{"id":206198,"date":"2023-10-26T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=206198"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:00:47","slug":"uconn-women-in-baseball-you-never-know-who-is-going-to-have-the-perfect-role-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2023\/10\/uconn-women-in-baseball-you-never-know-who-is-going-to-have-the-perfect-role-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Women in Baseball: \u2018You Never Know Who Is Going to Have the Perfect Role for You\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alumna Lindsay Adams \u201922 (BUS), a law student at Fordham University, didn\u2019t know a soul who worked in Major League Baseball, but she didn\u2019t let that prevent her from landing her dream internship.<\/p>\n

She scrolled through LinkedIn and sent messages to everyone she could find who was affiliated with MLB. She ended up connecting with the woman who would become her supervisor.<\/p>\n

Adams spent the summer as a legal business and tech intern.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople really do want to help you if they can,\u2019\u2019 Adams says. \u201cI left the School of Business with a strong belief in asking questions and with the recommendation to talk to everyone you can. You never know who is going to have the perfect role for you.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Adams isn\u2019t the only UConn School of Business woman to lend her expertise to the baseball world this past summer. Junior Jamie Greene \u201924 (BUS) interned for the Boston Red Sox Foundation, working on community-impact projects, and senior Madison \u201cMaddie\u2019\u2019 Hill \u201924 (BUS) returned to the New Britain Bees for her second summer, spearheading ticket sales and promotions. Both women are marketing majors.<\/p>\n

Students Want to Blend Their Career, Personal Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly Kennedy, director of transformative learning at the School of Business, says the students she meets have a strong desire to explore different industries, companies, and roles that appeal to both their academic and personal interests.<\/p>\n

Women are finding new opportunities in professional sports and athletics that likely wouldn\u2019t have been available to previous generations, Kennedy says. She believes Green, Hill, and Adams are setting themselves up for success.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese students have proactively engaged on campus and acquired the industry-specific skills crucial for success to be marketable in a competitive industry like sports management,\u2019\u2019 Kennedy says. \u201cAnd if their career preferences shift after completing an internship, the experience will equip them with valuable transferable skills for the future.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

At Red Sox Foundation, Greene Fulfilled Her Goal of Helping Others<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of Greene\u2019s earliest memories are of family trips to Boston Red Sox games, typically a few times each summer. A family friend who worked for the Sox always had some trinkets for the Greene children to bring home. Those game days were among the highlights of her childhood.<\/p>\n

When Caitlin Naughton, the Red Sox human resources coordinator, spoke with the School of Business\u2019 Women in Business organization, Greene asked her about opportunities, which eventually led to a paid internship.<\/p>\n

Greene\u2019s work supported the Red Sox Foundation\u2019s mission, which focuses on family and community health, education, and recreation. She enjoyed working with the Fenway Park Learning Lab, a new program that invites sixth-graders in for educational tours and includes math, history, and science lessons with a sports theme.<\/p>\n

She also liked meeting with fans that had received unique Red Sox experiences. \u201cThat was a highlight for me,\u2019\u2019 she says. \u201cThe families were always the most excited and the honorary \u2018bat kids\u2019 would go into the dugout and meet the players. That was an unforgettable moment for them, and it always made my day.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Greene says she as she embarks on her career, she wants to work for an organization, like the Red Sox Foundation, that values community service.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up, I was involved in Girl Scouts since kindergarten,\u2019\u2019 Greene says. \u201cHelping others is a value that I hold. I\u2019ve also always loved the Red Sox and have played and loved watching sports my whole life. I\u2019m interested in working for the MLB or the NFL.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Back at UConn, Greene is a game-day assistant for the UConn Athletics Department, with responsibility for engaging fans and helping with promotions for baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and hockey games. She enjoys the student-participation contests and meeting many people. \u201cNo two days are the same, but it is always fun,\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

Greene started her paid internship in Boston just days after returning from a month in Italy, studying and traveling through UConn\u2019s Global Study Abroad program.<\/p>\n

But she has left a little piece of her heart in Boston, where everyone was very welcoming. The first day she arrived, the entire Foundation team cheered, and she knew then that the summer would be incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked in the building across from the park but I rarely sat in my office,\u2019\u2019 Greene says. \u201cI went back and forth to Fenway Park all day. It wasn\u2019t long before even security knew who I was. I couldn\u2019t have been happier.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

