Join the Track Legion
Mitch Beasley
Bothell, WA
In his second year with Track’s national Tour staff, Mitch Beasley deferred his PBA national Tour exemption during the 2006-2007 season due to his military obligations as a technical sergeant in the United States Air Force. He earned this exemption as the 05-06 PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year.
Currently residing in Bothell, Washington, Mitch has been using Track products for years and has been bowling with the brand as a regional staff member for more than eight years. He currently has 15 regional titles to his credit, including the PBA Northwest Region Skyway Park Heineken Open, July 2008.
He is currently ranked 33rd in PBA World Point Rankings after ending last season with 14 match play appearances, 18 cashes and a 215.97 average. Mitch finished an impressive 5th at the Great Lakes Classic with a 227.15 average. His total PBA earnings are just over $200,000.
Mitch was on-hand this summer for a number of exciting Track events including International Bowl Expo in Orlando and the Ebonite International New Product Showcase as well as the subsequent Vegas-style launch party of the Track Up-Rising, July 1.
Check out Mitch’s page on BowlSpace.com.
2007-08 Rank: 33
Exempt Thru: 2008-09
Career PBA 300 Games: 14
Earned Exemption: 33rd in the 2007-08 PBA World Point Rankings
Personal: Mitchell Franklin Beasley… Resides in Bothell, Wash… Nicknamed “Bease”… Describes himself in three words as “a nice guy”… First job was as a car mechanic… Lists Walter Ray Williams Jr. as his toughest opponent… His ultimate dinner guests would include his father, brother, Davis Love and Dick Weber… Was an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force… Favorite sports team is the Oakland Raiders.
2007-08: His first season as an exempt bowler was a success as he regained his exemption by finishing 33rd in the PBA World Point Rankings… Made match play in 14 of 19 events, tied for eighth on Tour… Established career highs in every statistical category including earnings as his $39,748 in earnings for the season topped his winnings over his previous 10 seasons… After a slow start in the first two events, made match play in eight consecutive events including a fifth-place finish in the 2007 Great Lakes Classic, his best finish of the season and the highest of his career; fell to Mike Scroggins, 4-3, in the Round of 8 to fall just shy of his first career TV appearance… Two weeks later finished ninth in the Spartanburg Classic… Best finish of the second half came in the Pepsi Championship where he placed 12th… Finished 30th in the 2008 Denny’s World Championship, his best finish in a Major.
Career: Has yet to win a PBA Tour title in 43 career events… Prior to 2007-08, his highest finish in a PBA Tour event was sixth in the 2001 PBA Greater Nashville Open… Earned his first career exemption by leading the 2005-06 PBA Southwest Region point rankings… Deferred his exemption one season to complete his Air Force duties… Named the 2005-06 PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year… Owns 13 career PBA Regional Tour titles and $140,328 in Regional Tour winnings… Total PBA earnings stand at $204,630.
Photo Courtesy of I.I.A. Photography