Baker Doubles

2026 Kingpin’s Alley Baker Doubles Tournament
Sunday, October 25, 2026
The Baker Doubles tradition continues at Kingpin’s Alley as we celebrate the 13th annual edition of one of our most competitive and anticipated events of the year.  Every fall, top teams from across the region pack the lanes for a full day of teamwork, precision, and high‑stakes match play—and 2026 is shaping up to be another unforgettable battle.
Last year’s tournament featured a 45‑team field, eight baker qualifying games, and a dramatic round‑robin finish that crowned Tom Reed & Michael Obernesser as champions.  They walked away with the $2500 top prize and the coveted championship belts.  Now the question becomes…
Who will win the belts in 2026?
📅 Date & Time
Sunday, October 25, 2026 Check‑in: 10:00 AM Start: 11:00 AM
🎳 Tournament Format
The 2026 event will follow the same proven structure that bowlers love:
  • 8 Baker‑style qualifying games (teams bowl alternate shots each frame)
  • Top 8 teams advance to round‑robin match play
  • Round robin: each team bowls every other team once, plus a position round
  • Bonus pins: 30 for a win, 15 for a tie
  • Pins carry over from qualifying into match play
  • 1 in 6 teams cash
🎯 Lane Pattern – Custom Designed for 2026
Once again, this year’s pattern will be custom‑built specifically for this event, continuing the tradition established in 2025 when a unique 44′ pattern was created exclusively for the tournament . Expect a challenging, thoughtful design that rewards smart teamwork, lane play adjustments, and clutch execution.
💲 Entry Fee
$200 per team (Prize fund returned 100%, as always at Kingpin’s Alley)
🏆 Championship Belts Return
The belts are back—and they’re waiting for the next duo to rise above the field.  Will a former champion reclaim the throne?  Will a new team break through?  Or will someone join the ranks of multi‑time winners like Tom Reed, who became the first two‑time champion last year ?
📞 Reservations Required
This event is limited to 63 teams.  Call 518‑793‑9606 or stop by the lanes to secure your spot.

The 2025 Baker Doubles Tournament took place on Sunday, October 19, 2025.  This was the 12th year of this event. 

2026 Tournament flyer 2026 Tournament Pattern
winners

Kingpin’s Alley proprietor, Doug Bohannon (L) stands with the 2025 Baker Doubles champions Tom Reed (center) and Michael Obernesser (R).as they are presented their $2500 check for winning the event.  In addition to the check, Tom and Michael also took home the coveted championship belts.

2025 Kingpin’s Alley 
Baker Doubles Tournament

 

The 2025 Baker Doubles Tournament had a field of 45 teams. Teams bowled 8 baker games during qualifying with the top 8 teams advancing to the round robin match play.

The pattern this year was custom made by Tom Hankey at Kegel. It was a challenging pattern that saw 16 of the 45 teams on the plus and not one team had every game over 200.

When the qualifying was done the 8 teams that advanced were:

PLACE

TEAM

GAMES

AVERAGE

TOTAL PINS

PLUS/MINUS

1

Zac Gentile / John Ferraro

8

220.38

1763

+163

2

Ryan Karabin / Josh Gitto

8

218.13

1745

+145

3

Steve Wagoner / Howie Ayres

8

218.00

1744

+144

4

Andrew Hall / Ryan Graywacz

8

216.75

1734

+134

5

Tom Reed / Michael Obernesser

8

216.38

1731

+131

6

David Squires / Billy McGaffin

8

215.88

1727

+127

7

Clay Adams / Nick Perrone

8

215.38

1723

+123

8

Connor Leclair / Taylor Leclair

8

212.50

1700

+100

 

During qualifying, the team of Brady Jennings & Sean Burnham held the leader spot or second place for the first 4 games before they faded and finished in 10th place.

Compared to last year, the scoring pace was lower this time around. The high game on the day was 279 by the aforementioned Jennings and Burnham team.

Zac Gentile and John Ferraro were steady all day. They topped 200 their first six games before a slight fall off in games 7 and 8. They still had enough to lead qualifying, however.

 

There were a few former champions in the field this year. Last year’s champs, Jon Wilbur and Bill Webb finished in 12th place. Brandon Boyer and RJ Martinez, who won two years ago, finished in 22nd place.

 

Match play was 8 games of round robin. All eight teams bowled each other one time and then a final position round eighth game. Teams were awarded 30 pins for a win and 15 pins each for a tie. Pins from qualifying carried over to this round.

Tom Reed and Michael Obernesser went 6-2 in match play to go from 5th to the title. This was the first win for this team but, it was Tom Reed’s second win overall. He teamed up with Travis Winglowski back in the 2014 edition of this event for the win. Tom thus becomes the first two-time champ.

 

Here then are the final standings after match play:

PLACE

TEAM

MATCH PLAY

+/-

PRIZE

1

Tom Reed / Michael Obernesser

6-2

+526

$2500

2

Steve Wagoner / Howie Ayres

5-3

+386

$1250

3

Andrew Hall / Ryan Graywacz

3-5

+357

$1000

4

Clay Adams / Nick Perrone

5-3

+354

$900

5

Zac Gentile / John Ferraro

4-4

+311

$700

6

David Squires / Billy McGaffin

5-3

+275

$600

7

Ryan Karabin / Josh Gitto

3-5

+266

$500

8

Connor Leclair / Taylor Leclair

1-7

+30

$430

 

This year we bowled on a 44’ pattern that was designed by Tom Hankey at Kegel specifically for this tournament. We used Current oil on the forward pass and Ice on the reverse. Total volume was 34.05ml and the ratio was 3.55:1

As always at Kingpin’s Alley, we paid out our guarantees.

previous champions

2025:  Tom Reed & Michael Obernesser

2024:  Jon Wilbur & Bill Webb

2023: Brandon Boyer & RJ Martinez

 2022:  Roy Vanderbogart & Justin Barcomb

2021: Zac Gentile & Mike Colby

2020: Ryan Galli & Phil Drumm

2019: Chun Bae & Scott Kampf

2018: Richard & Rebekah VanScoyk

2017: Nick Miseno / Steve Wagoner

2016: Nick Galusha / Matt Sherman

2015: Steve Rock / Ricky Fredette

2014: Tom Reed / Travis Winglowski