BATON ROUGE, La. – Michael King of Garfield Heights, Ohio, posted a perfect finish to his singles set Wednesday at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships to become just the 44th competitor in tournament history to achieve multiple 300 games on the championship lanes.

The talented right-hander started singles at the Raising Cane’s River Center with games of 215 and 235 before striking on his final 12 deliveries for a 750 series, moving the 46-year-old into the top 30 for the Regular Division.

King’s first 300 took place during team competition at the 2008 USBC Open Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He rolled games of 217, 238 and 300 in that performance on the way to a 755 series.

After a 533 set in doubles Wednesday, King made a move encouraged by teammate Darrel Ratliff that allowed him to see the right shape on the lanes in singles.

The group’s communication led to plenty of striking for King and his Before the 1st Frame 9 teammates in singles, as King, Ratliff (705), Nicholas Cooper (687), Nate Garcia (684) and Joe Hostetler (660) averaged more than 232 in their final three games to jump into the top 25 for Team All-Events in Baton Rouge with a 9,484 total.

King, who made his first trip to the Open Championships since 2014, added 617 in team to finish his sixth tournament appearance with an all-events total of 1,900.

Watch the video below to learn more about King’s performance in Baton Rouge.



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.

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