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yeah no nerves tonight cuz he's not bowling right let's talk tomorrow morning yeah and tomorrow afternoon live on foxy take a look at our playin round stepladder bracket here again one of these competitors will move on to tomorrow's final five live on Fox at noon here's your nine seed Michael Martell the island boy from West Babylon New York one those competitors looking for his first tour title not how you want to start oh my gut punch right out of the gate DPS a pinch High leaving the 68 one or the other would have been fine not both but Martell's had some great success in this building remember last season he did finish second to Anthony Simonson in the Masters he loves bowling here at thunderbow that's second place at the Masters his best ever finish on the tour had an interesting quote about that as well saying essentially this Bowling Center has saved my career once can it do it again open frame in the first far from an ideal start for Martell but at least it's in the first yep and here we go come on now all right so we saw this earlier this week at the Scorpion Championship where py finished second he he made it his point to play to the crowd talked to py earlier today saying bowling is more fun when the crowd cheers and I say [Applause] preach similar hit to Martell's except the eight goes down just the six pin for packing to start but I I really liked his response I'm I'm with you on that preach get the crowd into it man yeah his other line why can't we be a more exciting sport it is an exciting sport what he's talking about is the fans have this golf mentality at times where you sit and you be respectful right his point is if you're making noise the whole time it's not going to bother anybody cell phon Rock whatever like no big deal let's go man it gets dead silent and I mean like silent silent you can you can hear the guys breathing in the bleachers right well we know they can hear you come on you guys can't stop now come on see there you go py get him going kid his Arsenal yeah py going with a black pearl urethane to start what was in it the Black Pearl Black Pearl we're going to talk about these names later [Applause] today there's our first strike come on come on will Martell follow suit well we talked to him about that didn't we say listen I'm not going to fight it if the crowd wants to get into it there's his Arsenal he's going with IQ tour 78 U do you have any idea what that means the U is is it is it IQ or exclamation Q IQ okay cuz both would work the ultra 78 Ultra well these names I'm guessing the 78 is a hardness Michael Martell my goodness we're going to be talking about this right lane all night and tomorrow as well never under like that before the rosin coming out of his finger holes in his thumble so back to back open frames for Martell the nine seed take a look at tonight's oil pattern the Earl Anthony 43 well early on you can see that the left-handers are going to be playing really straight on the outside part of the lane until that part breaks down then they'll move into the red line and I expect Kyle Sherman the lone right-hander to be playing in Sherman up next he'll take on the Survivor this handran Martell Showdown and right now Martell in a 23 pin early hole there we go needed that one yeah he did a good one I love this guy man he's got rosin on his pants rosin on his hand looks like he just slid into third base right rosin coming out of the fingers and thumb holes get this guy a rosin sponsor great great time for a double Hanahan it says he's from Witchita Kansas but we all know he's from the Mean Streets of Greenwich Connecticut [Applause] back to back Jacks for the former member of the Mean Street posi that was beautiful that r eight approaching 500 33 pin lead through three just left a second arrow on that right lane and that's the tricky one you get by the right lane you got to feel pretty good when you step up on the left lane feed it [Applause] Focus wow wow triple come on pretty good shot making there early on by py hanran playing that left lane about a board different than the right lane back to Martell off his first strike remember open frames in the first and the second a strike in the third now in the fourth on that right lane double wood 39 so Martell playing quite a bit farther left than hanran and that's only going to help py picks that one up we welcome you to our live coverage of the 2024 PBA World Championship playin we are just outside of Detroit Rob Stone Randy Peterson Kimberly Pressler opening game right now Michael Martell the nine seed open frames in the first and the second his struggles continue here in the fifth as he takes on the eight seed py Hanrahan fiveman step ladder field today just one of them will to tomorrow's PBA World Championship final five field live on Fox at noon another look at Martell who has only one strike came in the third frame on the left as we take a look at full scoreboard you see his early struggles hence by Martell the native of West Babylon New York out there on strong island is down 44 well I'll tell you what Rob you want to turn a conent or a fingertip grip into a conventional grip real quick have the ball reaction that Martell's having I think he's twoo far of the left he is frustrated and paky hanran your eight seed looking to extend this three bagger into four in a row py b so good he made it with a losing match play [Applause] record hambo Detroit style you've been waiting a month to say that maybe maybe yes another Beauty here by pachy flushes the one two you know last year had to have been his quote unquote breakout campaign right you know finally getting the wins and asked him what's that next step he said you know just kind a more say making more TV shows but I I think that next step for a lot of these players is all right I can win on the tour now I need to