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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I AN ONTOLOGY DRIVEN E-LEARNING AGENT FOR SOFTWARE RISK MANAGEMENT 1 2 C.R. Rene Robin , G.V.Uma 1 2 Research Scholar, Professor & Head, Department of Information Science and Technology, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, (INDIA) E-mails: firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com ABSTRACT The Ontology based e-learning system provides a critical support mechanism for educational institutions. This paper delineates ontology is used in e-learning for the organization of teaching materials and semantically defines concepts, properties and relations, thereby improving the quality of teaching resources. It also provides semantic search of key terms which is more effective than keyword-based search. This paper will address theoretical knowledge of the area of interest and related issues of other areas of the domain, examples of usage of the theoretical knowledge in different contexts of explanations and exercises for all three kinds of educational objectives such as Knowledge, Comprehension and Application. In this paper the authors focused on the design and development of ontology-based e-learning system and for the evaluation of the developed system, an ontology for software risk management (SRMONTO) has been constructed. In this paper, the authors made better use of SRMONTO for the proposed e-learning system that enables to provide learners with a more effective education support. Key words: Ontology, E-Learning, Software Risk Management, SRMONTO, OWL (Web Ontology Language), Protege 1. INTRODUCTION The concept of reusing learning objects became very common among teachers of Higher Education. In our survey with different categories of teachers among various Engineering Colleges affiliated by Anna University, Chennai, most of them look for learning objects to reuse in their teaching and frequently use search engines to identify suitable resources on the Web to create new, tailor-made resources. Even though the need is huge, it has also been observed that a few public-spirited academics make their teaching materials open, by publishing them on their college web site, and these materials are often much downloaded from outside the institution. That fact is many teachers are hesitant or unwilling to make their materials open due to so many reasons like quality judgments of their materials and possible copyright claims against embedded content that they have downloaded and reused in their resources without the specific permission of the owner or the real publisher. The above observation indicates that the colleges and universities are not responding fast enough to the business and technology changes that have redefined the role of information systems in today's organizations. In the same time awareness has also been increased to provide the right type of education for future information systems professionals through effective educational tools. It is very clear that providing semantic-rich e-learning environments is one essential issue in current computer-based education. The term 'e-learning' is currently very used and refers to various notions such as logistic (administrative management), resources (course broadcasting) or technology (virtual conference tools). Numerous definitions of e-learning have been proposed. They usually put the emphasis on network using (which explains the "e" in e-learning) and on Information Technology [Amal Zouaq, 2008]. E-learning is more and more popularization in many high school educations. It has become an important teaching model. In developed nations like United States of Americal, United Kingdom, and few European countries, many educational institutions and organizations are adopting e-learning. Many people recognize that e-learning can overcome the obstacle of geographical location and time, promote knowledge, skills learning and personalization. It also offers learning-on-demand and reduces the costs and time of learning [1]. E-learning is currently a multi-billion dollar worldwide, but still is in its nascent stage in India. It has high scope for development, since youngsters are aware of the technology and tend to prefer the Internet to books. E-learning is not merely converting printed pages of the textbook on to the web but uses databases to store course content and GUI for effective interaction with the learner. Our proposed ontology based e-learning agent could use its ontology i.e.SRMONTO : An education Ontology for Software Risk Management to enrich the presentation of the resulting list to the end user, e.g. by replacing the endless list of hits with a navigation structure based on the semantics of the hits. 2. RELATED WORK Nowadays the popularity of the web encourages the development of hypermedia Systems dedicated to e- learning. The Web frees the teacher and student of restrictions like space and time while providing a powerful vehicle to disseminate knowledge. Ontology is needed to share a common understanding of the learning among learners and software agents, enable re-use of and analysis of the domain knowledge and to separate domain knowledge from operational knowledge. 30 | www.ijar.lit.az INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I Accoding to Boyce, S., & Pahl, C. (2007) Ontologies have the potential to play an important role in instructional design and the development of course content. They can be used to represent knowledge about content, supporting instructors in creating content or learners in accessing content in a knowledge-guided way. They have concluded that while ontologies exist for many subject domains, their quality and suitability for the educational context might be unclear, for numerous subjects, ontologies do not exist and presented a method for domain experts rather than ontology engineers to develop ontologies for use in the delivery of courseware content. An Effective information services [Yoshihito Takahashi, et. al., 2005] has be provided for users by investing meta data in information sources and making software agents understand it. The learning domain is cryptography in network security. They defined various concepts in the cryptographic domain and the relations among them as the ontology, and proposed a way of utilizing it in the learning process. The strength of their ontology-based e-learning system is demonstrated through application examples of the prototype system they have developed. The construction of ontology-base teaching knowledge base can greatly improve the quality of teaching resources. It resolves the problem that traditional teaching resources neglect to semantic and knowledge concepts. E-learning has become an important teaching model. Many educational institutions and organizations are adopting e-learning. More and more people recognize that e-learning can overcome the obstacle of geographical location and time, promote knowledge, skills learning and personalization. It also offers learning-on-demand and reduces the costs and time of learning [Zhang D. et. al., 2003]. E-learning is currently a multi-billion dollar worldwide, but still is in its nascent stage in India. It has high scope for development, since youngsters are aware of the technology and tend to prefer the Internet to books. Finally it is understood that, e-learning is not merely converting printed pages of the textbook on to the web but uses databases to store course content and GUI for effective interaction with the learner. By considering all the points discussed above an ontology based e-learning system has been proposed, implemented and evaluated by SRMONTO. 3. PROPOSED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE The intelligent ontology based e-learning system is developed as a web service, containing the following four layers. Figure 1 shows the architecture of the proposed system. 3.1. Interface Layer The interface layer contains the following three application-independent components: 3.1.1. Representation of Educational Resources Java Server Pages are used to represent educational resources in a learner-friendly manner. The list of topics available for study under the particular learning domain is displayed and the learner can either select a particular chapter or follow the sequence prescribed. The system keeps track of all the chapters completed by the learner and displays it to the learner for their reference. 