It was a chance for a comeback that Scholten, a retired player who pitched in several independent professional leagues before entering politics, never imagined he'd see at this stage in his career. So the lawmaker raced home, grabbed his cleats, signed a contract at the ballpark and took the mound for his hometown team - where he threw 100 pitches over almost seven innings in a winning performance that brought the ballpark to its feet.
Scholten's heroics in the Explorers' 11-2 win revived a baseball career that has stretched decades longer than the representative's political one. Scholten grew up playing baseball in Sioux City and, when he wasn't drafted after college, entered the network of independent professional leagues in the United States and elsewhere unassociated with the MLB or its minor league system.
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