win when it matters the most at a major five in a row you you thought Martell took down belmo in the last two games of match play if belmo wins one of those matches he's on The Telecast a little bit of a payback belmo swept him 3 and Scorpion qualifying yeah here's a ball change for Martell Supernova oh nice really nice break okay it's not meant to be today [Applause] Michael there's that rosin coming out of the holes again the roosen guys good well some days you're the dog some days the hydrant and I've been on that side it's no fun I was expecting you to kind of like go cheers on me there for a second right wearing that Milk Bone underwear marel throws that one in for a spare and just kind of looking up looking out as Mom Nicole is here I don't know how much better I can throw it the mountain one not much nope Lonely Island that he's on one strike through six P he's got a five bagger digging in and Rosen he's locked and loaded but unfortunately he's firing ing blanks what's the price of rosin per pound these days do you know it's not that much I can afford yeah here he go a strike second one so far good ball change for Martell MH he actually went to a resin ball to get it off of that spot that the reactor ball was paying no attention to needs more resin rosin I or and resin where I come from it's resin but we'll go with rosin since it's [Applause] correct and 65 oh my I guess they call it resin on the Mean Streets of Greenwich huh you got to buy it on the black market from Westchester well what a performance thus far game one for py hran he just cracked open the six-pack there's Abby pak's [Music] mom Abby and her husband py a huge support system and py electing to go pro we'll have more on that story in a little bit come on come on you're going to be loud be loud the whole time Kyle Sherman the seven seed waiting in the wings looks like he'll be taken on [Music] handran seven in a row di did don't don't get rid of all your strikes right [Applause] here wonder if he's going to look at some reactive resin in the ninth and 10th Frame just to see what it does would you absolutely come on Martell finish strong there we go yeah he's going to punch himself in the face when he gets home he's like man I should have been using that ball to start [Applause] with still seeking his first tour title 26 years old as marel it's got some great social media handles by the way the Hefty Lefty on X and stop Hammer Time on Instagram full respect I now will have the stop Hammer Time song stuck in my head for the rest of tonight I'd like to give Michael some props though okay so in the world championship game one he averaged over 260 so throughout qualifying or in match play 260 yeah can Max with a 194 here listen we all know It's a Grind just to get here his overall average just under 230 all right finish it up so hran will move on that is confirmed already I hear it take a look at the PBA playoff points look at our guy who's up on top Philo EJ tacket who'll be in action tomorrow at two troop at three Simonson right behind him Haman in the ninth good timing yes exactly great timing one for two points list a big talking point yeah this week currently 14th is pachy hanran but he will probably move up into the top 10 regardless regardless 16 go to the playoffs right a win a win will move near the top five you want me to try anything else yes py of course we want you to try something else why why are you not looking reactive [Applause] nothing he's going to dance with the one BR [Applause] M I don't know who was doing the cartwheels in the back of that one is that the head pin flying around they all went off the back of the pit so fast let's see yeah look like the headpin went for a ride and then some so Hanahan will move on to our next [Applause] [Music] match yeah I'd say probably good with that ball for another game working and it ain't broke my friend this game is far from broke great week here in Allen Park fourth in the doubles 25th in the cheetah second at the Scorpion 25th in the shark and another top 10 finish [Applause] here so quiet so quiet yeah 256 strong for py a high quality effort lot of all right Michael finish strong there we go now finally the 10 wants to get kicked out yeah yeah how how convenient well tomorrow week four of the United Football League continues right here on FS1 the Arlington Renegades you know who their head coach is no oh wait yeah the Legends Bob stops yeah they got the Houston Ru nexts it's Texas battle and it is tomorrow two Eastern on FS1 there's Kyle Sherman seven seed getting ready he's next up on the lanes Martell throw the rising ball Michael that sounds familiar yes if only he had an earpiece I think he got too focused on what he was doing and didn't pay enough attention to what py was doing it's part of that learning curve yeah should have thrown the Rin B thanks guys thank you thank you Michael run it down you I was probably going to be a gym teacher mom and dad said hey this dream go attack it we'll support you it's a great story and py able to advance so up next for pachy he has got the seven seed Kyle Sherman match number two of the playin round all right come on now one of our competitors tonight will move on to tomorrow's final fiveman field here at the PBA World Championship the fourth of five Majors this season Hanahan trying to be that man [Music] [Applause] come on come on let me hear you let me hear you come on now come on here's Kyle Sherman your seven seed from a Fallon Missouri 30 years old just turned 30 last month two-time tour titlist has a lot of interested Spectators in the crowd tonight for him big strike for Sherman and he is playing with maybe a little bit of a chip on his shoulder well yeah your your your dear friend Carolyn Dorne Ballard dropped him off of the New Jersey Kingpin team and um although it was am Kyle said he's never had this much motivation y