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| Emily Poeschl, Miss Nebraska 2006 |
The promotion was enough to draw Emily Poeschl, Miss Nebraska USA 2006, out to the ballpark in hopes of finding the grand prize.
“I want to win those $2,000 earrings that are down on the field tonight,” Poeschl said before the contest began. “We’ve got my sister and my mom, my aunt and I are all here. So we’ve got a four in one hundred chance of finding the diamond.”
She didn’t win the earrings, but she was one of ten women to find a box with a certificate for a “Remember Rosenblatt” commemorative plate.
Before that, Poeschl had the chance to throw out one of the ceremonial first pitches of the game between the Omaha Royals and Albuquerque Isotopes – a game that Omaha won 4-1 behind a strong pitching effort from starter Gaby Hernandez.
Poeschl was pumped up about the opportunity to throw one of the ceremonial first pitches – something she had not planned on when she came to the park, but was happy to do when one of the 100 women who won the opportunity declined it.
As a former intern for the Lincoln Saltdogs, Poeschl knows her way around the baseball diamond. She’s also a fan of the Omaha Royals.
“I’m a huge Omaha Royals fan,” Poeschl said. “Here’s an interesting fact for you – I actually went to grade school, and to middle school, high school, college with Alex Gordon. We’re friends from way back. But I’m a big Omaha Royals fan. I think it’s great for the community.
“I previously worked for the AHL team – the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights hockey team that was here in town. Things didn’t work out so well. So it’s great to see an actual professional sport that’s been able to stay here in Omaha for so long and have so much success. Hopefully that will continue on at the new stadium.”
Poeschl says being Miss Nebraska USA 2006 was the most amazing year of her life. She loved participating in community events, meeting a lot of people and working with kids. She recalled being part of the process of making one girl’s dream come true.
“Here in Omaha, I volunteered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and modeled in a few different charity fashions shows,” Poeschl said. “It’s one thing to model in a charity fashion show, but it’s another thing to actually meet the kids who this is impacting.
“One of the girls wanted to be a model, so she wanted to be in the show and she wanted to meet Tyra Banks. So, we were able to make that wish come true for her.”
