MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #13 (FINAL) RESULTS

Will To Win: 2 - Team 1: 5

This was the position round to end the season and we were matched up with Team 1 who occupied third place. Entering the night, we were in fourth place, one game behind Team 1. We had to beat them 5-2 or better to move into third place. We didn't have one of our better nights and we ended up 2-5. Despite the off-night, we managed to hold onto fourth place with a record of 49-42.

The game/series scores were 558-691; 608-627; 618-581; 1784-1899.

Eli PBA finished the summer season with an exceptional average of 205.

WEEK 13   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 250 550 600 700
Will     158 176 224  568  36  6665 185.1 235  635  12   0   4   2   0
Mark     182 184 166  532  36  6919 192.2 234  657  15   0   5   4   0
Eli      181 211 191  583  39  7996 205.0 265  705  18   4   5   6   1
Dietrich                    3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   0   1   0
Total    521 573 581 1675 114 22197 194.7 681 1948  46   4  14  13   1

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

We were caught up in our own match with Team 1 so we didn't notice what was brewing on the lanes immediately to our left -- Team 5 had an extremely tight battle with Team 10 for first place. Team 10 won the first game by a score of 567-566 but Team 5 won the second game 623-621. They split the first two games and were separated by a single pin for the series score. In the rubber game, Team 5 turned it on to win 618-548. Team 5 finished 59-32 to Team 10's 57-34.

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #12 RESULTS

Will To Win: 7 - Team 5: 0

Eli PBA continued to hold the hot hand and unlike last week, he didn't have the burden of carrying the team by himself. Well, he had to carry me in the first half of the first game but after that, I got back on track. Will returned to form also after he and I tanked last week. It was needed because our opponents were Team 5 who sat all alone in first place. They spotted us 11 pins in handicap which we needed only in the first game as we earned a sweep.

The game/series scores were 610-601; 675-636; 613-544; 1898-1781. Eli was three pins short of a 700 and Will hit 600 on the nose.

WEEK 12   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 250 550 600 700

Will     188 224 188  600  33  6107 185.1 235  635  11   0   3   3   0

Mark     156 211 201  568  33  6387 193.5 234  657  15   0   5   4   0

Eli      255 229 213  697  36  7413 205.9 265  705  16   4   4   6   1

Dietrich                    3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   0   1   0

Total    599 664 602 1865 105 20522 195.4 681 1948  43   4  12  13   1

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #11 RESULTS



Will To Win: 0 - Team 8: 7



Eli bowled well but Will and I were in a funk all night. We couldn't afford to be off our game because Mike Rocha put up a 728 series for the opposition. The result was a 7-point sweep at the hands of Team 8. The game/series scores were 481-575; 566-589; 489-693; 1536-1857.

 

Our record for the season fell to 40-37. We held onto fourth place but we all but eliminated any chance we had of climbing to the top. We have three weeks left. Next week we take on the first place team, the following week is the position round, and the third week is our sweeper.

 

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

WEEK 10   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 250 550 600 700
Will     129 159 167  455  30  5507 183.6 235  635  10   0   3   1   0
Mark     153 183 132  468  30  5819 194.0 234  657  13   0   4   4   0
Eli      199 224 190  613  33  6716 203.5 265  705  14   3   4   5   1
Dietrich                    3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   0   1   0
Total    481 566 489 1536  96 18657 194.3 681 1948  38   3  11  11   1

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #10 RESULTS



Will To Win: 7 - Fox & Hounds: 0

Fox & Hounds were without their fox and one hound as Guy was on his own. He could have used their help -- each came was a close one with the outcome in doubt until the final shots. Fortunately for us, we had a full crew and we came out on top each game.

The sweep moved us up to fourth place, one game out of third. The game/series scores were 598-573; 603-583; 583-682; 1784-1718.