it's been the biggest motivation for me period yeah take a look at his Arsenal he's going with attention star you like that name Rob n okay we're going to talk about names coming up soon I keep trying to tease that you're doing a great job back to back opening Jacks Kyle [Music] seron andran on that tricky right lane no issues and you notice uh the lane that Kyle chose to finish on that's going to be a Common Thread for out you have the pick you're going to finish on that left lane py maybe he's figured out this right lane he clearly has figured out the left he was perfect on the left line lane seven for seven in the Opening match time well there's a little devilish grin there on his approach it looks Sinister doesn't it is he stalking the foul line give me some he's feeding off this yeah yeah he loves it he told us in in our interview earlier this afternoon this man I want that bowling is more fun when the crowd cheers plain and simple and to the point he wants that Portland main theme you know don't we all we want a little Bayside Bowl in our life let me ask you this when you're doing big noon and you've got all those crazy nominated big noon kickoff Congratulations by the way and you've got all those kids screaming behind you right you're going nuts you've got energy you're pumped you're excited did he take a timeout there no I think I think uh I think we caught him oh we were the noise and we're so I mean we're so far away I don't think they can hear us yeah but you know how loud you are right I am I have a big mouth you do you are very loud and you're not little ride of Target a little ride of Target but he avoids disaster just leaving the two pin typically on this pattern for the right-handers when they miss like that it's a it's disastrous 2810 City registration for the 2024 PBA LBC national championships it's now open to Bowlers of all skill levels and from all centers the PBA LBC National Championship it's heading to a new location just outside Chicago and it includes two new Junior divisions you can compete in singles as well as optional doubles and team events you can even combine your scores with the pros enter today at pba.com lb PC tournament folks if you like money go to pba.com and sign up for that great tournament oh do you see that camera over Sherman's shoulder see it you know what that's being filmed YouTube Love Kyle is Double's partner Brad Miller still have that YouTube channel Brad and Kyle over 150k subscribers they'll take some more come on back to back nine spares for Sherman Sherman's got the rosin thing going on his pant leg as well come on hey the commish is that is that a Raspberry Beret know Randy I was working part-time in a five and dime my boss was Mr McGee he told me several times that he didn't like my kind cuz I was a bit too leisurely she walked in through the outdoor outdoor you know what she wore you were a raspberry nice strike from hram over and another handam bone backto back games with a ham bone I mean back toback games with so this guy's happy I mean he is just throttling the onew pocket they're going to have to metac those two pins out of [Applause] here second straight game he's getting out to these big comfortable is leads 22 pins all right come on let hear it through four hear a little bit come on now feeding off this crowd here inside Thunderbolt one of the best venues for this sport in the world love this place agreed waa that was a f was a good shot just left and the big four just throw it hard at either side and hope something pops out and bounces across and it's only been made one time in the history of professional bowling on television and that was by the great Walter Ray Williams Jr I don't think he can create enough ball speed to bounce anything out so an open frame so we had all that energy all that momentum and then henryan has to take a seat with that open frame in the fifth and that big lead has evaporated it's now down to four pins oh my goodness is that a bald Kyle Sherman is that what I'm looking at yeah a a facial hairless hairless or is it a combo of Brad Miller and Kyle Sherman regardless it's disturbing I don't know but there's some things you can't unsee God dang it hated it and it was definitely left can't be afraid to get it over there it's all right pick it up and that's what happens in this sport right he gets one a little bit right on that or a little wide on that lane it goes two pin so what does it tell the brain don't miss too far to the right over compens compensation and he misses left sometimes you got to fight the brain just turn it off you think you stink yeah oh I like that that's good you know who told me that tell me former Detroit Lion great oh it has to be Spielman yep Spelman one of the best linebackers to ever play the game I get through here I saw a special on him he's he's I've never met him you know him he's got it sounds like he's an amazing human being yeah he is and doing great work for the Lions up here how about that turnaround they had this season by the way yeah nice nice to see for for this for this city I agree Sherman down by seven he'd like to go to the break working on a strike struck in the first and the second and then it's been spare spare spare nothing that was so bad that is a very poor shot for a professional three boards right especially when the patterns get a a little tricky and again he's the only righty on tonight's show he's the only one messing around on that side of the lane yeah you just can't miss by that far he knows it big chance here oh what a pick up a satisfying moment of the match sponsored by Snickers 14 Toc the 23 USBC masters of course the world Ser of bowling here we are always happy to be here and just want to pass on all of our condolences to the strob bow family and how much they have meant to this sport to this league I second that Rob going to move a little bit all right