3.1.2. Knowledge Diagnosis Tools Knowledge diagnosis is performed on the newly registered learner to determine his/her knowledge level. The system presents the learner with a set of predetermined questions of varying difficulty. Based on the performance of the learner, the system predicts the performance of the learner using a bayesian approach [Francesco Colace, et. al., 2010]. 3.1.3. Learner Profile Manager The learner profile contains personal and professional information about the learner. The learner can view the information of other learners in the system and update his/her profile, if needed. B a k u , A z e r b a i j a n | 31 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I Fig. 1. 4-tire architecture for Ontology based E-Learning System 3.2. Intelligent Layer 3.2.1. Support for Study Process The subsystem for supporting the study process contains features for annotation and bookmarking certain topics that the learner may peruse later. When the learner finishes studying a particular topic, he may mark the topic as 'finished' for his future reference. 3.2.2. Search Logistics The learner can search for a particular topic which may or may not be present in the local ontology. The subsystem of search logistics initially searches for the requested topic in the local ontology. Since it retrieves content based on semantics rather than keywords, it ensures high precision and recall rate. In case the topic searched by the learner is unavailable in the local ontology, the subsystem transfers control to the module for querying remote knowledge bases and updating the system knowledge accordingly. The system keeps track of the topics searched by various learners, and if a particular topic receives the majority of hits, the ontology manager is informed to update the local ontology with this information. Fig. 2. Data Flow Diagram of Deeper Knowledge Layer 32 | www.ijar.lit.az INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I 3.2.3. Feedback Generation The system is capable of providing intelligent feedback testing, which presents questions dynamically on the basis of the performance of the learner in the previous questions. The learner is initially presented with a question of medium-level difficulty. If the question is answered right, then the learner is presented with a question of high-level difficulty. If not, then the learner is presented with a question of low-level difficulty. Thus the testing subsystem adapts to the knowledge level of the learner. The test results are then displayed to the learner as a table or a bar chart and updated in his/her profile. 3.3. Learning Management System Layer The Learning Management System layer contains the learner's profiles and learning objects consisting of the syllabus and courseware. The syllabus is structured based on the underlying ontology to provide effective retrieval of semantically-related topics. Questions, classified on the basis of their difficulty are also stored. 3.4. Deeper Knowledge Layer The deeper knowledge layer contains the following components: 3.4.1. Local ontology The local ontology contains information about the domain which is required for providing learning services. The local ontology is integrated with the system by the developer and periodically updated by the ontology manager. 3.4.2. Ontology Manager The ontology manager keeps track of the various topics searched by the different learners and also current trends in the learning domain. Updation of the local ontology can be performed by the Ontology Manager using the Jena Framework. 3.4.3. Jena Framework The Jena framework can be integrated with a Java-based application to access the ontology using the built-in OWL (Web Ontology Language) API. 3.4.4. Core Core is the component that enables generation of SPARQL [E. Prud'hommeaux, et. al., 2008] queries. SPARQL is an RDF query language that can be used to query a remote knowledge base. 3.4.5. Remote knowledge base Remote knowledge bases may be similar to DBPedia that contains structured information extracted from Wikipedia. 4. METHODOLOGIES USED The system is developed using J2EE technology. The user interface is developed using Java Servlets and JSP technology; database access is provided using SQL Server; ontology is accessed using JAXP (Java for XML Processing) API, and ontology is developed using Protégé [Horridge, M., 2004] software tool. 5. SOFTWARE RISK MANAGEMENT Software Risk Management [Barry W. Boehm, 1993] is a discipline whose objectives are to identify, address and eliminate software risk items before they become either threats to successful software operation or major sources of expensive software rework. In other words, software risk management may be defined as the activity that identifies a risk, assesses the risk and defines the policies or strategies to alleviate or lessen the risk. It should be a continuous process of systematically deciding cost effective approaches for minimizing the outcome of threat realization to the organization.The authors have taken risk management paradigm introduced by Software Engineering Institute as our standard to construct the sub ontologies for the target ontology i.e. software risk management ontology. Risk is omnipresent in each and every step of the software development and all the interactions that software developers carry out. Software development project risk management [Karolak D W,1996][Fairley, R. (1994)][ Myerson M., 1996] have focused on reduction and prevention of risks, continuously assess possible problems, define potential risks, determine what risks are important and deal with them. So a whole project picture is required for successful risk management. 6. SRMONTO: SOFTWARE RISK MANAGEMENT ONTOLOGY Any e-learning application needs the required knowledge to be represented in a good and enough way to help its users. Without a structural model for a domain, target knowledge will be unstructured pieces of text, which are difficult to use in applications like knowledge management and e-learning systems. The knowledge domain in an e-learning application can be structured in many ways: dictionaries, thesaurus, book summary, library catalog, indexes and metadata, knowledge graphs, ontologies, etc. The tree organization of a knowledge domain is an important property that can significantly reduce the processing, but it is insufficient to describe the rich network of B a k u , A z e r b a i j a n | 33 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I relations that ties the concept structures. It needs to be complemented with relations between concepts and axioms in order to sustain more refined mechanism of conceptual matching and inference. With the advancement of artificial intelligence technologies, ontology technologies enable a linguistic infrastructure to represent relationships between concepts of a domain and ontology technology is considered to be a highly suitable means of supporting educational-technology systems [Mizoguchi & Bourdeau, 2000]. Drawing on the previous work [Marvin J. Carr, 1993] and the experience gained in numerous projects, we now present an ontology for software risk identification that combines the concepts of knowledge, semantic description of each concepts, and properties. It provides ways to annotate semantically resources in e-learning and knowledge management environments, in particular to define semantics of individual concepts, prerequisites and goals for activities and resource content, for e-learning and knowledge management applications. The required concepts, the semantic description of the concepts and the interrelationship among the concepts along with all other ontological components have been collected from various literatures and experience of the people from software industry. From which, a taxonomy has been constructed by using the property 'isA' and the design architecture for the required ontology has also been sketched out manually with nearly four different types of properties. In order to reduce implementation efforts, the Protégé platform a scalable and integrated framework for ontological engineering, has been used to construct the ontology. The constructed ontology has been represented in owl format, which makes it more machine understandable. Then the semantic representation of the knowledge [C.R.Rene Robin et.al., 2010] has been made using the OWL document generator, which automatically generates a set of documents from the ontology. In order to understand the knowledge in more detailed way again the ontology has been visualized using ontoviz tool. This all about SRMONTO and it has been constructed specifically for the proposed ontology based e-learning application. Risk Control Risk Tacking SRM Risk Risk Analysis N(C)=40 N(P)=04 Identification N(C)=12 N(P)=04 Risk Planning N(C)=48 N(C)=84 N(P)=06 N(P) =04 N(C) =16 N(P) =04 Fig. 3. The Structure of SRMONTO Figure 1 demonstrates five top levels of the developed ontology i.e. SRMONTO. Lower levels trivially expand the hierarchy therefore we have hidden them. It is an integration of Risk Identification Ontology, Risk Analysis Ontology, Risk Planning Ontology, Risk Control Ontology and Risk Tracking Ontology where N(C) is the number of concepts and N(P) is the number of relationships each ontology has. 7. PROPOSED SYLLABUS FOR SOFTWARE RISK MANAGEMENT Educators, for the most part, concur with this vision but have reacted slowly in implementing required curriculum changes. Bridging the gap between what is practitioners expect of graduates and what graduates have learned will require a fresh look at the IS curriculum. A key concern of curriculum designers is striking the right balance between technical and business knowledge. Figure 4 shows the curriculum developed for software risk management. 