Softball Baby Gender Reveal: The Pitch Is Good…It’s A Girl!

May 11, 2015

A single softball pitch and an explosion of pink made Mother’s Day extra special for mom-to-be Ali Martin of Bratt.

Ali and boyfriend Marshall Rolin are expecting a baby in mid-October. The couple picked a gender reveal that was a bit different than most — an “exploding” softball filled with colored chalk. Both love softball, and decided that it would be a home run way to answer the big boy or girl question.

Neither knew the gender..Ali was given a sealed envelope by the ultrasound tech last Wednesday. She made two softballs, one filled with blue chalk, the other with pink. They looked exactly the same, so she placed them in bags with a note labeling which was which.

Sunday at the ballpark, Ali’s cousin Sydney McGhee went to her car, opened the envelope and picked the correct softball to be pitched before family and friends. No one else knew before the pitch.

“I was really nervous about pitching it,” she said. Ali wound up and pitched it to Marshall, who slammed the ball into an explosion of pink.

“I’m extremely excited about it,” she said Sunday night, now knowing that she has a little girl on the way. “Now that we know the gender  and everything, I am so excited for the big day.”

The couple has not yet picked a name for their little girl, but they already know they’d like her to have the initials “MJR”. Marshall, his mom, his dad and his two brothers all share the initials “MJR”.

“I just pray that I can be the best mom to my sweet little girl and give her everything she deserves and even more,” Ali said. “My heart is so full of happiness and love, that I can’t imagine how I will feel when the big day is finally here. I am so ready for it.”

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Comments

11 Responses to “Softball Baby Gender Reveal: The Pitch Is Good…It’s A Girl!”

  1. Paulette farmer on January 29th, 2017 6:20 pm

    We are planning a gender reveal for my daughter and I’m looking for the powder filled softball

  2. Ashley on November 14th, 2015 12:32 pm

    How did you make the softballs?!?

  3. Gary on May 12th, 2015 4:24 pm

    That is so cool. Congrats Ali and I hope all goes well. I am raing a teenage girl now so tell daddy to be wary of teenage boys when the day comes. ;o) HA HA HA!

  4. Debbie on May 12th, 2015 11:07 am

    I love the way you picked to do it!!!
    I love softball too and that was so cool!!!
    Enjoy every minute of your lives together!!!!

  5. BLT on May 11th, 2015 2:01 pm

    My cousins would have switched softballs just to mess with me.

  6. mike basd on May 11th, 2015 9:40 am

    Mary Jo Rolin

  7. Sydney on May 11th, 2015 9:06 am

    Ahhh Congratulations! I’m as excited as you! Can’t wait to be a part of your big day!

  8. Summer on May 11th, 2015 8:17 am

    Congratulations! I love you so much!

  9. Lori Trail on May 11th, 2015 8:14 am

    Congratulations

  10. Ali on May 11th, 2015 6:59 am

    Thank you so much for sharing our story!!! We love it!

  11. RJM on May 11th, 2015 2:45 am

    Congratulations and wishing you all the best.

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