Betty Phillips will be inducted into its 2025 Hall of Fame class in recognition of her lifetime of dedication to the Winchester Royals.
Betty has been a part of the Royals franchise for more than four decades, beginning in 1979, the team’s first season.
Betty is a long-time volunteer and former board member of the Royals and served as the organization’s secretary and treasurer. She worked on the concession stand for more than a decade before taking over in the ticket booth and becoming one of the 50/50 ladies. She retired as the team’s treasurer in 2022.
Betty joins her late husband Jim in the VBL Hall of Fame. Her husband was inducted in the inaugural VBL Hall of Fame class of 2016.
The Phillips family served as a host family for the Royals for more than 15 summers.
There will now be three husband and wife tandems in the Hall of Fame. Along with the Jim and Betty Philips, Harrisonburg’s Bob and Teresa Wease are both in the Hall and former Staunton Braves owners Boyd and Kay Snyder are part of this year’s class along with Betty.