1. Introduction to Software Risk Management a. Software Risk Items b. Who should participate in Risk Management Process? c. Types of Software Risk Management i. Proactive ii. Reactive d. Software Risk Management Principles e. Software Risk Management Process i. Identification ii. Analysis and Prioritization iii. Plan and Schedule iv. Track and Report v. Control f. Summary 34 | www.ijar.lit.az INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I 2. Risk Identification a. Where can risk occur? i. Development Environment ii. Product Engineering iii. Program Constraints b. Risk Identification Techniques i. Affinity Grouping Technique ii. Checklists iii. Decision Driver Analysis iv. Assumption Analysis c. Risk Identification Guidelines d. Summary 3. Risk Analysis a. Categories of Risk i. Schedule Risk ii. Budget Risk iii. Operational Risk iv. Technical Risk v. Programmatic Risk b. Risk Analysis Techniques i. Qualitative Techniques 1. Hazard and Operability Study 2. Preliminary Risk Analysis 3. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis ii. Techniques for Dynamic Systems 1. Go Method 2. Digraph/Fault Graph 3. Markov Modelling 4. Dynamic Event Logic Analytical Methodology 5. Dynamic Event Tree Analysis Model iii. Tree-based Techniques 1. Fault Tree Analysis 2. Event Tree Analysis 3. Cause Consequence Analysis 4. Management Oversight Risk Tree 5. Safety Management Organization Review Technique c. Summary 4. Risk Planning a. Implementation Factors i. Availability of Staff ii. Funds iii. Impact of Risk iv. Probability of Risk Occurance b. Planning Process i. Develop Plan ii. Explore Alternatives iii. Review Recommendations c. Risk Management Strategies i. Avoid the risk ii. Accept the risk iii. Mitigate the risk iv. Transfer the risk d. Case Study e. Summary 5. Risk Tracking a. Risk Manager b. Risk Status Reporting c. Risk Tracking Techniques i. Risk Matrix ii. Risk Scale iii. Risk Assessment 1. Identify the hazards 2. Decide who might be harmed and how 3. Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions 4. Record the findings and implement them 5. Review the assessment and update iv. Milestone Tracking v. Summary 6. Risk Control a. Risk Control Strategies i. Acceptance ii. Avoidance B a k u , A z e r b a i j a n | 35 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Of ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. 3. No. 2. March, 2011, Part I iii. Contingency iv. Reduction v. Transference b. Risk Control Process i. Prioritize actions ii. Evaluate Recommended Control Options iii. Conduct Cost-Benefit Analysis iv. Select Control v. Assign Responsibility vi. Develop a Safeguard-Implementation Plan vii. Implement Selected Control c. Risk Control Methods i. Technical Methods 1. Support 2. Prevent 3. Detect and Recover ii. Non-technical Methods 1. Management Methods 2. Operational Methods Fig. 4. Proposed Curriculum for Software Risk Management 8. CONCLUSION AND FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS In this paper, a novel method for learning software risk management using an ontology based e-learning system has been presented. The ontology developed for the system has been effectively represented by OWL format and it has also been represented by semantically and visually. In order to eliminate the discrepancies, the curriculum for the software risk management has been developed. In future, a discussion forum may be developed for enabling interaction between students. Updating the Syllabus may be automated based on changes in the ontology. REFERENCES 1. Amal Zouaq and Roger Nkambou, "Building Domain Ontologies from Text for Educational Purposes", IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, VOL. 1, No. 1, January-March 2008, 2. Barry W. Boehm, Software Risk Management, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1993, 3. Boyce, S., & Pahl, C. (2007). Developing Domain Ontologies for Course Content. Educational Technology & Society, 10 (3), 275-288.Marie-H´el`ene Abel Dominique Lenne Claude Moulin, Using two ontologies to index e-learning resources, Proceedings of the IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI'04), 0-7695-2100-2/04. 4. Fairley, R. (1994) Risk management for software projects. IEEE Software 11:3 pp 57-67. 5. Francesco Colace, Member, IEEE, and Massimo De Santo, Member, IEEE, Ontology for E- Learning: A Bayesian Approach, IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, May 2010. 6. Horridge, M., H. Knublauch, A. Rector, R. Stevens, C. Wroe.: A Practical Guide To Building OWL Ontologies Using the Protégé-OWL Plugin and CO-ODE Tools, Technical Report, Ed. 1.0, The University Of Manchester (2004). 7. Karolak D W (1996) Software engineering risk management. IEEE Computer Society Press 8. Marvin. J.Carr, S.L.Konda, I.Monarch, F.C.Ulrich, C.F.Walker, "Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification", Software Engineering Institute Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1993. 9. Mizoguchi R. & Bourdeau, J(2000) Using ontological engineering to overcome common AI-ED problems. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 11(2), 107-121. 10. Myerson M. (1996) Risk Management Processes for Software Engineering Models. Artech House 11. E.Prud'hommeaux and A.Seaborne. SPARQL Query Language for RDF. http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-rdf-sparql-query-20080115/, January 2008. 12. C.R.Rene Robin and G.V. Uma, Ontology Based Semantic Knowledge Representation for Software Risk Management, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 2(10), 2010, 5611-5617. 13. Zhang D. and Nunamaker J. F. 2003, "Powering E-Learning In the New Millennium: an Overview of E-Learning and Enabling Technology", Information Systems Frontiers, vol. 5, no. 2, 2003, pp. 207-218. 14. Yoshihito Takahashi, Tomomi Abiko et.al., An Ontology-Based e-Learning System for Network Security, 19th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA'05), Taipei, Taiwan, March 25-March 30, 2005 Volume 1 ISBN: 0-7695-2249-1. 36 | www.ijar.lit.az
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This week I feel as though I am immersed in academia, albeit I am by no means an academic myself. Gerard has recently returned from a two week study stint for his OIV, which is a Master of Science in Wine (he's so clever, determined and inspiring), when he was in Paris studying – I love Paris and having lived there for a time many years ago I yearned to be there again enjoying the sights, the sounds and smells that are uniquely Parisienne, with my lovely husband, but sadly time did not allow me to be with him this time round as I had a few challenges here to continue to sort through, such as the ongoing legal battle, to divorce ourselves from a disastrous business relationship, staff development and recruitment, following two key members of the team leaving us to re-locate to different parts of the UK and I have also been busily collating and digesting information about AS levels and A levels for Romané, (our son), for when he is ready to have completed his GCSE's, (this summer) and embark upon his further learning…
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Meet the 2015 Rookies
Every year, the Phillies accept applicants from all around the Greater Philadelphia Area to land what many (at least if you ask any of us Veteran Ballgirls) believe to be one of the best jobs ever—the chance to be a Phillies Ballgirl. After surviving tryouts with dozens of girls, the newest members have been selected. The returning Ballgirls are happy to welcome 13 Rookies into our family and we hope you enjoy getting to know these young women as much as we have!
