Ronnie Gajownik shadowed Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo during the club's split-squad loss to the San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon.

"It was awesome," Gajownik said. "I didn't realize how big of a moment it was until (pitching coach Brent Strom) told me in the fifth inning, he's like, 'They're doing articles all over about you. You're trending!'"

Gajownik, 29, was hired during the offseason as manager of Arizona's minor league affiliate Hillsboro Hops. She'll be the first woman to manage a Class High-A team.

Gajownik and Lovullo sat next to each other in chairs just outside the dugout, talking for the better part of three hours.

"I told her we were just going to sit down, talk baseball for nine innings and let's have some fun with it," Lovullo said before the game. "I said, 'You think I'm going to be teaching you things, but you're going to be teaching me things as well.'

"I'm just appreciating my time with her. She's a spectacular teacher and can relate with the players very well," he added.