HuskyTHON Experience Benefitted Adams\u2019 Job Search<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Alumna
Alumna Lindsay Adams \u201922 (BUS), a law student at Fordham University, used networking skills acquired at UConn to meet employees of Major League Baseball, leading to an incredible summer internship in the New York headquarters. \u201cI was surprised how many (people) were willing to help,\u2019\u2019 she says. (contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adams, an enthusiastic New York Mets fan, says as a business major she knew how critical it would be to network if she wanted to work at MLB. She contacted people in the industry through LinkedIn.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d send them a message telling them about my interest and asking if they could spare a few minutes to talk,\u2019\u2019 she says. \u201cThey didn\u2019t know me, or owe me anything, and they\u2019re very busy people. But I was surprised how many were willing to help.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

One of the women she met became her boss, but not until she had been through a four-stage interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis internship was a dream come true,\u2019\u2019 she says. \u201cIt was incredible, so perfect for me.\u2019\u2019 Adams worked in the group that oversees sponsors, advertising, and marketing deals. \u201cI had a \u2018marketing brain\u2019 from undergrad and I helped with contractual work with MLB partners, including data rights, liability for spectators, foreign and domestic advertising and everything from online marketing to exclusive ticket promotions.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

As a UConn senior, Adams was co-director of campus affairs for the annual HuskyTHON dance marathon\/fundraiser in 2022. She developed the skills to handle a demanding and important challenge. As a marketing student she also worked for professors Bill Ryan and Mary Caravella, helping to plan events, write a newsletter, and manage corporate partners. Those experiences enhanced her professionalism and organization skills.<\/p>\n

Adams described the MLB office, near Rockefeller Plaza, as \u201cinsanely cool.\u2019\u2019 Working in the MLB headquarters she had the chance to meet people who specialize in everything from corporate finance to video game development. The days were never dull.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so thrilled to be a small part of what goes on there and see how everything works together,\u2019\u2019 she says. She envisions a career working on the legal side of the sports or entertainment industry. \u201cMy dream job would be to work at MLB in one of the jobs I helped support.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Hill Wants to Become a Player Agent<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Senior
Senior Madison \u201cMaddie\u2019\u2019 Hill \u201924 (BUS) spent her second summer with the New Britain Bees organization. \u201cOur players play so hard at every game and they cheer each other on. It\u2019s just a great environment,\u2019\u2019 says Hill, who wants to become general manager of a professional sports team. (contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hill credits her dad with turning her, and her two brothers, into die-hard Red Sox fans from the time they were toddlers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was that annoying little kid who walked around the playground asking everyone if they knew the stats!\u2019\u2019 she says, laughing. At the New Britain Bees, a Futures Collegiate Baseball League, she handled ticket sales and promotions last summer, her second year working for the organization. She got the job initially through the traditional application process.<\/p>\n

The stadium was always a joyful place to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crowd is so great. Every game night there is a great turnout and the community really comes together to support the team. The players are from all over the country and are here to improve their skills,\u2019\u2019 she says. \u201cWe\u2019ve got hard-core fans in the stands, as well as more casual spectators who enjoy the entertainment. Our players play so hard at every game and they cheer each other on. It\u2019s just a great environment!\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Hill is also the team manager for the UConn women\u2019s soccer team, where she juggles everything from post-game food plans to contacting rival teams to making sure the buses arrive on time. \u201cMy job is to make sure everything behind the scene is perfect and no one has to worry,\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy ultimate goal is to become a general manager of a major league team, most likely baseball, but I\u2019m also open to others,\u2019\u2019 she says. Everyone at the Bees organization was eager to let her try new tasks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super lucky to be able to use my business knowledge and my passion at the same place. Ultimately, I would like to be involved in transactions in baseball or become a player agent,\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

Although it may not, make it onto her resume, Hill says there is one particular aspect of the Bees job that she will find irreplaceable.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my favorite things to do is the hot-dog toss!,\u2019\u2019 Hill says, which entails throwing warm, well-packaged hot dogs to Bees fans in the stands. \u201cThe fans just love it!\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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