Illinois crew takes lead in Regular Team at 2025 USBC Open Championships
April 14, 2025
PHOTO (from left): Travis Anderson, Andrew Stone, Anthony Recsnik, Thomas Barnwell and Steven Taylor
BATON ROUGE, La. – Powered by a strong start Sunday at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, the members of Phat Kidz Crew of Pekin, Illinois, secured the lead in Regular Team with a 3,300 total.
The team – featuring Travis Anderson, Andrew Stone, Anthony Recsnik, Thomas Barnwell and Steven Taylor – fired games of 1,118, 1,140 and 1,042 at the Raising Cane’s River Center to move ahead of the 3,270 posted by Strike It Rich Pro Shop 1 of St. Charles, Missouri, on March 22.
They became the first team to eclipse 1,100 in Game 1 of the team event at the 2025 USBC Open Championships, and the 1,140 to follow marked the highest total for Game 2 so far at the River Center.
Barnwell led the way with a 715 series and was followed by Stone (705), Taylor (656), Recsnik (632) and Anderson (592).
Although the team slowed down in Game 3, they were able to finish strong down the stretch. The team delivered four strikes in the ninth frame and stayed clean in the 10th to move to the top of the standings.
Watch the video below as Barnwell discusses the performance in Baton Rouge and the trust he’s developed with his teammates.
On Monday, the members of Phat Kidz Crew returned to the River Center and just missed taking over the lead in Team All-Events, finishing eight pins shy of the top spot with 9,879. Mento Produce of Auburn, New York, leads Team All-Events with 9,887.
Three of the teammates also moved into the top 10 of Regular All-Events as they closed minors Monday.
Stone now is fifth with 2,085, Barnwell is seventh with 2,072 and Taylor took over eighth with 2,064. Recsnik finished his appearance at 1,835, and Anderson had 1,823.
Cassidy Schaub of Ashland, Ohio, leads Regular All-Events with 2,158.
The Open Championships is celebrating its third trip to Baton Rouge in 2025 and scheduled to feature more than 58,000 bowlers and 11,600 five-player teams competing across 150 consecutive days at the River Center.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open Championships page.
BATON ROUGE, La. – Powered by a strong start Sunday at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, the members of Phat Kidz Crew of Pekin, Illinois, secured the lead in Regular Team with a 3,300 total.
The team – featuring Travis Anderson, Andrew Stone, Anthony Recsnik, Thomas Barnwell and Steven Taylor – fired games of 1,118, 1,140 and 1,042 at the Raising Cane’s River Center to move ahead of the 3,270 posted by Strike It Rich Pro Shop 1 of St. Charles, Missouri, on March 22.
They became the first team to eclipse 1,100 in Game 1 of the team event at the 2025 USBC Open Championships, and the 1,140 to follow marked the highest total for Game 2 so far at the River Center.
Barnwell led the way with a 715 series and was followed by Stone (705), Taylor (656), Recsnik (632) and Anderson (592).
Although the team slowed down in Game 3, they were able to finish strong down the stretch. The team delivered four strikes in the ninth frame and stayed clean in the 10th to move to the top of the standings.
Watch the video below as Barnwell discusses the performance in Baton Rouge and the trust he’s developed with his teammates.
On Monday, the members of Phat Kidz Crew returned to the River Center and just missed taking over the lead in Team All-Events, finishing eight pins shy of the top spot with 9,879. Mento Produce of Auburn, New York, leads Team All-Events with 9,887.
Three of the teammates also moved into the top 10 of Regular All-Events as they closed minors Monday.
Stone now is fifth with 2,085, Barnwell is seventh with 2,072 and Taylor took over eighth with 2,064. Recsnik finished his appearance at 1,835, and Anderson had 1,823.
Cassidy Schaub of Ashland, Ohio, leads Regular All-Events with 2,158.
The Open Championships is celebrating its third trip to Baton Rouge in 2025 and scheduled to feature more than 58,000 bowlers and 11,600 five-player teams competing across 150 consecutive days at the River Center.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open Championships page.