Joseph Hostetler hits The BTM Clean Block Pot
05/14/10
Joseph Hostetler of Minerva, Ohio bowled a 932 series on May 10 to move into second place in The BTM tournament in Reno, one of the side tournaments contested at the USBC Open Championships venue in Reno, Nev.
Hostetler was happy with his games of 212, 234, 233, and 253 though being a few pins shy of taking the lead since his 4-game block was clean with no open frames. He became the first bowler in two years to record a clean block in The BTM. If he is the only bowler this year with a clean block, he will collect the $12,500 jackpot.
The 21-year-old took up bowling as a 14-year-old high school student. According to Joseph, long-time Team USA head coach Fred Borden saw him bowl, recognized his talent and began coaching him to refine that talent.
Joseph has been working with USBC Gold Certified Coach Ron Hatfield the past few months as he works to achieve his goal of becoming a professional bowler. Hostetler and his father, a former top 10 power lifter, travel to bowl tournaments every weekend.
He has thirty-six 300 games and twenty-eight 800 games in his short career, with a current league average of 240.
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Becomes the first bowler in two years who accomplished the feat
Joseph Hostetler of Minerva, Ohio bowled a 932 series on May 10 to move into second place in The BTM tournament in Reno, one of the side tournaments contested at the USBC Open Championships venue in Reno, Nev.Hostetler was happy with his games of 212, 234, 233, and 253 though being a few pins shy of taking the lead since his 4-game block was clean with no open frames. He became the first bowler in two years to record a clean block in The BTM. If he is the only bowler this year with a clean block, he will collect the $12,500 jackpot.
The 21-year-old took up bowling as a 14-year-old high school student. According to Joseph, long-time Team USA head coach Fred Borden saw him bowl, recognized his talent and began coaching him to refine that talent.
Joseph has been working with USBC Gold Certified Coach Ron Hatfield the past few months as he works to achieve his goal of becoming a professional bowler. Hostetler and his father, a former top 10 power lifter, travel to bowl tournaments every weekend.
He has thirty-six 300 games and twenty-eight 800 games in his short career, with a current league average of 240.
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