Scott David Sobkowiak (born October 26, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played one game for the Atlanta Braves in . Sobkowiak attended the University of Northern Iowa, and in 1997 he played

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with the Falmouth Commodores of the

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. He was selected by Atlanta in the 7th round of the

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. On October 7, 2001, Sobkowiak made his only major league appearance, against the Florida Marlins, giving up one earned run in one inning pitched. In , he played in the Braves' minor leagues and in four games for the

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High-A affiliate in , before he began his independent league career. In 2003 and , Sobkowiak played in the independent Frontier League for the

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as a

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. In , he went 8-7 for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. From -, he played for the Atlantic League's Lancaster Barnstormers and went a combined 9-10.

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