Blues Baseball

I was on the Promotional Team for the San Luis Obispo Blues Baseball Team. I learned the different aspects of how the baseball game is run from behind the scenes. Every series I would rotate positions.

Hospitality

In charge of parking for staff and Blues players. When gates open get transferred to check-in season pass holders and player pass lists.

Beer 1

Beer 1 is the main alcohol sales department. We sell 4 tapped beers and 7 types of wine at this cart. Either will be in the car pouring the drinks or at the tables taking to orders on the iPad.

Marketing

Marketing is in charge of all the promotions during the game. There are promotions at the end of the 2nd-7th innings. Also in charge of giving away the prizes to the raffles throughout the game.

Merchandise

Merchandise is in charge of all the Blues gear that is sold at the game. Helped out customers who come up with questions and charge them.

Tickets

Tickets is in charge of making sure everyone walking in has a ticket. Either scanning online tickets or ripping physical ones. Gives everyone a stamp that wants to come back inside the stadium.

Programs

Selling programs that have the lucky numbers or the raffle and the colored stickers for the horse race at the 6th inning. Also sells the tennis balls for our tennis ball toss at the bottom of the 5th inning.

Beer 2

Beer 2 is our second beer station. Only sells 3 beers on tap and cans of cider as well.

Scoreboard

Up in the press box, in charge of the scoreboard for the game. Making sure you get all the calls and scores right throughout the entire game.

BlueBelle

BlueBelle is the mascot for the Blues. When on marketing BlueBelle comes out at the beginning of each game and during the 7th inning.

Promotions

Golf

At the end of the 3rd inning is our Golf promotion. Each game a different player will try and hit a golfball onto the green or in the hole. If they do a fan will win a gift card for a round of golf.

Dizzy Bat

At the end of the 4th inning is the Dizzy Bat race. Two people will spin on a bat and then run around the bases.

Positions

Promotions

Positions

Tennis Ball Toss

At the end of the 5th inning is the Tennis Ball Toss. Fans throw tennis balls, purchased at the program cart. They try to get it over the netting and into the bucket. If they make it in the get a season pass to the Blues games. If no one gets it in, the one closest one gets a gift card.

Blues Derby

Behind the fence

In front the fence

At the end of the 6th inning is the Blues Derby. Holding horses up on sticks interns run behind the fence. The color that wins determines which color sticker on the programs gets the Blue Scores, You Score pricing. The black horse means that everyone with a program wins.

Footloose Frenzy

At the end of the 7th inning is the Footloose Frenzy. Interns gather the kids shoes in buckets and throw them out near second base. Kids line up on the third base line and run put both shoes on and run back. First girl and boy to cross the line get a prize.