Ben Johns and Collin Johns pull out of MLP Columbus matches because of lighting complaints
Last Edited
May 05 2025
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Ben Johns and Collin Johns informed Major League Pickleball officials Friday afternoon that they would be pulling out of their remaining matches at MLP Columbus because of lighting concerns, according to a news release from the league.
The Johns brothers play for the Carolina Hogs, which are now 0-4 on the season after losing to the Phoenix Flames in their first match of the week on Thursday and falling to the Atlanta Bouncers on Friday.
The Hogs will be using Martin Emmrich and Ross Whitaker as their men's players for the remainder of the event. Per new league rules, the penalty for using on-site alternates is starting any game in which an alternate plays down 0-1.
Carolina's bench players, Kaitlyn Christian and Brandon French, did not travel with the team to Columbus.
The Hogs will also be without Liz Truluck for the team's matches on Saturday and Sunday. Zoey Weil, one of the women's on-site alternates, will fill in for those matches.
MLP Columbus is being played indoors at Pickle & Chill, a large facility that has 12 indoor and 10 outdoor courts. Ben Johns has said in the past that he struggles to track the ball in indoor lighting because of an eye injury he suffered when he was younger.
This is a developing story. Check back with The Kitchen for further updates.
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