Kyle Sherman Explained

Kyle Sherman
Caption:Sherman in 2021
Birth Date:2 March 1994
Years Active:2016-Present
Affiliation:PBA
Hand:Right (tweener delivery)
Championships:2 PBA Tour
Sponsors:Storm Bowling, Turbo Grips

Kyle Sherman (born March 2, 1994)[1] is an American professional Ten-pin bowler from O'Fallon, Missouri. He currently competes on the PBA Tour. He is known for winning the 2019 Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles with Amanda Greene, and the 2022 PBA Cheetah Championship.

He is the co-creator of the "Brad and Kyle" YouTube channel along with fellow PBA bowler Brad Miller, currently with over 150,000 subscribers.

He is currently a member of the Storm Bowling and Turbo Grips pro staffs.

Amateur career

Sherman bowled for and attended college at Lindenwood University. He was a three-time collegiate All-American at Lindenwood, along with winning the 2014 Intercollegiate Team Championships title. He also won the 2014 Youth Open team Championship, and the Junior World Team Challenge.[2]

He is a one-time member of Junior team USA (2015), and a two-time member of Team USA (2020 and 2021).[3]

Professional career

Sherman has been bowling on the PBA tour since 2016.

His first televised finals appearance came at the 2019 Roth/Holman Doubles Championship. He and Brad Miller earned the top seed after the qualifying rounds and faced off against Matt Ogle and Sean Rash in the championship match, which they lost by a score of 213–200.[4]

His second televised finals appearance came at the 2019 PBA World Series of Bowling Cheetah Championship, where he finished runner-up to Dick Allen 234–195.

On July 29, 2019, Sherman won his first PBA tour title during the PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament, partnered with Amanda Greene. They qualified as the #5 seeds to advance to the stepladder finals, where they climbed the ladder and defeated top seeds Erin McCarthy and A. J. Johnson in the championship match.[5]

During the 2022 PBA Players Championship Southwest Qualifier, he faced off against his friend and doubles partner Brad Miller in the opening match, defeating him 213–205. Sherman continued through to the semifinals where he eventually lost to Arturo Quintero.[6]

Sherman won his second PBA Tour title and first on national television at the 2022 Cheetah Championship, part of that season's World Series of Bowling. He qualified second in the event and faced Kris Koeltzow in the semifinal match, defeating him 216–212. In the championship match he bowled against Cristian Azcona, defeating him 214–184 to win his second PBA title and first singles title.[7]

In 2019 and 2022, Sherman qualified for the PBA playoffs based on his consistency during the season. He lost in the second round in 2019, and the first round in 2022.

In the 2023 USBC Masters, Sherman qualified third out of 390 bowlers. He won his opening stepladder match against Sean Rash, but lost to Michael Martell in the semifinal match.[8]

PBA Tour Titles

  1. 2019: Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (Houston, TX)
  2. 2022: PBA World Series of Bowling Cheetah Championship (Wauwatosa, WI)

Career statistics

Statistics are through the last complete PBA season.[9]

SeasonEventsCashesMatch PlayCRA+PBA TitlesAverageEarnings ($)
201622000208.362,667
20171710600215.2920,740
2018138400217.1423,260
201924201441216.0893,267
202096300218.8222,845
202183---00212.919,400
2022149---11217.9661,800
Totals87582752---$233,979
+CRA = Championship Round Appearances

References

  1. Web site: Kyle Sherman . 2023-02-01 . bowl.com . en.
  2. Web site: Kyle Sherman . 2024-02-14 . bowl.com . en.
  3. Web site: Kyle Sherman PBA . 2023-02-01 . www.pba.com . en.
  4. Web site: WYNN . ARTHUR . 2022-08-03 . 2019 Roth/Holman Doubles Stepladder Finals With Sherman & Miller, Cooley & Lavery-Spahr, Girard & Wilkins, Belmonte & O'Neill, And Ogle & Rash . 2023-02-01 . BowlersMart - The Most Trusted Name in Bowling . en-US.
  5. Web site: PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Starts Thursday PBA . 2023-02-01 . www.pba.com . en.
  6. Web site: PBA Players Championship - Southwest Region Qualifier PBA . 2023-02-01 . www.pba.com . en.
  7. Web site: PBA Cheetah Championship PBA . 2023-02-01 . www.pba.com . en.
  8. Web site: SIMONSEN WINS BACK-TO-BACK USBC MASTERS, BECOMES YOUNGEST TO FIVE MAJOR TITLES . Hughs . Nolan . PBA.com . April 3, 2023 . July 5, 2023.
  9. Web site: Kyle Sherman PBA . 2023-02-01 . www.pba.com . en.