Hometown: North Wales, PA
College & Major: La Salle University, Nursing
Occupation: Student
Favorite Phillies Player: Cody Asche
Describe yourself in one word: Ambitious
Your biggest accomplishment: Becoming a Ballgirl of course!
Favorite Ballpark food: Definitely Crabfries
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I am really looking forward to interacting with the best fans in the world! I really hope becoming a ballgirl will open me up to new experiences and allow me to make a difference in the Phillies community!
If you could have one super power: Time travel
Biggest Pet Peeve: When people chew their gum loudly
One interesting fact about yourself: My real name (Bridgette) is spelled with an extra "t" and "e" because my dad spelled it wrong on my birth certificate, but my mom thought that it was bad luck to change it.
Hometown: Forked River, New Jersey
College & Major: West Chester University, Early Grades and Special Education
Occupation: Student
Favorite Phillies Player: Carlos Ruiz
Describe yourself in one word: Friendly
Your biggest accomplishment: Finally trying out and becoming a Phillies Ballgirl!
Favorite Ballpark food: Definitely Crabfries
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I am looking forward to representing this organization and being a part of all the amazing things they do. I also can't wait to make new memories with all these amazing girls.
If you could have one super power: Reading minds.
Biggest Pet Peeve: Bad grammar. It's the future teacher in me!
One interesting fact about yourself: I was in a Super Bowl commercial when I was 7 years old. We had to walk down the street in
New York City and I said the line "and that has made all the difference."
Hometown: Bridgeton, NJ
College & Major: Temple University, Speech Pathology
Occupation: Student/Bank Teller
Favorite Phillies Player: Chooch
Describe yourself in one word: Unpredictable
Your biggest accomplishment: Earning a softball scholarship at a Division 1 program because it was something I worked so hard for my whole life.
Favorite Ballpark food: A cheesesteak from Tony Luke's.
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I can't wait to start working with all the different charities and organizations on behalf of the Phillies. I'm also super excited to interact with the fans… no one beats Philly fans!
If you could have one super power: Time travel.
Biggest Pet Peeve: When people text with their keyboard sound on.
One interesting fact about yourself: I played on ESPN in the Little League World Series when I was younger.
Hometown: Perkasie, PA
College & Major: Penn State University, '13 | Sports Journalism
Occupation: Sports Information Director & Sponsor Account Manager for CollClubSports
Favorite Phillies Player: Carlos Ruiz
Describe yourself in one word: Determined
Your biggest accomplishment: As a dancer in THON 2013, I went a straight 46 hours with no sleeping or sitting. That was definitely my biggest accomplishment ever.
Favorite Ballpark food: Tony Luke's Cheesesteak with Hot Peppers
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I'm excited to spend an entire season with my favorite organization in the game of baseball, and to get to know all of the other ballgirls on the squad!
If you could have one super power: Super Vision (So I could see really far away and up close, and even at night.)
Biggest Pet Peeve: The sound of a pen clicking over and over in a quiet office.
One interesting fact about yourself: I had a Partial Season ticket plan for the 2008 Phillies Season with three of my close friends and, when the World Series came around, we were given tickets to Game 5. My three friends sold their tickets, but I went to Citizen's Bank on my own and saw the Phillies win the whole thing!
Hometown: Forked River, New Jersey
College & Major: The College of New Jersey // Communication Studies
Occupation: Student
Favorite Phillies Player: Chase Utley (We named my dog after him)
Describe yourself in one word: Kindhearted
Your biggest accomplishment: Finally making my dreams a reality and becoming part of the Phillies organization as a ballgirl!
Favorite Ballpark food: Chickie's and Pete's Crabfries, they are too good to resist.
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I am extremely excited to immerse myself in the Philadelphia community while being a role model for young girls. Being able to represent the Phillies with a great group of girls by my side will be an unforgettable experience!
If you could have one super power: Teleportation without a doubt so I could travel anywhere in no time.
Biggest Pet Peeve: When people chew with their mouth open. Yuck.
One interesting fact about yourself: My senior year of high school I was elected Homecoming Queen. I never let my sisters forget it!
Hometown: Philadelphia
College & Major: Saint Joseph's University, Majoring in Interdisciplinary Health Services Minor in Psychology
Occupation: 2015-2016 AmeriCorps Member and Student
Favorite Phillies Player: Forever and always a Jimmy Rollins Fan!
Describe yourself in one word: Vivacious
Your biggest accomplishment: I've won a lot of awards but winning the Jackie Robinson Award from the Phillies was pretty awesome.
Favorite Ballpark food: Can't go wrong with the classic hot dog
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: Just the experience as a whole. I've heard so many great things.
If you could have one super power: Invisibility
Biggest Pet Peeve: Other people's hair touching me.
One interesting fact about yourself: I put honey mustard on basically everything.
Hometown: Cinnaminson, NJ
College & Major: Holy Family University/Sports Marketing and Management
Favorite Phillies Player: Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels
Describe Yourself in One Word: Energetic
Your Biggest Accomplishment: Graduating College
Favorite Ballpark food: Crabfries
What you are looking forward to the most as a Phillies Ballgirl: Everything! I can't wait to a part of so much!
If you could have one super power: The ability to travel in time.
Biggest Pet Peeve: When pets are pet peeves and read receipts on phones
One interesting fact about yourself: I like guacamole—a lot. So much I could just eat it straight from the container. One time I was out to dinner, getting sushi with some of my college teammates, and I thought the wasabi on the plate was guacamole (don't ask why I thought Mexican food was in a Japanese restaurant). I just took a spoonful of wasabi only to have it set my mouth, esophagus and nose on fire.
