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06-28-2009, 05:06 PM
Team GEICO Wins to Take Lead In GEICO PBA Team Shootout After Four Matches
Jackson, NJ - 6/28/2009
JACKSON, N.J. (June 28, 2009) – After an opening match loss in Week 1, Team GEICO, with Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Mike Wolfe, Mika Koivuniemi, Wes Malott and Brad Angelo, rallied to a 2-1 record after four round-robin matches in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags.
The made-for-TV outdoor event, televised by ESPN and conducted on specially-constructed lanes at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, features three of the best teams ever assembled competing in a Baker Scoring System format which requires five members of a team to roll two frames in one game combining for one score. Team Shootout telecasts air Sundays beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN through July 12.
Team GEICO, which was 1-1 after Week 1, moved into the lead by defeating Team Lumber Liquidators (Norm Duke, Mike Scroggins, Pete Weber, Steve Jaros, Parker Bohn III and Walter Ray Williams Jr.) 222-169.
Team Bayer (Tommy Jones, Jason Belmonte, Sean Rash, Rhino Page, Michael Fagan and Bill O’Neill), which won its only match in Week 1, lost to Team Lumber Liquidators, 265-190, in Week 2 and now stands in second place with a 1-1 record. Team Lumber Liquidators, after splitting its Week 2 matches, is currently third with a 1-2 record.
Week 3 will feature no less than seven consecutive matches televised by ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, July 5.
All three teams bowl 12 round-robin matches on a variety of lane conditioning patterns leading up to a championship round. The top two teams based on match play record will advance to a championship contest, which include singles, doubles and Baker-style team matches. The championship round will air on ESPN on Sunday, July 12.
GEICO PBA Team Shootout standings (as of June 28)
Team GEICO 2-1
Team Bayer 1-1
Team Lumber Liquidators 1-2
Results
Team Lumber Liquidators def. Team Bayer, 265-190 (Viper oil pattern)
Team GEICO def. Team Lumber Liquidators, 222-169 (Chameleon oil pattern)
Revised ESPN GEICO PBA Team Shootout Schedule (all times Eastern)
Sunday, July 5
1-1:30 p.m. - Show 5
1:30-2 p.m. - Show 6
2-2:30 p.m. - Show 7
2:30-3 p.m. - Show 8
3-3:30 p.m. - Show 9
3:30-4 p.m. - Show 10
4-4:30 p.m. - Show 11
Sunday, July 12
1-1:30 p.m. - Show 12
1:30-2 p.m. - Show 13
2-2:30 p.m. - Show 14
2:30-3 p.m. - Show 15
Jackson, NJ - 6/28/2009
JACKSON, N.J. (June 28, 2009) – After an opening match loss in Week 1, Team GEICO, with Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Mike Wolfe, Mika Koivuniemi, Wes Malott and Brad Angelo, rallied to a 2-1 record after four round-robin matches in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags.
The made-for-TV outdoor event, televised by ESPN and conducted on specially-constructed lanes at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, features three of the best teams ever assembled competing in a Baker Scoring System format which requires five members of a team to roll two frames in one game combining for one score. Team Shootout telecasts air Sundays beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN through July 12.
Team GEICO, which was 1-1 after Week 1, moved into the lead by defeating Team Lumber Liquidators (Norm Duke, Mike Scroggins, Pete Weber, Steve Jaros, Parker Bohn III and Walter Ray Williams Jr.) 222-169.
Team Bayer (Tommy Jones, Jason Belmonte, Sean Rash, Rhino Page, Michael Fagan and Bill O’Neill), which won its only match in Week 1, lost to Team Lumber Liquidators, 265-190, in Week 2 and now stands in second place with a 1-1 record. Team Lumber Liquidators, after splitting its Week 2 matches, is currently third with a 1-2 record.
Week 3 will feature no less than seven consecutive matches televised by ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, July 5.
All three teams bowl 12 round-robin matches on a variety of lane conditioning patterns leading up to a championship round. The top two teams based on match play record will advance to a championship contest, which include singles, doubles and Baker-style team matches. The championship round will air on ESPN on Sunday, July 12.
GEICO PBA Team Shootout standings (as of June 28)
Team GEICO 2-1
Team Bayer 1-1
Team Lumber Liquidators 1-2
Results
Team Lumber Liquidators def. Team Bayer, 265-190 (Viper oil pattern)
Team GEICO def. Team Lumber Liquidators, 222-169 (Chameleon oil pattern)
Revised ESPN GEICO PBA Team Shootout Schedule (all times Eastern)
Sunday, July 5
1-1:30 p.m. - Show 5
1:30-2 p.m. - Show 6
2-2:30 p.m. - Show 7
2:30-3 p.m. - Show 8
3-3:30 p.m. - Show 9
3:30-4 p.m. - Show 10
4-4:30 p.m. - Show 11
Sunday, July 12
1-1:30 p.m. - Show 12
1:30-2 p.m. - Show 13
2-2:30 p.m. - Show 14
2:30-3 p.m. - Show 15