the 6810 he's going to try to get the ball over here to the he's going to get the ball over here to the right right side of the six pin slide it over into the eight the ball will take care of the 10 pin trying to avoid backto back open frames as handran oh that was close good shot so his big it's a good shot too his big four shot it was slow that shot there was pretty good so that that has to be transition we had a 22 pin lead at one point dro the opening for come on s open frame open frame the [Applause] seven left the seven pin there's that ball speed at 18.5 so that's back to where he was the big four was 18 is that about where you want it that's where he wants it for the line he's playing the ball he's using picks that one up that's a look at somebody doing some math and questioning what happened yeah I mean he starts with the front four now it's a it's a one pin Advantage for for Kyle Sherman but the last few shots for Kyle have been a little suspect through the nose light through the nose on this right lane wash out on the left lane this guy's been battled with injuries all season long back hip just beaten up also took a mental shot as well get that one the fall we we talk about Kyle getting dropped from his PBA League team and one of the things I love working on these broadcasts Randy as we take a look at this shot is uh our phone lines are always open yeah you and I have this tendency to receive a lot of text through the course of these events we do uh you got one from our good friend cdb uh just moments ago I just got another one oh two in a row from Carolyn dor you know and our affinity for Carolyn and her husband Dell couldn't love them more no um and just again the it this was a team decision based on uh a lot of the injuries that Kyle's facing unsure you know they weren't sure he could be healthy for the second half of the Season got to look out for the team correct and there's nothing but respect on all sides correct hook a little oh was pretty good Kyle it was pretty good left the [Applause] 10 yeah there was a little hiccup there that he was staring a 710 again the lone righty on tonight's show Kyle Sherman last couple of shots a little bit slower out of the commercial break with his ball speed and that's enabling it to come around the corner a little bit better Sherman can Max with a 221 takes care of that tomorrow over on Fox the stars of NASCAR head one of the best tracks out there Talladega oh yeah it's the biggest Thrill Ride of the year the pre-show kicks off at 2 Eastern the green flag flies at 3:30 Eastern tomorrow on Fox it's also the sight of one of the world's greatest movies ever made you ain't first you're last I want to go fast andan hasn't stuck or struck since the fourth gets one here in the seventh really needed that one one mom and pop enjoying that one Abby and py taking this one [Music] in fastest shot he's thrown tonight where did that one come in at I didn't see uh not just over 19 wow the last one was 18 and2 I think that is correct py Burns a r has one left W that was a big strike see the max scores right here and that's why that hit was so important for Packy 2350 sheets Kyle Sherman only [Applause] 221 good shot though better shot can't complain with the shot remember when I said that last shot he threw was the fastest shot he thrown tonight that that one was too much yeah just a little bit because of the flat 7even so this left lane has been problematic for him open frame in the fifth spare in the seventh spare in the ninth what he's doing he's not moving his feet he's doing it with speed right so game one he was locked in right all of a sudden that ball started to pick up a little early so he doesn't want to move his feet he just increases his ball speed but now he's lost shape down Lane let's see what Kyle Sherman can do here Sherman no longer bowling just for himself talk about that after this shot uh Brooklyn please thought the left side was good this [Applause] week well yeah if you're left handed Kyle use your legs man you just talked about it use your legs says it takes him an hour an hour and a half to prep before every Squad get those hip get that back going yeah picks that one up and Kyle a pop now hey daughter Maya born in February of this year says it's been good to him it's been a nice little break if you will gives him a different perspective on life takes some of the focus off bowling you you have a bad day at the lanes and able to come home to a perfect little girl and we saw Maya earlier here this is not the best environment for a newborn I might add noises and you don't know what noises are going to happen so Maya is here but kind of tucked around the corner in a quiet safe space Sherman in the 10th we are dead even he chose to finish on this Lane oh man was that good nasty left the 10 that was really good if he covers this and Strikes on the fill shot py hran needs strike spare to win by one oh there's we found Maya we found Maya there's his girlfriend Amanda green look at baby Maya oh my goodness Amanda former pwba Champion oh I missed it missed it oh no ah you a lot of words for that Kyle resist Kyle resist the words gut wrenching it's not over yet hry H still needs a mark sits with a 188 here we [Applause] go paky on that right lane needs a mark to move on must drop the seven hey Rob if he misses this guess what roll off good shot 21 I mean we could be tied at 188 Earl Anthony would be very proud nobody dominated this event more than Earl Anthony back when it was called the national championship he won it six times to move on he's got Sol ball the eight SE py hanran survives and now there was one rightand or left in the competition we'll see him tomorrow three or four in thr the hater okay he's going to look at another ball here I think the mindset will just stand up and go forward what okay let's go down to the floor and talk to Mike Wolf