2015 Photoshoot

A new season comes with a new photo!  The 11 returning ballgirls and 13 new ballgirls came together for the first time on Saturday, January 17th for the annual ballgirl photo shoot! This is the most exciting time during the start of the new year, as it is the first time all 24 of us would meet as a group.  You get all dolled up to take the picture that will represent you for the entire season, and the picture to remain on your baseball card for the rest of your life (because when else in life will you have a major league baseball card?)

I woke up early to curl my hair and make sure my make up was absolutely perfect.  Walking into the stadium was a familiar thing to me, and taking the elevator downstairs felt like home.  But walking into the locker room with new faces was exciting!  The rookies looked eager to kick off their season with the best, and they looked like the perfect group of young women to represent this wonderful organization.

The photo shoot took place in the media room, which is the same room all press conferences and post-game interviews happen.  I watched as the girls before me took their pictures, posing with a bat, softball glove and ball.  The rookies looked nervous like I was last year, and the vets made it look so natural.  Then it was my turn.

I decided to have some fun with it and make people laugh while getting my picture taken.  I took it very seriously of course, but I think the photographer was able to capture my personality easier by being very open and fun to work with.  It's my veteran year, and I needed to make it count! I posed with the bat, and the glove and ball.  I think they turned out really well!  I can't wait to see how they came out.  I'll post my favorites on here when they come in.

After the shoot, we all went to Megan's house for a post-photo shoot "getting to know you" session.  We ate pizza and pretzels and buffalo dip (Alyssa did a fabulous job on the dip!) and sat around ad talked to the rookies as they asked us questions.  After we paired up rookies to vets (think big sister little sister) the vets each gave their rookie a "Ballgirl Survival Kit" containing important items that are useful throughout the year such as hand sanitizer, hair brush, gum, hand lotion, chap stick, etc.  It's a nice way to welcome them into the organization and to have someone the rookies can call for questions or concerns.

The new season is looking promising, and I am excited to work with the new girls and get to know them over the course of the season and beyond! Someone even wrote an article about me and the other ballgirl from Burlington County, NJ.  Check it out here:

http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/philadelphia-phillies-ballgirls/image_d177691a-4b7e-5c97-ad0a-319d989a7da4.html