WEEK 10   01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 250 550 600 700
Will     173 207 169  549  27  5052 187.1 235  635  10   0   3   1   0
Mark     191 226 191  608  27  5351 198.2 234  657  13   0   4   4   0
Eli      234 170 223  627  30  6103 203.4 265  705  13   3   4   4   1
Dietrich                    3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   0   1   0
Total    598 603 583 1784  87 17121 196.8 681 1948  37   3  11  10   1

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #9 RESULTS

Will To Win: 3 - Team 9: 4

We entered the night tied for third place with a record of 30-26. It isn't obvious from the outcome but we bowled well. Unfortunately for us, Team 9 bowled just a little bit better. We scored over 600 in each game but managed to win only one of the three. We were nearly evenly match with our opponents who spotted us six pins in handicap.

In the first game, Jerry and Eric shot 232 and 259 respectively which was more than enough to offset Will's excellent 233 game. Paced by Eli's 265, we turned it up to claim the second game. In the rubber game of the match, we were good but Eric struck out in the tenth frame to edge us by four pins. Though we lost the first and third games, our margin of victory in the second game was enough to earn the point for total pinfall and a record of 3-4 for the night. Our record for the season is 33-30.

The game/series scores were 608-650; 653-600; 622-626; 1883-1876. Will shot his high series and Eli shot his high game for the the summer season.

WEEK 9    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL     233 200 202  635 24  4503 187.6 235  635   8   3   1   0
MARK     180 182 222  584 24  4743 197.6 234  657  12   4   3   0
ELI      189 265 192  646 27  5476 202.8 265  705  14   4   3   1
DIETRICH                   3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    602 647 616 1865 78 15337 196.6 681 1948  35  11   8   1

Next week we have a rematch with Fox & Hounds against whom we opened the season.

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #8 RESULTS



Will To Win: 5 - Lloyd Johnson Trucking: 2



Eli's hot hand carried us to a 5-2 night. We were just a few pins away from a 7-point sweep but we lost the second game by seven pins. The three consecutive splits I had in the 6th through 8th frames of the second game were the killer. Still, it was successful night for us.

We entered the night tied for fifth place with a record of 25-24. Our record now stands at 30-26.

WEEK 8    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL     171 169 195  535 21  3868 184.2 235  586   6   7   0   0
MARK     213 187 214  614 21  4159 198.0 234  657  11   3   3   0
ELI      254 241 190  685 24  4830 201.3 257  705  13   4   2   1
DIETRICH                   3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    638 597 599 1894 69 13472 195.2 681 1948  31  10   6   1

Handicapping gave us 26 pins per game. With that, the game and series scores were 664-625, 623-630, 625-571, 1912-1826. It should be noted that we won our five points without the aid of handicapping. The scratch scores were 638-625, 597-630, 599-571, 1834-1826.

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #6 & #7 RESULTS

Will To Win: 3 - Team 6: 4

I'm back home after nearly three weeks on the road and I have some catching up to do.

This week it was just Eli and I as Will was out sick. We bowled pretty well but our opponents were on fire. Gary shot a 289 game and a 705 series and Shane (subbing against us for the fourth time) also had a strong night with a 267 game and a 680 series. They also had Diario visiting from Cloverleaf Bowl who subbed and bowled a solid 608 series. So as you can see, we were up against some tough competition. Even though they were spotting us 61 72 pins and we bowled well, they won the first two games and the point for total pinfall. (Thanks to a correction in the handicapping, we took the point for total pinfall.)

Eli's 619 series would have been much higher but he was derailed by two pocket 7-10 splits in the first game. He eventually recovered from the shock but the way the other guys were shooting, we were fortunate to pull out the third game for two points. The scores were 592 603-605, 685 696-707, 698 709-681, 1975 2008-1993. Our record for the summer season fell to 24-25.

WEEK 7    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL    (185 185 185  555)18  3333 185.2 235  586   6   7   0   0
MARK     202 194 222  618 18  3545 196.9 234  657   9   3   2   0
ELI      144 245 230  619 21  4145 197.4 275  705  11   4   1   1
DIETRICH                   3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    531 624 637 1792 60 11638 194.0 682 1948  27  10   4   1

Here are the scores from week #6 when Dietrich filled in for me.

