WPU News
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 - [Men's Bowling]
The Statesmen averaged 187.3 pins per game in the Baker format
The Statesmen averaged 187.3 pins per game in the Baker format
West Chicago, Ill.--The Statesmen bowling team combined for a solid finish at the Eagles NAIA Baker Challenge last Saturday and Sunday.

As a team, Penn placed 12th out of 20 teams with 7,490 pins in a tournament that solely consisted of Baker games, 40 total.

Robert Morris' Lefties +1 (Ill.) team finished first in the standings with 8,049 pins, while McKendree B (Ill.) won the eight-team bracket tournament, defeating Robert Morris' Stern squad 3-0 in the finals.

Eight players comprised the Statesmen team, including Sean Rangel (Fr., Omaha, Neb., Bellevue East HS), Brandon Brooks (Jr., Sigourney, Vincennes), James Miller (Jr., Oswego, Ill., Vincennes), Devon Axtell (Fr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS), Kyle Hammann (So., Knoxville, Knoxville HS), Andrew Zaug (Fr., Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS), Jason Schmidt (Fr., Harlan, Harlan HS), and Jacob Pauly (Fr., Bellevue, Neb., Bellevue East HS).

Penn had a high four-game set score of 806, while its highest single-game tally was 258.

Next: Penn is off one week before traveling to St. Charles, Mo. for the Lions Classic hosted by Lindenwood on January 30-31.