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Eric Zocklein

I am ACL Pro Eric Zocklein from the Southeast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL.

Like many, I started in the backyard with friends. I was beating them in horseshoes so they pulled out the game cornhole. I enjoyed the game so much that I bought my own set and practiced a lot until I started beating them at that also.

Pj Sarro

I am ACL Pro PJ Sarro from the Northeast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League. I probably started like everyone else did , in the backyard at cookouts messing around over a few drinks , then my dad decided to raise money for the VFW that he worked at by having a cornhole tournament. A local board maker let him borrow boards for being able to put a table up to showcase his company in return, 2 guys showed up and cleaned up on all of us only giving up 2 points the whole tournament ( happened to be against me and my partner ). After the tournament one of those guys came up to be and said “ why haven’t I seen you around before you're pretty good” my response was “ I didn’t know cornhole was a thing outside of cookouts” , fast forward about 2-3 months I went to a byop tournament being held by the guys that let us borrow there boards, let’s just say it didn’t go to well,I then thought damn I’m not that good at this so i started to practice a little here and a little there. Until our Regional singles tournament which was a split tournament doubles were in one spot and singles was the next day on the marina where they film Wicked Tuna , so I went and played and finished 5th in singles just in the money. The hard work is starting to pay off , so I continued to play in every weekly blind draw and every tournament I can make and here I am now fast forward a year being able to sign Pro with the ACL

Dave Sutton

I am ACL Pro Dave Sutton from the Great Lakes Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the American Cornhole League.

Kevin Todd

I am ACL Pro Kevin Todd from the MidEast Conference and this is my story of how I became a professional cornhole player for the ACL.

I started by playing in the backyard with my wife and friends which led to eventually going to a few blind draws and winning the first one I attended. From there I was hooked and have been playing competitively for the past 4 years! Being from Lancaster, PA I have a lot of great competitors in the area and that has forced me to step my game up. In 2021, I was selected to be a part of the PDC