Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) stepped up for the Republicans when they needed it in Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball Game against the Democrats at Nationals Park.

In the top of the first inning, with Democrats loading the bases and threatening to gain the upper hand early, Pfluger spotted a rocket down the third base line and acted. The 47-year-old congressman stretched out his glove to snag the ball, stood up, and dove for third base with a Democratic runner inbound.