STATE REPRESENTATIVE J.D. SCHOLTEN TOOK THE MOUND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE A LOUD HOME CROWD AT LEWIS & CLARK PARK, AND PITCHED THE SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS TO A 3-2 WIN AND DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF THE SIOUX FALLS CANARIES.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD SCHOLTEN IS NOW 3-0 AS A STARTING PITCHER FOR SIOUX CITY, WHO WENT 5 AND A THIRD INNINGS WITH HIS DAD JIM AND SEVERAL OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WATCHING:
SCHOLTEN6 OC…NEEDED THOSE WINS. :20
BEATING THE TOP TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AND HOLDING THEM TO TWO RUNS TO GET TO 3-0 CAME AFTER SCHOLTEN PUT IN A FULL WEEK AT HIS DAY JOB:
SCHOLTEN7 OC…..LIVE FOR IT. :23
AFTER THE GAME ENDED SATURDAY NIGHT, OVER A HUNDRED FANS LINED UP TO GET AN AUTOGRAPH FROM SIOUX CITY BASEBALL’S NEW DRAWING CARD:
SCHOLTEN8 OC……….TO PITCH IS GREAT. :08
SCHOLTEN SAYS HE AND THE OTHER PITCHERS ON THE CLUB, WHO ARE ALL MUCH YOUNGER THAN HIM, DO WHAT THEY CAN TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT:
SCHOLTEN9 OC………TRYING TO GET OUTS. :25
SCHOLTEN THREW 79 PITCHES SATURDAY NIGHT AND HAD THREE STRIKEOUTS.
