Campbell frosh Jacob Badua finds bowling to be right up his alley

The plan is simple.

Three strikes away from a perfect game, Jacob Badua has the blueprint laid out. In the 10th frame, the whirlwind action in Schofield Bowling Center’s 46-lane facility comes to a sudden halt. Silence. Badua chats with his mother, Dar.

“The most I’ve seen him have in a row was seven (perfect frames). He always comes up to me and says, ‘I missed it’ and I’ll say, ‘You got it.’ This time it was his last frame.”

Jacob, the perfectionist, longs for the perfect game. The Campbell freshman shows no fear, but his words can range.

“He said, ‘I don’t know. I don’t feel it.’ I said, that’s good. You’re not overthinking,” Dar said.

He hits the pocket cleanly, pins go flying and the first strike of the 10th frame is in the books.

Badua lines up again. His approach is always mea