tour rep for py Hanan and Brun Mike what's he looking at right now he's going to a different ball what's he going to do well we're trying to get away from the early pring uh created by the European balls so he's just looking he can only move so much so we're just a little bit better something get through the PS um he moves too much the black hammer is just going to Flat seven all day did you like that that last shot he threw the reactive did you like that yeah I think that's usable I think that's uh he can probably play both lanes the same being with the reactive ball so he won't have to manufacture anything and he can make some good shots and go from there all right Mike thanks Jordan in the final this young man is mature Beyond his years yeah come on now but he's got a big test right now against a hot hand in py handmer hand and pachy is making the switch to reactive resin Rob and you want to know the name of this ball I would love to hater oh I like that see I knew you would really so even though he goes to reactive he's not trying to shape it a whole lot and the only way he can do that is by throwing it really fast right otherwise that reactive is going to break loose down lanane picks that one up yeah that was the same as the last one here's your six seed Eric Jones Rob what impression did you get uh with our interview with Eric this afternoon he struck me as being much older than 19 years old and and very chill calm quiet not phased by this situation you know everything was was measured when we spoke with him I asked him about the season he's like it's about par for what I thought I'm like you're a couple wins away from being a major champ you're 19 I kept on talking about I'm just learning right now might be that high point but I'm just focusing on learning I love that approach not trying to put too much you know not trying to put the cart in front of the horse if you will right get that horse chugging along get that knowledge learn these Lanes learn what life is like out here and pick up things like that oh yeah you back Jonesy look at that smile is that pop standing up behind him I think that was his dad he I mean yes sir a little mini backup ball to the 367 uh you know what was great about that reaction he tried to stifle the smile for like a millisecond you put the tongue the tongue in the cheek right like I'm not smiling yeah you are he let it out there's pops we're going to check in with pop pops has played a big part in this young man's bowling career we have visual proof of that you're seeing some visual proof right now as he gets a strike here under the bright lights of the PBA on pop Sports how about Eric Jones winning a regional at the age of 15 15 I he did it in Oklahoma at the Oklahoma City open at the age of 15 years 263 days he beat the runner up the Candyman sha Maldonado by 310 P here's hammerand off that spare in the first Packy Packy it's kind of nice to hear is it it is it's great man and it's not just cuz of py can anybody anybody we need more of it fans if you're listening accurate if you're listening we need more of it bring your signs bring your voice boxes back to youran on the right come on now left lane and that's the Black Pearl [Applause] urethane back to back Jacks for py come on let me hear you destroy let me hear you come on Destroy come on come on about two boards right with his feet and maybe a board right with his Target and then softer speed that's the adjustment he made on that left lane move left and it felt like it hooked instant it's fine yeah Mo right and slow down capitalizing now the teenager Eric Jones great spare in the first a strike in the second here he is in the third better they get a double yeah it is wait a minute what did you just say well I mean he's underage but you can still make it make it a double Sprite double root beer so this is is doubles partner not his doppelganger but his doubles partner Dio Bernard and uh Dio got a w he did this week so we we asked Eric Joe's I think Kimberly asked like what's your nickname they're like they call me Dio because I look like Dio but he said only from the back I know I thought it was for Ronnie James Doo and I got all excited and everybody just looked at me blank again oh boy blew up yeah he didn't say sh he said shove like yeah like keep going pushing 20 M an hour on that shot probably the only reason it laid there same shot as the last one small move in that's three in a row Jones he's also deeper than any of the other lefties thus far this evening you got to figure the more you migrate towards the center part of the lane you should find some oil right ay hanran from witch via grwi Connecticut trying to match him and he won't well he went back to the urethane on the right lane and this time it goes through the nose remember we talked about it at the top the right lane being the Bugaboo feet left if you're going to be in there so far every match the higher seed has chosen to finish on the left lane and the only time it didn't work out was in the last match that involved a right-hander takes care of the spare shoot it to the left Jones up 12 We Begin the fifth Justin nolles your five seed local product awaiting the winner Jones hanran or nolles one of those three will move on to tomorrow's final show here at the world [Applause] championship oh my God the same thing that was way better it just hooks so much out there that was actually left the last shot saw some friction and went right through the schnaz and he pays for it W game effort open frame though first time he's been in this position all evening yeah he's had comfortable leads early and now he's down 25 to the teenager Eric Jones who seems to be playing off this momentum yeah this crowd atmosphere there's his dad Heath Heath looks comfortable looks like he smells blood yeah there's a little bit of that in the water right now there's a lot more of