Hometown: Fairless Hills, PA
College & Major: Temple University, Marketing Major with a Minor in Management Information Systems
Occupation: Full Time Student
Favorite Phillies Player: Chase Utley
Describe yourself in one word: Genuine
Your biggest accomplishment: Definitely becoming a Phillies Ballgirl
Favorite Ballpark food: Chickie's & Pete's Crabfries…with extra cheese!
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I am very excited to have the opportunity to represent the Philadelphia Phillies organization as a Ballgirl. I'm looking forward to interacting with the fans, helping out at charity events, spending time in the awesome atmosphere of the Phillies Ballpark, and meeting all the other Ballgirls.
If you could have one super power: Teleportation so I could be anywhere within seconds.
Biggest Pet Peeve: When people are rude
One interesting fact about yourself: I love to bake…cakes, cookies, cupcakes, anything and everything!
Hometown; Langhorne, Pa
College & Major: West Chester University, econdary Education- social studies with a minor in special education.
Occupation: student athlete
Favorite Phillies Player: My favorite Phillies player will always be Jimmy Rollins.
Describe yourself in one word: Bubbly
Your biggest accomplishment: Making it to the Division II Women's College World Series.
Favorite Ballpark food: HOTDOGS
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: Aiding the community, creating new friendships, and experiencing the game in a completely different light.
If you could have one super power: Lightning speed, because I'm a slowpoke.
Biggest pet peeve: When people don't use their turn signals.
One interesting fact about yourself: I love to fish. I have caught 2 sharks in my lifetime!
Hometown: Upper Darby, PA
College & Major:Business with a Minor in Spanish
Occupation: Ballgirl and Babysitter :)
Favorite Phillies Player: Cole Hamels
Describe yourself in one word: Bubbly
Your biggest accomplishment: My biggest accomplishment, next to becoming a Phillies Ballgirl, is when I led my high school softball team to win the state championship. It was an incredible experience with some of my best friends.
Favorite Ballpark food: Dollar Dog Night hotdogs of course!
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I'm so excited to get to interact with all of the fans and spread my love for the Phillies organization. It's going to be an amazing season!!
If you could have one super power: I would love to be able to teleport.
Biggest Pet Peeve: My biggest pet peeve is when people don't say "thank you. "
One interesting fact about yourself: I think cows are the cutest animals ever!
Hometown: Egg Harbor Township, NJ
College & Major: Temple University, Media Studies & Production Major (SENIOR! May grad!)
Occupation: Full-Time student / Part-Time Video Production Intern with 3601 Creative Group @ the Wells Fargo Center.
Favorite Phillies Player: CHOOOOOOOCH!
Describe yourself in one word: Loud
Your biggest accomplishment: Qualifying and going to the USAW (USA Weightlifting) National University Championships in Albuquerque, NM in September 2014
Favorite Ballpark food: CRABFRIES
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: Meeting all types of people and giving back to the community! There's nothing better than the feeling you get from doing something good for others—and having fun while doing it isn't too bad either!!
If you could have one super power: web-shooting… like Spiderman. So I can swiiiiiiiiing from things! (Sia reference)
Biggest Pet Peeve: Negative Nellies
One interesting fact about yourself: I train competitive CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting!
Hometown: Jamison, PA
College & Major: Penn State University/Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Occupation: Full time student and a waitress F
avorite Phillies Player: Chase Utley
Describe yourself in one word: Dedicated
Your biggest accomplishment: Becoming a Phillies Ballgirl!
Favorite Ballpark food: Ice cream in the Phillies helmet
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: Interacting with the fans, giving back to the community, and making new friends.
If you could have one super power: Teleportation
Biggest Pet Peeve: People chewing loudly
One interesting fact about yourself: I am very competitive and adventurous.
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
College & Major: Delaware Technical Community College/ Ultrasound & Radiology
Occupation: Full-time student
Favorite Phillies Player: Ben Revere
Describe yourself in one word: Energetic
Your biggest accomplishment: Being chosen as a Phillies Ballgirl.
Favorite Ballpark food: Of course the chicken fingers & crabfries!
What you are looking forward to most about being a Phillies Ballgirl: I am looking forward to giving back to the community by working at different charity events. I am also excited to work at one of the best ballparks around, Citizens Bank Park & to meet all of our wonderful phans! It is also going to be awesome working and growing close with the rest of ballgirls.
If you could have one super power: The ability to fly so I could go anywhere in timely matter & avoid traffic!
Biggest Pet Peeve: Negative people
One interesting fact about yourself: I have four cats. Yes, four! My family adopted one fourteen years ago and the other three I found and took into my home :-)
Hopefully you enjoyed getting to know the newest members of the Phillies Ballgirl family! Be on the lookout for an update from our returning Veterans in the future!
Help Our Kids Radiothon
All of the Ballgirls would have to agree that the best part of our job is seeing the bright smiles on kid's faces, especially the faces of children who are constantly in a hospital bed. On September 4th, Steph D, Alison N and Samantha got the opportunity to go to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children to help out with their fourth annual Radiothon. There were 7 local radio stations broadcasting on air from the hospital and dozens of volunteers answering the phones to take donations. After two days of phones ringing off the hook, the hospital raised $257,753, beating their total from last year!
Here's what the girls had to say about their day!
Steph D.
WOW! I am so happy that the hospital was able to raise over $250,000 for the kids! While we were there, you could just feel the determination in the room to get donations. From all of the radio personalities talking to their audiences to donate, to the volunteers glued to their seats answering phones; knowing that when the phone rings, someone is donating. They even let us sit in and answer phones! I had an amazing time getting to know some of the kids and even though we were only there for a couple hours, it truly was a great experience that I won't forget.
I had a great time when we visited the annual Radiothon to raise money for the children! The other ballgirls and I got to walk around the hospital and meet some of the kids. They were all so sweet and were so excited to get our ballgirl cards to show all of their friends. It really was an amazing experience to get to meet the kids and be in the joyful atmosphere of the hospital!
"Bat Boy Banter"
Anyone who has been to a Phillies game has noticed the boy in a Phillies uniform running in and out of the dugout. But who really is the Phillies Bat Boy?
His name is Tucker Colton, born and raised in Philadelphia. Right now Tucker is a sophomore at Drexel University studying business, which he hopes to use in the sports industry in the future. Although he is only twenty years old and completing his second season as the Phillies Bat Boy, he has been working in the industry for six years where he started with the Philadelphia 76ers.
We were fortunate to get the chance to get to know him better.
