BROOKLYN STyLES make Sean Rash first pick in 2015 PBA League Draft
11/01/14
2015 PBA League
PBA World Championship top qualifier Wes Malott goes No. 2 by Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits
Sean Rash (pictured right) of Montgomery, Ill., was the first of 40 players selected in the 2015 PBA League Draft, held Friday at South Point Bowling Plaza. Eight PBA League teams will compete for the Elias Cup in two days of competition at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine, March 28-29.
Draft order was determined by a random drawing. The BROOKLYN STyLES are managed by PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, who was watching the draft along with a crowd at Bayside Bowl in Maine. Petraglia was represented at South Point by his son, John Petraglia Jr., who lives in Las Vegas.
"It's an honor to be picked No. 1," said Rash, who was re-united with his Brooklyn team. "I'm looking forward to a great PBA League competition. We have a great team. We're excited. We have great chemistry, and now we'll see what happens."
Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, who earned the No. 1 berth in the 2014 PBA World Championship finals a day earlier at South Point, was the first pick of the Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits' manager Tim Mack.
With the third pick, L.A. X manager Andrew Cain selected Australian two-handed star and leading 2014 PBA Player of the Year candidate Jason Belmonte (right). Belmonte was L.A. X's franchise player the previous two years of PBA League competition.
In the No. 4 position, the defending Elias Cup champion Silver Lake Atom Splitters' manager Mark Baker picked Chris Barnes, keeping his top player on the Silver Lake roster for a third year.
Picking fifth, Philadelphia Hitmen manager Jason Couch selected 2013 PBA World Champion Dom Barrett (left) of England. In the sixth slot, the Barbasol Motown Muscle's Del Ballard Jr. picked 2013 PBA Rookie of the Year E.J. Tackett (right) of Huntington, Ind.
Dallas Strikers' player-manager Norm Duke then selected Bill O'Neill of Langhorne, Pa. The final first-round selection was PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., picked by GEICO New York City WTT KingPins manager Carolyn Dorin-Ballard.
By picking Weber (left), Dorin-Ballard re-united the KingPins with their top player for the past two seasons. The KingPins won the inaugural Elias Cup in 2013. In the serpentine draft, which reversed the draft order for all subsequent rounds, Dorin-Ballard picked Mike Fagan (right) of Fort Worth, Texas.
The 2015 PBA League competition will feature two days of Baker format team elimination matches with a combined championship match featuring singles, doubles, trio and Baker team contests to determine the Elias Cup winner. All rounds of the PBA League will air on ESPN on a tape-delayed basis.
A special Maine Event Shootout, a match play singles event offering a PBA Tour title, will be held on Monday, March 30, at Bayside Bowl and covered live on PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. All players who were eligible for the draft will be invited to participate in the Maine Event Shootout.
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Rosters listed in order of player selections
BROOKLYN STyLES (manager Johnny Petraglia): Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Parker Bohn III, Jason Sterner, Osku Palermaa.
Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits (manager Tim Mack): Wes Malott, Dan MacLelland, Ryan Ciminelli, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Bryon Smith.
L.A. X (manager Andrew Cain): Jason Belmonte, Stuart Williams, Martin Larsen, Patrick Allen, Andres Gomez.
Silver Lake Atom Splitters (manager Mark Baker): Chris Barnes, Mika Koivuniemi, Tom Daugherty, Dick Allen, Craig Nidiffer.
Philadelphia Hitmen (manager Jason Couch): Dom Barrett, Chris Loschetter, Dave Wodka, Ryan Shafer, Rhino Page.
Barbasol Motown Muscle (manager Del Ballard Jr.): E.J. Tackett, Ronnie Russell, Josh Blanchard, John Szczerbinski, Mike DeVaney.
Dallas Strikers (player-manager Norm Duke): Bill O'Neill, Tommy Jones, Michael Haugen Jr., Norm Duke, Shawn Maldonado.