it now Eric Jones first deal Bernard now maybe Eric Jones they just happen to be doubles Partners similar Styles like this kid's game you know uh he told us that he learned this game this style this two-handed style by watching who else but Jason Bel Monte yeah also started watching some old Mark Baker training videos a lot of Mark Baker videos shows the kids intelligence right yep what going to happen one phased by it pretty good shot there though he's not getting cheated at the release point he's getting all over that what do you call that Rob yeah to squeeze into those skinny jeans and we're going to bring a cooler I'll tell you that oh my goodness that was awesome that was awesome thank you Kimberly handan gets a strike right there felt like py kind of needed that commercial break Randy spare in the fourth an open frame in the fifth and then a strike there after the break in the sixth to kind of get his game back in Focus I'll tell you what he needs even more he needs a strike here on this left lane as he takes a rack but he needs to get back in this and there's only one way he can do that strikes yep lots of them so he's got one more rack left good shot and let me hear you come on P's been feeding off that energy all night long here that Thunderbowl strike number four come on now come on yeah come on come on come on pressure's on him pressure's on him come on oh Jones is not been phased by the pressure back to back Jacks for py here in the sixth and the seventh yeah Robin just what he needed right he's got to start a string to get back in this I'm not sure Jones is going to slow down no Jones strikes two through five at a nine spare in the sixth here he is in the seventh he is not AED by this moment at all another gorgeous shot that one he got in a little bit might have made an adjustment who knows I got to look at strike track to get some numbers there's dad Heath might bang out a saxophone solo for us if his son can move on one more look at that shot right over third Arrow his fifth strike in seven frames oh yeah Heath is getting a workout today he's getting some leg work in right up downs up downs the lead is 24 We Begin the eighth it's fun to watch isn't it I I do I really like his game what are these youngsters doing don't they know that there's like a learning curve like you know you you work your way up that ladder you you get on television and you shoot like 156 like I did my first show and then you kind of learn along the way and not Dio not Eric Jones they they just come out swinging but again he he was telling us like I'm I'm here to learn you know I'm kind of at a high point right now but I want to learn from these moments so he's not getting ahead of himself but you're right he is not AED by this situation at all Hammer Ham's the one who has to play catchup now down 34 in the8 another another strike for py so make that three in a row and the bets at least in this match starting to put the pressure back on the teenage at hanran 5 days away from his 29th birthday there's mom and pop you can see his line is farther to the left time out and Pack's taking a timeout we asked py earlier today how would you describe this season he said before this week not great exactly different story right now fourth in the doubles 25th at the cheetah second at the Scorpion 25th in the shark and this will obviously be a top 10 finish here at the world championship a lot of southpaws got rich at this year's World Series of bowling off the timeout and off his third straight [Applause] strike El come on give me move more quicker God one and one right on this shot and it's a beauty and he did exactly what he needed to do and that's to give the youngster something to think about it hasn't phased Jones yet I think Jones is feeding off this crowd as much he has those little smirks he's had the hand gestures he's comfortable here just 19 years old let's go and another strike three in a row well it's one of the first shots we we've seen him really fall off of right there but it looks like this oil patterns developing quite nicely on the left side of the lane what a great smile he's been flashing all night long too he's having fun right yeah not only is he's bowling great but he's having fun it's refreshing leads at 24 We Begin the 10th huge strike that's his second handam bone here that locks it up he just needs he just needs pins that puts him in the 250s if he stays behind the foul line and keeps the ball in the lane which is going to happen this young man's moving on one more Match away from joining us tomorrow you can see people in the crowd doing the math the teenageres on it's a family affair now his first game on television he shoots 260 I mean I I don't really count the junior thing great ball man I agree what a performance from Eric Jones pacy Hanner had a great run yep went through Martell went through Sherman but this 19-year-old too much here in match number three 267 that's a decent first game on TV that is today's high score and there's who's waiting your five SE Justin noes from just up the road noes versus Jones for a birth in tomorrow's title show welcome back to thunderbow Lanes Rob Stone Randy Peterson Kimberly Pressler back here with you just outside Detroit Justin nolles set to take on Eric Jones The Winner moves on to the final five of tomorrow's PBA World Championship broadcast this the fin match here on playin Saturday night Jones what an outing he had a 267 had runs of four and five strikes in a row and route to the 35 pin win over py hanran that's not a good sign his last shot he he threw last game his fill shot he went high and I was I was kind of think well it was just maybe a yeah a who cares shot this one goes Brooklyn gets away with it for now here's nolles the five seed from okus Michigan suburb of East Lancing about an hour 20 Drive Away left the seven so I'm being told that Eric Jones