How did you find out about the Phillies Bat Boy position?
"I've always grown up loving sports. I met the former Phillies Bat Boy who was also working for the Sixers at the time, so I got to know him and learn about the job."
How do you balance school and work?
"It's always hard. I usually tell people I don't sleep a lot."
What is your game day routine?
"Depends what has to be done, I usually am here five or six hours before game time. So here's a typical routine for the day:
2:00pm- Go to the storage room and clean up from last night (helmets, catchers gear, anything left over), do laundry.
2:30pm- Stock the fridge in the bullpen and fill the cooler with ice, set up the dugout with powerade and water, go upstairs and change.
3:45pm- The pitchers are ready to warm up for batting practice, so I start to set up the bench with the bats, helmets, towels.
4:15pm- Batting practice starts now where I go out in center field and collect the balls that are hit into the outfield for an hour.
5:45pm- Someone watches the bench while I change into my uniform and eat dinner.
6:15pm- Get the gum, seeds, and coffee ready. A lot of players and coaches actually drink coffee.
7:05pm- The fans see what I do during the game.
10:00pm- After the game I clean up the dugout and bullpen.
10:30pm- Go into the clubhouse and see what needs to be done, which is usually cleaning the players shoes, which it gets bad on rainy days. I am done by 11ish, so I finish laundry, stock the coolers, and other duties."
Did you go through any training?
"No, I just kinda went off instinct and I've been around sports long enough to know the game. I try to make it easier for myself and the umpire, for example if I am going out to get a bat, I will bring out two balls with me while I am already on the field. I also try not to interrupt the flow of the game during a 3-2 count. I always try to keep my head up so I don't get hit by any balls still in play. "
How long can you be a Bat Boy?
"Well I wanna be it as long as I can, but it's up to the Clubhouse Manager to ask me back. I meet with him at the end of the season and he will either ask me back or won't. Regardless it's been awesome these past two years."
A few of us wanted to ask Tucker some questions that we had. And here are his answers:
Kelly R wants to know… What advice who you give the next incoming Bat Boy?
"Have fun with it, but always be professional. You are not a player, you are a worker."
Kory wants to know…What was the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you as a Bat Boy?
"Earlier this year we were playing the Cubs, we were up 10-1, and I ran into the dugout but I couldn't get any traction on the top step and flew right next to Jimmy. Everyone was asking me if I was okay and how did it even happen. Luckily we were winning…"
Erin wants to know…Who's your favorite Phillies player (past or present) and why?
"They are all my favorites…as long as I'm their favorite Bat Boy."
Kelly N wants to know…Have you ever wanted to race a ballgirl to the ball and see who would win?
"Yes, and I think I would win every time. But sometimes I'm running around so much I just let the Ballgirl get it."
Mackenzie wants to know…If there is a movie about your life who would play you and why?
"Some people say I look like Adam Sandler, so maybe him. And I guess he is funny enough…and he does Water Boy."
Alyssa wants to know…Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions?
"It's more of a routine than superstition stuff. I do have some handshakes with some of the players, so that's cool."
Steph T wants to know…What has been the most rewarding thing about being a Bat Boy?
"The relationships definitely. These are professional athletes who are already well-known or some are still on the rise and they are going to go places after they are done playing like coaching or commentating. And here I am a twenty-year old college kid, just lucky to be in their presence and they take me under their wing. I'm really fortunate to get that aspect of the game. And that's what a lot of people don't see."
Abby wants to know…Which player do you think would make the best Phanatic, given the opportunity?
"Best Phanatic… Papelbon would be good…No one is really goofy."
Michelle wants to know… If you couldn't be a Bat Boy for the Phillies, which MLB team would you be a Bat Boy for?
"Well why wouldn't I be a Bat Boy for the Phillies? Hmmm…Callifornia was fun and temperature was perfect every day, but I think Miami might be the place."
Katie wants to know…Which player is the best dressed?
"Dom Brown always looks sharp, always. He can go fancy, he can go stylish, he can go whatever he wants, he rocks it well, matching from head to shoes."
Steph D wants to know…When you first started as a Bat Boy did the players do any initiations?
"I still don't know to this day who did it, but the second week there was a cold rain delay game, and by the time it was over it was 11pm. I found my jeans in the fridge so I had to wear them home. They were freezing cold so that wasn't good. I still don't know who did it. I just wore it."
Taylor wants to know…What is one interesting fact about yourself that not many people know?
"I speak Spanish fluently. And that helped because we have a lot of Spanish speaking guys on the team. Hernandez was my favorite because he spoke like three words in English so we spoke in Spanish all the time."
We took a step away from baseball and asked Tucker "This or That" questions.
Taylor Swift or Nicki Minaj?
Taylor Swift
Sunrise or Sunset?
Sunrise when you are awake for it.
Christmas or Halloween?
Halloween. I do have a banana costume that I wear every year.
Ferris Wheel or Roller Coaster?
Ferris Wheel.
Block Party Dinner for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games
Recently, we had the opportunity to attend the closing dinner of the National Veterans Wheelchair Games at the Philadelphia Convention Center. We met some absolutely incredible people from all over the country with amazing stories to tell.
It was a humbling experience. There were veterans of all ages, even some younger than us, who lost limbs or ended up paralyzed as a result of protecting our country. But regardless of being confined to a wheelchair, these men and women were so positive and committed to living a fulfilling life. One man had better dance moves than most able-bodied people! These vets were not handicapped – they were some of the most fearless people I've ever met.
The event it itself was a lot of fun. We busted a few moves on the dance floor, cheered as the infamous and beloved Mummers paraded through the Grand Hall and shared quite a few laughs as we posed with silly props in the photo booth.
As we were heading out after dinner ended, we stopped at the Wall of Inspiration – a giant white canvas filled with motivational words and expressions of gratitude. Obviously, we had to stop and add to it.
It was one of the most gratifying events we've had the opportunity to attend as part of the Phillies organization, and we're awfully proud to be a part of that.
The Boys Are Back In Town
The Ballgirls are looking forward to this weekend's Phillies Toyota Alumni Weekend, taking place during a series against the New York Mets. Every day from August 8-11, fans will have the opportunity to see former Phillies All-Stars and Wall of Famers, as well as receiving awesome giveaways! Be sure to stop by CBP and join in on the excitement!
Take a look at what a few of the Ballgirls are most excited about….
