The Beginning

Becoming a Phillies ballgirl was not the easiest thing I have ever done.  However, when I found out how to apply (via Twitter, when I was sitting in a class lecture, actually), I had a fire light inside me that told me, "Yes, you can do this; you were meant to do this."  I had no doubt in my mind that I could do this, and would get this job.  I had nothing but positive feedback, support, and encouragement from my close friends and family about this idea, and so I decided to go for it.  I had two weeks until the application deadline on October 25th, 2013.

I needed to send in my resume and a two minute video explaining why I wanted to be a ballgirl, so I contacted my co-worker Georgie for some softball equipment and my boyfriend Dan’s best friend Rich for some video equipment and we quickly got to work.  We went to a local softball field in my town and shot some video clips of me hitting and fielding a softball.  It really boosted my confidence about the softball skills I still had from back in the day.  That night, Rich and I stayed up late to edit the video and perfect what would soon be my ticket into the organization.  I updated my resume, and within days I had the DVD and resume at the post office and on its way to Citizen’s Bank Park.  You can view that final video here!

About two weeks later, I got an email inviting me to try out for the position at Citizen’s Bank Park!  I was absolutely over the moon!  I called my mom and screamed out of sheer joy and excitement because I can show my favorite organization what I can bring to the table.  This was my shot.  When we got there that morning, we had three tasks to accomplish: softball skills including hitting and fielding, a Phillies quiz, and an on-camera interview with Scott Palmer.  My softball skills were fine, my quiz knowledge was enough to pass, and my on-camera interview sealed the deal.  I am very personable and comfortable talking to strangers (and I have to thank waiting tables for that skill), so I knew the on-camera interview would be my greatest strength.  I may have missed 5 of the pitches I had to hit, but they are going to love my anyway.  I made them laugh, and I told them of my desire to instill self-confidence in young girls and women just like my mother did for me. I felt like I had nailed it.


I am pictured here at tryouts in the middle of the back row.
 Picture from phl17.com.

I was so proud of myself for doing the very best I could and leaving everything I had out there to be judged, criticized and critiqued.  It worked in my benefit, because two weeks later I received an email saying I passed tryouts and I had a second interview in my future.  Of course, my mom received another phone call full of screams of joy, and so did my boyfriend.  I had nothing but their happiness and support on my side, and I was ready.


Throwing the ball during fielding exercises.
 Picture from phl17.com.

After talking with Michele, my future boss, I walked out of the second interview with my head held high, and the fire inside burning hotter than it had before.  I waited by the phone for two more weeks, and the phone call I got a few days after Thanksgiving 2013 as I was waiting for my class to start was one telling me I was offered the position on the 2014 Phillies Ballgirl roster.  I ran out of the academic building to answer the phone, and then immediately called my mom to tell her the great news!  I called my boyfriend at work to tell him too, and I called my dad and best friend.  I was euphoric to the highest degree!

I was offered the position of a Philadelphia Phillies ballgirl, and I couldn’t have imagined where my life was headed.  This process has opened so many doors for me to experience and learn more than I ever could have dreamed.  And I could not wait for it to begin in January of 2014.