actually sanded his bowling ball in between or during the commercial break so which does what makes it grab the lane even faster yeah baby noes knocks that one in kind of a home game for Justin oh definitely he had great success in this Arena already see his Arsenal there the ball that is using is actually not on that list but you might like this name pure Madness yep I approve yep I thought you might yeah great history here we mentioned for nolles won a Detroit Masters and also a state Masters here but both of them were over in the main Bay not here in the arena oh good love that's Brooklyn and come on he got one come on yeah Jones with a Brooklyn strike in the first that left L got some curve to it yeah well all those lefties it was bound to get broken down eventually absolutely especially when you're putting more and more surface on those cover stocks Justin just trying to get control of the nerves early on Jones he's already gone through that backto back nine spares for nolles he's the old man on the show they were doing some math and like wait a second I'm 33 next month and his mom's like you're the oldest one remaining what happened yeah meanwhile here's the teenager Eric Jones throwing off the age curve look at what he did at the age of 15 became the youngest player to win a PBA Regional won the 2020 PBA Oklahoma City open oh yeah that thing's curving a lot now you heard him well he knows it curving a lot now so the question is should I have put that much fresh surface on this ball that I just shot 260 with what would you advise him I don't I don't bowl on that side of the lane and I sure as heck don't use urethan I don't have enough hand to use urethan I use urethan Rob forget about hoping the flat 10 goes out i' I'd be hoping and praying that the flat 81 gets out but you saw how much it hooked his first shot when it went Brooklyn shot on the right lane hook hooked a ton strik in the first nine spare in the second here he is to start the third bam that's what he needed to see and that is your just right strike brought to you by just bear the mindful choice for highquality protein with no antibiotics ever just right just bear and that was just perfect yeah and that time he he gave him the heater Ricky give him the heater that was a mile an hour faster and he I didn't see where did that come in at it was just under 20 oh did not like it Brooklyn oh boy onun some screen I didn't did you hear what he said something screaming he said I think he's referring to the lanes they're screaming yeah almost like they oiled the lanes with Pam during the commercial break well Jones knows how to roll on Pam yes he does Advantage Jones right so three straight nine spares for nolles to start here I think he's got to keep moving right and then trust it to the left he's quietly had a nice season given the fact that the left side of the lane has not been very kind here in 2024 but he took full advantage of it like so many of our great southpaws did I mean you look at some of the names for tomorrow grandfa yesper Fenson still without a strike and he can't get this crowd behind him either local product waiting to erupt well he trusted that one to the left and it doesn't get up highl highl that's never a good combination four straight spares to open this is where the gears really start to turn in your head mhm you're just like doing all the math and calculations and what if I did this what if I did that all right based on this my ball did that and then I I did this and did that I mean this is where you really have to try to find tun find a way to get it to the pocket third strike for Joe's again just 19 years old yet to win on the PBA tour trying to get to tomorrow's final five here at the PBA World Championship where he would take on EJ tacket in our opening game tacket a your defending champ B someone who's very much in the thick of Player of the Year race that's tomorrow I think if EJ wins he moves to the top of the list y get away with it little bad 6 710 oh my how do we attack this got to get the ball to the right side of the six pin cut it over into the seven we thought the right lane was trouble looks like it's reversed oh you got it he got it Randy oh baby got it oh what a moment for Eric and his dad dad get ready to build another Lane in the backyard I mean I thought he missed that wow I thought he was just getting the 10 throwing it straight up the lane with a little bit of a backup on it a little bit of a reverse curve that's incredible Circle that CR that shot in the fifth NOS responds with the strike his first we not done yet no you're not and Justin just made a ball change on that right lane he went back to urethane the Black Pearl urethane [Music] 11 Pin match Rob same ball on the left lane for Justin so he's made the the switch he's he's going back to the urethane on both lanes let's see if it pays off here on that tricky left lane it part of the noes crew there's his son Kellen wife jacn every time that momentum every time that crowd got involved last match for Eric Jones against py hanran Jones was able to handle it that was a veteran move by Justin nolles after four frames makes this he says you know what I'm going for I'm making the change now or never yep made the change struck in the fifth and the sixth Jones his effort in the sixth strike number four again the kid is unfaced fearless it's really all you can say about he's Fearless they don't know any [Music] better these youngsters are just so good more and more two-handed Styles I remember the first time I saw a two-handed lefty it was years ago and there's only one of them right Cassidy Schwab and now there's just this proliferation of two-handed lefties out there and there's more behind him more to come mhm what a big strike that was for Jones bartender Mak it a that's the one he wanted he had to see that after going through the nose and splitting [Applause] I'll see your double and I'll match your double and now he raises the stakes even more a really impressive outing the lead's at 11 nolles trying to make it three in a row steps up here in the seventh one pin separating them as far as Max score is concerned wow left my goodness they clean good it was a good shot Justin he makes the change and makes three really good shots in a row and then the seven pin stops him dead in the seventh Justin's going to take a rck on that left lane so many implications for our players that made it this far you look at Justin NES he's currently 22nd on the point list he's going to get to around 10th but for Eric Jones he's currently 56 outside of the exempt number which is the top 43 three he's going to move up to at least 36th and that means he's in the exempt number no more pre-tournament qualifiers for him next year that looked wide good shot there just a board to the left if you're no you just got to remain within Striking Distance and hope the kid cracks at some point hope that he does something he hasn't done all night do something stupid and throw a bad shot miss a spare let him right back in right now you got to show this respect and he does nice cover all right well hey I don't if you've heard of this guy there's a song about him Mr Jones Counting Crows yes sir strike here as lead goes to 25 and look at this right here the max scores this is his his game to win or lose that's okay nine spare works and then strike in the ninth to set up the 10th and my oh my how that Max score changes when you don't strike huh Rob right subtraction took a big dent out of that one Jones remains clean five strikes three spares through eight We Begin the foundation frame ninth reack for Jones you like that move I do there's Vicky Vicky Ingram GM here at thunderbull Lanes what a marvelous human being one of the best yeah oh she was so good to our football crew a couple Falls ago we brought the whole team in here there was a great story you you were telling us earlier yeah yeah least was your hands I didn't see what happened did you get that was the hand dryer in the bathroom a little loud Vicki we need to unplug too many HPS on that hand dryer is that a hand dryer or a leaf blower no it's [Laughter] [Music] a didn't pH him I mean turn your leaf blowers it won't it won't bother this kid you know if I'm some of the older players on tour I'd be like um good run when do you think it's time to to go home and get a job at the post office or accounting or something is dear storm love to be a [Laughter] ref oh noll's down 14 here in the ninth pretty much much has to have a strike here and he does and a late kick of that 10 and this is where he can really test the youngster striking out here in the 10 frame Beauty here by J but he needs a repeat on the left two strikes here in good County he'll Force Jones to get first strike in the 10th at least his best finish at a major sixth at last year's US Open if he falls here he will match that sixth place finish stop not a fun lane today not a fun Lane the two lanes switched they reversed themselves everybody was hyping up this right lane as the demon out there tonight and then they traded places he trusted it hold a Eddie Murphy and a Dan akroy right something to do with a banana that was a Beverly Hills Cop they fall for the banana in the tailpipe places absolutely the WR ball was hot today he trusted it he trusted it he went light the last time on that lane he gets up and he tries to shape it a little bit more it goes High left lane got him not over yet it took him till the fifth frame to find his first strike yeah so he'll end with a 202 yeah Jones will need nine wow I mean the talent that that's on the horizon on the PBA tour is scary nine to move on to tomorrow's show Russo Fenson fa tacket already there will the teenager join them nine to move on he's at eight needs one just one and you see the double if if nolles doubles in the 10th he moves on the youngster just 19 needs one of two to move on to tomorrow on big fox oh my gosh not what he needed somebody coughing that's all right that's why hey that's why I like Packy's way of getting keeping the crowd going and keeping him yolked and but it his head is swirling right now and there's a pit right there below the the breastplate that is filling up just needs one he'll take two and he'll move on to Sunday's final [Applause] bu now what a moment for Eric Jones oh come on who's going reverse there wasn't was show off I love it 215 to 202 wow 13 pin win for the six seed Eric Jones who got through py hammerand and then Justin nolles so Jones will be part of our fiveman field tomorrow when we wrap up the world series of bowling hello with the PBA World Championship Kimberly standing by with the teenager Eric congratulations on your win you looked a little bit nervous there in the 10th but let's talk about that fifth frame when you had that huge conversion that kept you in this match what happened there uh I've been asking Mike Wolf uh over under on all those that I've shot at this week and I've missed all them by a mile so the one time I don't do it I made it I think that's what happened well tomorrow with this win you actually claim the fifth and final spot and you're going to be taking on the defending Champion EJ packet what are your thoughts on that excitement yeah that's the word I got oh right congratulations on your win and we'll see you in about 15 hours tomorrow live on Fox like can't you hear the excitement in his voice right that's why I like this kid things are just not phasing him whenever he was met with a challenge tonight he handled it and moved on so who's up next for him oh you know the defending Champion Player of the Year candidate EJ by the way these two in match play this week 275 188 advantage

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Published: Sun Apr 21 2024