Kelly N
This weekend at Citizens Bank Park is Alumni Weekend. There are many different events going on throughout the day Friday through Sunday that we are all looking forward to. It will be nice to see all of the alumni come back to the park and see the current players interacting with them. I am very excited to see Charlie Manuel back on the field! He did a lot for Philadelphia when he was here and he deserves a night dedicated to him. Congrats Charlie! See you on Saturday!
This will be my first alumni weekend at CBP and I honestly can't wait! I've grown up loving the Phillies and can't wait to maybe run into Mike Liberthal or Pat Burrell around the stadium this weekend. I think alumni weekend is important because it brings around old time favorites and game day heroes to remind fans of seasons past. I think it could be particularly inspiring because I remember back in 2007 the Phillies came back from something like 7 and half games to win the division. Let's channel those good vibes.
Alumni Weekend is finally here, and I am eager to see all the players that have contributed to this organization's prestigious and renowned reputation over the years. I am most excited to see Tommy Greene, as he was the alumni that went with Taylor and I to my first ever appearance as a ballgirl, and I will never forget that! Also, Mike Schmidt is another player I am excited to see, even though we just saw him when Jimmy broke his Phillies' all-time hit record! Alumni weekend is a nice reminder of the rich roots that baseball has, not only in Philadephia, but all over the United States as America's past time. To top it all off, I am the first baseline ballgirl for Sunday's game! Go Phillies!
After wearing the commemorative '64 jersey on Father's Day to honor Jim Bunning's perfect game 50 years ago and watching him throw out the first pitch, I am excited to see his return alumni weekend. It's going to be great to see some of my favorite players back on the field as well as the atmosphere of the stadium Saturday night when Charlie Manuel is inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame. I am schedule to work the alumni luncheon as well as the third baseline for Sunday's game. To culminate the weekend I am working the alumni golf outing.
"Today a Reader. Tomorrow a Leader"
A handful of Ballgirls were privileged to volunteer their time on Monday night and assist Ryan Howard's Big Piece Foundation with their second annual "Stand Up For Literacy" event. The event was held at The Franklin Institute where Ryan and Krystle Howard were joined by Phillies teammates, sponsors, and friends and family for a full night of celebration to honor the foundation's blooming success.
The Big Piece Foundation raises awareness about the overly prevalent issue of illiteracy throughout elementary schools in Philadelphia. Krystle Howard's background in education and teaching is a huge driving force behind this foundation's efforts. With the help of her husband Ryan who was brought up in an education-driven family, the couple raises money and awareness to create new learning opportunities for the children of Philadelphia. They are hoping for continued success of the program, so that they can expand beyond the city of Philadelphia.
The event kicked off with a happy hour for all guests and a special red carpet photo opportunity for players and their wives. Guests were able to explore the extravagant silent auction items and place bids before dinner was served. After a few words from Ryan and Krystle Howard, a live auction got the crowd going, and raised many thousands of dollars for The Big Piece Foundation. The event concluded with a comedy set by Tommy Johnagin from Comedy Central.
During our time at the event, the ballgirls greeted and escorted guests to the red carpet for photographs, provided assistance during the live auction, and escorted guests to the comedy show. It was such a great experience to see the Phillies community join together in support of such a great charity foundation. Not to mention seeing the players and their wives outside of the stadium and in a formal setting!
The Ballgirls all wish for continued success for the Big Piece Foundation!
For more information about the Big Piece Foundation, check out the website below!
Phillies Players and Their "Twins"
Ever wonder if you have a twin somewhere in the world? Well, we decided to find out who some of the players celebrity twins were. Here are our choices!
Megan – Cole Hamels and Carson Daily, Host of the Voice
Steph D. – Jimmy Rollins and Anthony Mackie, Actor
Steph T. – Antonio Bastardo and Desean Jackson, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins
Michelle – Cliff Lee and Hugh Laurie, Actor
Erin – John Mayberry Jr. and Chris Rock, comedian and actor
Kelly N. – Marlon Byrd and Reggie Bush, running back for the Detroit Lions
Mackenzie – Cody Asche and Ryan Gosling, Actor
All-Star Break
The players aren't the only ones who get time off. How did the ballgirls spend their break? Read below to find out how a few of the girls like to relax when not at work, and where they will be besides CBP at night!
Kelly R
On my All Star break I will be going down to the Delaware beaches to spend some time with my family and friends. Of course I will go shopping at the outlets, eat at our favorite restaurants, and go to the boardwalk!
My plans for the All Star break are to relax on the beach and take a break from work! I think it is always helpful to take a step back from everyday life, and not have a worry in the world. I am going to be spending time with my family and boyfriend. Our team will hopefully come back stronger than ever after this break and I know the ball girls will be ready to cheer them on.
During the All Star Break I will be working at my other job in Ocean City. I work on the boardwalk at a store called the Sunglass Menagerie. I will also be packing up because I will be leaving for the Disney Cruise on Thursday! We are going on the cruise for my grandparents 55th wedding anniversary so my mom's entire side of the family will be attending. I'm so excited to finish out this work week in Ocean City and head onto the cruise.
It's been a pretty long season so far, so the All Star break is much needed for all of us! I am taking 5 classes this summer term at Drexel, so my break will be occupied by schoolwork and studying. Luckily, I have off on Wednesdays so I'm hoping to head to the shore and get some valuable beach time in with friends! I hope to see some fans there with their new beach towels! Good luck to Chase Utley in the All Star game! My family and I will be watching!
During the All Star Break I will be working at my other job during the day, and then spending time with friends and family after work! I'm planning on going to the gym at night so I can officially start my training for the Spartan Race at CBP (end of September). It's been hard for me to spend enough time getting together a training regime, so I am going to focus on that this week!
Back to the Basics!
People wonder what kind of training process we go through and what we really do while being on the field. Well here are your answers!
The Rookies have to train for four consecutive games to learn what to do when the ball comes down the baseline. After their four training games, they are allowed to be on the field by themselves the following month.
Here are some of the Ballgirls experiences being trained or being the ones training the Rookies. Enjoy!
The first time I stepped on the field to train my heart was racing because I was so nervous! I was sitting in the stool shaking because I couldn't even believe I was sitting on the foul line during a Phillies game! My first night on the field I got to see a walk off win in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a homerun Reid Brignac!! After that I think my nerves went away and I was able to enjoy myself and relax a bit. Once I got comfortable being on the field, I was able to walk around and get to know the fans sitting in my section, which just made the day even more enjoyable! Another great memory I'll never forget is being on the field when Jimmy Rollins tied the all time-hit record! The crowd was roaring with excitement and I couldn't believe I had the best seat in the house for that milestone in Phillies history! Overall my training process was unbelievably exciting and I can't thank the Vets who trained me enough! They made me feel so comfortable on the field and made me realize there is nothing to be nervous about. Most importantly I realized how much I love my job!!