GEICO New York City WTT KingPins (manager Carolyn Dorin-Ballard): Pete Weber, Mike Fagan, D.J. Archer, Scott Norton, Amleto Monacelli.
Draft order was determined by a random drawing. The BROOKLYN STyLES are managed by PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, who was watching the draft along with a crowd at Bayside Bowl in Maine. Petraglia was represented at South Point by his son, John Petraglia Jr., who lives in Las Vegas.
"It's an honor to be picked No. 1," said Rash, who was re-united with his Brooklyn team. "I'm looking forward to a great PBA League competition. We have a great team. We're excited. We have great chemistry, and now we'll see what happens."
Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, who earned the No. 1 berth in the 2014 PBA World Championship finals a day earlier at South Point, was the first pick of the Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits' manager Tim Mack.With the third pick, L.A. X manager Andrew Cain selected Australian two-handed star and leading 2014 PBA Player of the Year candidate Jason Belmonte (right). Belmonte was L.A. X's franchise player the previous two years of PBA League competition.
In the No. 4 position, the defending Elias Cup champion Silver Lake Atom Splitters' manager Mark Baker picked Chris Barnes, keeping his top player on the Silver Lake roster for a third year.
Picking fifth, Philadelphia Hitmen manager Jason Couch selected 2013 PBA World Champion Dom Barrett (left) of England. In the sixth slot, the Barbasol Motown Muscle's Del Ballard Jr. picked 2013 PBA Rookie of the Year E.J. Tackett (right) of Huntington, Ind.Dallas Strikers' player-manager Norm Duke then selected Bill O'Neill of Langhorne, Pa. The final first-round selection was PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., picked by GEICO New York City WTT KingPins manager Carolyn Dorin-Ballard.
By picking Weber (left), Dorin-Ballard re-united the KingPins with their top player for the past two seasons. The KingPins won the inaugural Elias Cup in 2013. In the serpentine draft, which reversed the draft order for all subsequent rounds, Dorin-Ballard picked Mike Fagan (right) of Fort Worth, Texas.The 2015 PBA League competition will feature two days of Baker format team elimination matches with a combined championship match featuring singles, doubles, trio and Baker team contests to determine the Elias Cup winner. All rounds of the PBA League will air on ESPN on a tape-delayed basis.
A special Maine Event Shootout, a match play singles event offering a PBA Tour title, will be held on Monday, March 30, at Bayside Bowl and covered live on PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame. All players who were eligible for the draft will be invited to participate in the Maine Event Shootout.
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2015 PBA League Rosters
Rosters listed in order of player selections
BROOKLYN STyLES (manager Johnny Petraglia): Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Parker Bohn III, Jason Sterner, Osku Palermaa.
Pittsburgh Jack Rabbits (manager Tim Mack): Wes Malott, Dan MacLelland, Ryan Ciminelli, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Bryon Smith.
L.A. X (manager Andrew Cain): Jason Belmonte, Stuart Williams, Martin Larsen, Patrick Allen, Andres Gomez.
Silver Lake Atom Splitters (manager Mark Baker): Chris Barnes, Mika Koivuniemi, Tom Daugherty, Dick Allen, Craig Nidiffer.
Philadelphia Hitmen (manager Jason Couch): Dom Barrett, Chris Loschetter, Dave Wodka, Ryan Shafer, Rhino Page.
Barbasol Motown Muscle (manager Del Ballard Jr.): E.J. Tackett, Ronnie Russell, Josh Blanchard, John Szczerbinski, Mike DeVaney.
Dallas Strikers (player-manager Norm Duke): Bill O'Neill, Tommy Jones, Michael Haugen Jr., Norm Duke, Shawn Maldonado.
GEICO New York City WTT KingPins (manager Carolyn Dorin-Ballard): Pete Weber, Mike Fagan, D.J. Archer, Scott Norton, Amleto Monacelli.
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