Brian Kretzer, a PBA Tour champion seeking his first PBA50 Tour title, took a 77-pin lead after Sunday’s first round of qualifying in the season-ending PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship presented by Pro Bowl West and Eboniteat Pro Bowl West in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Kretzer rolled games of 278, 257, 246, 266, 210, 242, 237 and 214 to total 1,950, a 243.75 average on the PBA50 Standard pattern.
Left-hander Mike Dias, a 2-time PBA50 Tour champion, was second with 1,873....