I had such a fun time training the rookies! It was fun being on the other side of the fence and watching our little ones doing their thing. I gave a lot of advice but the most important things I told them was 1. Your stool is a part of your body; you wouldn't want to forget a part of your body, right? and 2. Always be smiling, you never know when they will be on TV for an awkward 30 seconds. This year, I was the one who knew what to do and teaching them how to do it was pretty fun. There was a time I was training Alison W. and while she was on the field for the last couple of innings Ryan Howard hit a three-run homerun walk-off to beat the Rockies 6-3. We were both jumping up for joy and giving the fans high fives. The atmosphere of the stadium was awesome. It's great being a part of this organization and the feeling of seeing the biggest smile on a little kids face after handing them a baseball is an unexplainable.
Training was so much fun. Getting to sit on the field for the first time was as nerve-wracking as it was exciting! After the first few pitches, though, it was easy not to let my nerves get the best of me and it was the most amazing experience. During training, I was lucky enough to be ON the field when Jimmy Rollins broke Mike Schmidt's franchise hits records. Being on the field and witnessing a piece of Phillies history–I can't describe it. The inning stopped for at least 10 minutes and between being on the field and listening to the fans, the experience was breathtaking. I haven't been on the field by myself yet because I trained so late because I was away at school, but I can't wait!
The hardest part about making the transition from a softball player to a ballgirl is to pay attention to where the players are instead of the ball. We have an instinct to look straight at the pop up or run towards a ground ball as soon as it is hit but now we have to look at where the players are running to and allow them to field the ball. Grabbing your stool and running out of the way of the play seemed hard at first but it became second nature after having the comfort of a vet next to me and spending more time on the field. My most enjoyable experience training the rookies this year was being with them the first time they stepped on the field. They were excited and nervous when they had to take their first step onto the field especially noticing that they were apart of the game now. They had so much fun and I could tell their first experience on the field was just as surreal as mine. Seeing them give a ball to a fan and make someone's day is something truly unexplainable. Training the rookies was also a great way to get to know them. The group of ballgirls are inseparable. We spend so much time together and share once in a life time experiences with each other. Plus, we love each other's company!
As a new rookie ballgirl, I have been constantly learning new things and being apart of new experiences. But training to be on the field has definitely been the most exciting thing yet. Stepping out on the field for the first time will be an experience I will never forget. Walking onto the field with so many fans behind me made me feel anxious but I was ready to take on this experience. After a few nights of training, I finally got my hands on a foul ball and was able to give it to a little girl nearby who was jumping for joy. Once training was over, it was time for my first game on the field with no vet there to guide me. The nerves were rushing through my body when I was getting announced but then something sparked in me as I was running to my spot along the first base line. I looked up and there I saw my parents, friends, and family standing nearby to cheer me on. It was the best feeling in the world and I will never forget this amazing experience. I can't wait to what the rest of the season has in store!
My overall experience with training has been so much fun! I loved every part of it! The first time I stepped on the field was mixed with emotions. I could not believe that I was on the field in front of a stadium full of people. I was so nervous that my legs were shaking while I was sitting on the stool. I was nervous until I got the first foul ball hit to me. After that, all the nerves left. I knew that there was nothing to be nervous about. The vets that trained me were awesome and made me feel so confortable. Now that we are all trained, my legs no longer shake and I am calm. One memorable moment was my first jacket run; realizing that you're in the middle of a Major League Baseball game was eye opening. Overall, being a rookie is so much fun and I am looking forward to many more memories to come!
When I was doing my four training games, I was so ready to be on the field. When I finally had my chance, I didn't feel nervous but rather was dying to get my first ball. The opportunity didn't come until part way through my last game and when it did, I was so excited! It was Memorial Day and I was able to give the ball to a soldier in uniform. It was definitely a special moment and one of my favorite ballgirl experiences to date.
I really loved training because you got to be on the field so many times in such a short span of time which was awesome. I was completely in awe the first time I got to go down on the field I just couldn't believe that I was finally there. I've wanted to have the opportunity for so long it just seemed surreal. One of the really awesome things that happened when I was training my cousins happened to be sitting along the first baseline when I was working and I was able to give him a foul ball! His face just completely lit up. Just yesterday was my first time all by myself and I was a little nervous at first, but also so excited because it finally felt totally real. My friends and family came out to see me, I just couldn't feel more grateful to have this job.
"Off the Baseline and Onto the Field"
Kelly N
This past Sunday, the Ballgirls traveled down to Sports at the Beach in Georgetown, DE. It was a two hour ride for most of us but it was a great opportunity to get a chance to catch up with everyone. We all have very different schedules and are not usually in the same place at the same time. I had a lot of fun playing in the softball game and getting to cheer on the riders from the Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding Group. Just seeing a smile on their face was definitely worth the trip down there!
Although not many of the fans may realize, the ballgirls participate in charity softball games throughout the year. It's a great way for bonding outside the stadium as a team, and we can finally see each other play in a game! We have all grown up playing competitive softball, so as you can imagine, it is hard to ignore our first instincts of making a play on a ball coming towards us during the Phillies games. Getting back on the field felt great! We played our first charity game with the Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding group, and I couldn't have asked for a better afternoon. The entire organization was wonderful, and I would love to work with them again!
The charity softball game we played in was an amazing experience. The people there were so nice and the experience for the kids was awesome. I was happy that all the ballgirls could make the kids day just by being there and playing softball with them. The softball game was a great way to bring family and friends together for a great cause!
This charity softball game was so much fun! We were able to meet many great people including one young man named Sasha. He was so full of energy and was making us laugh the entire game. He not only cheered for his team but for our team as well. No matter what the outcome of the game was, we all had a blast being able to play at Sports at the Beach. The little things like seeing a big smile on kids' faces or hearing them tell everyone how excited they are because they got our trading cards are only two of the many reasons of why we love our job.
Steph T
Our charity softball game was a ton of fun! It was such a great experience and it felt incredible to be a part of such a great organization. Being able to put a smile on each of the kid's faces brightened my day and made my experience that much more wonderful! I am looking forward to working with other great charities and making a difference.
This past weekend was so much fun! It was great getting to play ball, and even better seeing the smiling faces of the riders from SDTR after their at bat. It warmed my heart to see how happy the organization was to have us there. The weather was beautiful for a pre-game photo shoot on the beach, too!


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