championship and previously finished second in the 2016 PBA Lubbock Sports Open. Defending champion Dick Allen also qualified for cashers round, rolling a 234 in the final game of qualifying to get inside the cut in a tie for 32nd. Jakob Butturff, who won the 2019 PBA Lubbock Sports Shootout, fell short of the cut, finishing 61st. It’s the first time in five years Butturff, who also won in 2016, will miss the stepladder finals in a PBA Summer Tour event held in Lubbock. Competition resumes tomorrow with six games of cashers qualifying at 9:30 a.m. ET. Following cashers qualifying, the top 16 players advance to match play beginning at 1:15 p.m. ET. The four-player stepladder finals start at 5 p.m. ET. All rounds will be streamed live on FloBowling. To subscribe, visit FloBowling.com. PBA Lubbock Sports Open Top 10 Through 8 Games South Plains Lanes – Lubbock, Texas Shawn Maldonado +347 Toby Sambueno +323 Anthony Lavery-Spahr +316 Tom Daugherty +279 Andrew Anderson +264 Stu Williams +239 Nick Pate +239 Jason Sterner +237 Kyle Troup +235 Marshall Kent +227 Full PBA Lubbock Sports Open standings: https://www.pba.com/tournaments/2021/pba-lubbock-sports-open-presented-storm-and-south-plains-lanes About the PBA The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.

Buffalo uses seven-run eighth inning to top Syracuse, 10-4, on Thursday night Trenton, NJ - The Buffalo Bisons used a seven-run eighth inning to pull away from the Syracuse Mets and win, 10-4, in Trenton, NJ on Thursday night. Syracuse led, 4-3, going to the eighth before the Buffalo rally. Buffalo (41-25) used their hottest bat to get on the board. In the bottom of the first inning, Tyler White hit a solo home run to give the Bisons a 1-0 lead. The homer was White’s fourth home run in his last five games. The Bisons added another run in the third. Logan Warmoth hit a one-out single, and then Kevin Smith drew a walk. After White flew out, Christian Colón reached on an error by the third baseman Orlando Calixte, allowing Warmoth to score as the Bisons took a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the fourth, Buffalo’s Riley Adams led off with a double and moved to third on a Richard Ureña groundout. Dilson Herrera followed with a single that scored Adams to increase the Bisons lead to 3-0. Syracuse (23-45) put together a big top of the fifth inning. Wilfredo Tovar hit a leadoff double, and Calixte followed with a single, advancing Tovar to third. With Martin Cervenka batting, Calixte stole second base. Later in his at-bat, Cervenka produced a sacrifice fly to score Tovar and make it 3-1 with Buffalo still in front. With Calixte still at second, Drew Jackson walked. After Albert Almora Jr, struck out, Calixte stole third and Jackson stole second. Cesár Puello then hit a one-run single to score Calixte to make it a one-run contest, 3-2. With two runners on and two-outs, Brandon Drury delivered with a two-run double to give Syracuse a 4-3 lead. Syracuse starting pitcher Akeem Bostick went five innings, allowing three runs, two of them earned, seven hits, with one walk and four strikeouts. Trey Cobb came out of the bullpen to pitch the sixth inning for the Mets. The Bisons loaded the bases with two-outs, but Cobb struck out Warmoth for the third out. Buffalo manager Casey Candaele was ejected by home plate umpire Dan Merzel while arguing the strike three call. However, in the bottom of the eighth, Buffalo took back the lead with a huge frame. Cullen Large led off with a single, and Riley Adams followed with a go-ahead, two-run home run to give Buffalo a 5-4 advantage. Ureña followed with a single, and then Herrera was hit by a pitch. Nash Knight then flew out for the first out, and then Warmoth walked. After Smith was walked, White connected on a two-run single to extend the Buffalo lead to three runs, 7-4. With Colón at the plate, White stole second base. Colón then proceeded to hit a two-run single to give Buffalo a 9-4 lead. After Large singled, Adams followed with a one-run single to score Colón and cap off the seven-run inning for a 10-4 Bisons advantage. Syracuse and Buffalo return to Trenton Thunder Ballpark on Friday for a 7:00 p.m. first pitch. Left-hander Josh Walker will make his first appearance for Syracuse in game four of the series. --

Ponies Walk It Off To Win Pitcher’s Duel BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (25-40) walked it off on back to back hit-by-pitches in a 3-2 win in 10 innings over the Erie Seawolves (38-30) on Wednesday night at Mirabito Stadium. Ponies starter Jose Butto earned a no-decision during his Rumble Ponies debut going six innings allowing only two runs while striking out eight, outdueling Erie’s starter RHP Jesus Rodriguez who also earned a no-decision going six innings allowing one run while striking out four. The Seawolves took the lead in the third inning on a solo home-run from Dylan Rosa before the Ponies responded with a solo shot from Manny Rodriguez to tie the game in the home half of the third. In the sixth, the Seawolves would get a leadoff walk who would come around to score on a RBI single from Andre Lipcius. The Ponies would even the game up in the seventh inning using an RBI single from Carlos Cortes to score Matt Winaker. Binghamton RHP Yeizo Campos would keep the game tied with three scoreless innings and five strikeouts to send the game into extra innings. In the tenth inning, Ponies RHP Jared Robinson worked around the leadoff runner on second and a hit-by-pitch to keep the game tied 2-2. The Ponies would use a Wagner Lagrange single and a Hayden Senger hit-by-pitch to load the bases before Luis Carpio was hit by a pitch to drive in the winning run. The Rumble Ponies will continue their homestand as they face the Seawolves Thursday night with first pitch at 6:35 PM ET. POSTGAME NOTES: The Rumble Ponies are now 5-5 in extra inning games and 4-3 in walk-offs this season. Binghamton improved to 2-6 against Erie this season. ##RUMBLE PONIES##