WEEK 6    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL     195 169 203  567 18  3333 185.2 235  586   6   7   0   0
MARK                      15  2927 195.1 234  657   7   3   1   0
ELI      202 200 158  560 18  3526 195.9 257 705    9   4   0   1
DIETRICH 197 183 235  615  3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    594 552 596 1742 54 10401 192.6 682 1948  23  10   2   1

We won only one game and had a record of 2-5 for the night. Many thanks to Dietrich for subbing in my place.

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #5 RESULTS

Will To Win: 7 - Team 1: 0

We anticipated the need for some big scores this week because the stat sheet showed oppenents who carry averages of 239 and 240. As it turned out, Mr. 240 was up in Reno bowling in the USBC Nationals. Shane subbed for him and as we well know, Shane is no slouch.

We were spotted 33 pins in handicap but they were needed only in the first game. We won the second and third games scratch in an unexpected lopsided sweep. We topped our previous high game in the second and third games and topped our previous high series by 198 pins, Eli was especially hot, shooting a 705 series. As a team, we averaged 216.4 for the night.

The scores:
623-598, 715-550, 709-564, 2047-1712
I'm fairly certain none of us were expecting to outscore them by 335 pins.

WEEK 5  01  02  03  SER  G PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL   157 224 205  586 15 2766 184.4 235  586   5   2   0   0
MARK   211 232 214  657 15 2927 195.1 234  657   7   3   1   0
ELI    222 226 257  705 15 2966 197.7 257  705   7   3   0   1
TOTAL  590 682 676 1948 45 8659 192.4 682 1948  19   8   1   1

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #4 RESULTS

Will To Win: 2 - Team 7: 5

We were off our game a bit for a second consecutive week -- and for a second consecutive week, we came out of it with a 2-5 mark. Eli's first game was the only one in which any of us broke 200. It wasn't any one thing that hurt us. We caught some bad breaks, we had some failures in execution, and we had an opponent who warmed up to put up big scores in the second and third games. We managed to pull out the first game but it went downhill from there.

No worries, though. We'll bounce back next week. We'll take on Team 1 who it appears will be spotting us about 75 pins per game. That's what happens when you have bowlers averaging 239 and 240 on the same team.

Surprisingly, none of us has hit a 600 series through the first month of the season. With all that handicap rolling our way, this would be a good time for us to crank out three of them and seize all seven points.

WEEK 4  01  02  03  SER  G PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600

WILL   189 189 171  549 12 2180 181.7 235  582   3   1   0

MARK   151 175 190  516 12 2270 189.2 234  596   4   3   0

ELI    213 194 187  594 12 2261 188.4 214  594   4   3   0

TOTAL  553 558 548 1659 36 6711 186.4 633 1750  11   7   0

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #3 RESULTS

Will To Win: 2 - Team 5: 5

We entered the evening in a four-way tie for third place with a record of 9-5. Our opponent, Team 5, was one of the teams with whom we shared third place and they were spotting us 20 pins.

It took us awhile to find our stride and we fell short in the first game by a single pin, 529-530. It was a frustrating loss but we bounced back in the second game with our highest score of the season and a 653-569 victory. It looked like things were running smoothly at that point but the third game turned into a seemingly endless string of splits, chops, and washouts. We followed up our highest score of the season with our lowest and a 478-598 defeat.  We also lost the point for total pinfall by a score of 1660-1697. Our record for the night was 2-5 which dropped our overall record to 11-10.

WEEK 3  01  02  03  SER  G PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600

WILL   164 203 138  505  9 1631 181.2 235  603   3   1   0

MARK   161 227 181  569  9 1754 194.9 234  596   4   3   0

ELI    184 203 139  526  9 1667 185.2 214  572   3   2   0

TOTAL  509 633 458 1600 27 5052 187.1 633 1750  10   6   0

HOT SPOT AT ALBANY BOWL

Will is bowling in the Hot Spot summer league at Albany Bowl on Tuesday nights. When one of his teammates dropped out unexpectedly Monday, Will called me to see if I'd be interested in taking his place since I work nearby.

