Barnes leads team to victory in shoot out
July 13, 2009
Columbia 300’s Chris Barnes propelled Team GEICO to victory July 12 in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout.
Barnes’ Team GEICO, which also consisted of Lumber Liquidator Professional Bowlers Association stars Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi, Mik Wolfe, Brad Angelo, Wes Malott, advanced to the championship round with a 6-2 match play record.
Team GEICO defeated Team Lumber Liquidators (Parker Bohn III, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pete Weber, Norm Duke, Steve Jaros and Mike Scroggins) 206-205 in the final round-robin match taking home $108,000 for the top spot win.
“From early on in the tournament we worked well together,” Barnes said in a release. “With this team it was tough to make any bad calls.”
The GEICO PBA Team Shootout consisted of 12 round-robins, Baker-format matches. This was the third annual made-for-TV event that was televised on ESPN on specially constructed lanes at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J.
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