I decided to give it a shot. I hadn't bowled in a league at Albany Bowl since the early 80s. The league looks pretty good, with thirty teams. One thing I wasn't prepared for was the extremely light oil on the lanes. The three balls I brought in were way too aggressive and my shots were sailing past the headpin.

The Motiv Ascent Solid

After the third frame, I ran out to my truck to get my Motiv Ascent Solid, a ball desgined for light oil. From there, everything was fine. I shot 213-195-232 (640). Will shot a 232 in the first game but as the lanes broke down, he experienced the same difficulties I had. It was a struggle to find a ball that would work for him on the dry conditions. He finished 232-174-161 (567).

Clearly, league bowling at Albany Bowl is going to require some additions to the arsenal for extremely light oil conditions. I ordered a Motiv Ascent Pearl that I hope to have ready by next Tuesday. Will is looking for another ball, too.

The Motiv Ascent Pearl

I'm going to be out of town from June 23rd to July 10th so I will need someone to sub for me on June 25th, July 2nd, and July 9th. I will have everything paid in advance. Eli, maybe you can stand in for me for those three weeks.

I will also need someone to bowl for me in the Mike Rocha Trios on June 27th. We're not bowling on July 4th and I will be back to bowl on the 11th. If either of you has a teammate from another league that would like to bowl for me that night, bring him on. He won't need any money. I will have that night paid in advance also..

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #2 RESULTS

Will To Win: 5 - Team 8: 2

Our opponent was Team 8 (yet unnamed) who possessed a team average of 588 compared to our 566. Thus, they had to spot us 22 pins per game in handicap. 

The handicap wasn't needed in the first game as we beat them scratch by a score of 581-577. We needed the boost in the second game as we were short 580-595. Thankfully, the handicap gave us a 602-595 victory. We needed more than 22 pins in the third game as Kenny Thompson's 279 game buried us by a score of 632-609. We outscored them in the series 1816-1804 to earn the point for total pinfall.

With scratch team scores of 583-580-587, we were nearly as consistent as team can be. It was good enough  to win 5 of the 7 points and improve our record for the season to 9-5. Next week we'll be taking on Team 5 who will be spotting us 20 pins.

WEEK 2  01  02  03  SER  G   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600
WILL   238 175 169  582  6 187.7 238  582   2   1   0
MARK   155 234 207  596  6 197.5 234  596   3   2   0
ELI    190 171 211  572  6 190.2 214  572   2   2   0
TOTAL  583 580 587 1750 18 191.8 603 1750   7   5   0

PRACTICE TONIGHT

I'll be at Castro Village Bowl tonight at 7:00 for some practice. Feel free to join me if you're interested.

SUMMER LEAGUE BOWLING -- MIKE ROCHA'S TRIOS

Will To Win: 4 - Team 3: 3

With the Friday Night Trios league concluded and a championship under our belts, Eli and I were looking for a summer league to stay sharp for next season. To fill out our roster, we've teamed up with Will Jackson of Movin' On Up to bowl in the Mike Rocha's Trios league on Thursday nights.

We got started on Thursday, May 23rd and we'll bowl for fourteen weeks, concluding with our league sweeper on August 29th. Here are our scores from our opening night of the season:

WEEK 1  01  02  03  SER  G   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600
WILL   155 182 207  544  3 181.3 207  544   1   0   0
MARK   181 231 177  589  3 196.3 231  589   1   1   0
ELI    214 190 165  569  3 189.7 214  569   1   1   0
TOTAL  550 603 549 1702  9 189.1 603 1702   3   2   0

The handicap for Mike Rocha's Trios is 100% of the difference between the team's collective averages. The league uses our highest USBC book average as of April 15th with priority given to leagues at Castro Village Bowl. That means it's 191 for Eli and I and 182 for Will which gives us a team total of 564. We use the same 7-point scoring system employed by the Friday Night Trios.

After doing some research on our opponents at the USBC's website, it looks like we were spotting them 36 pins per game. If I'm right about that, we won the first two games 550-526 and 603-591 before losing the third game 549-663. The lopsided score in the third game left us short for the total pinfall point, 1702-1780. I suspect next week's stat sheet will show we opened the season with a record of 4-3.