Rock Cats proposal: Failed marriage proposal that left would-be groom mortified at baseball game was a HOAX Connecticut's New Britain Rock Cats today admitted the proposal was a phoney Footage captured the awkward moment David asked girlfriend Jessica to marry him at a baseball game and she said 'no' 'David' and 'Jessica' were actually team employees performing a skit A failed marriage proposal that left a would-be groom mortified in front of the entire crowd at a minor league Connecticut baseball game last week was all an elaborate hoax, the team revealed this morning. The New Britain Rock Cats uploaded video of the apparent on-field rejection on YouTube after the game on August 2. Since then it has taken the internet by storm, garnering some 600,000 views and prompting the question: is it a fake? And, after failing to respond to MailOnline's calls yesterday, the Rock Cats today admitted the proposal was a phoney - and the seemingly ill-fated couple, David and Jessica, were just two employees acting out a skit. Down on one knee: Spectators were shocked when 'Jessica' apparently rejected her boyfriend David's public proposal Rock Cats vice President of marketing Mike Abramson said the team's promotions team dreamed up by the prank to entertain fans and attract wider attention to the small-scale team. 'After watching a public proposal, we talked about what would happen if the answer were NO, and how that might affect a crowd, and those viewing it after on video,' Abramson said. We worked with two of our employees on the skit and executed a digital strategy to set the video on a viral path; we could not be more pleased with the outcome. He added: 'If anyone was offended by the promotion in any way we sincerely apologize; this endeavor was intended to entertain and remind fans you never know what you're going to see at a Rock Cats game.' It's usually the players - not the spectators - who strike-out at baseball games, which is why spectators were so shocked when hopeless romantic 'David ' asking his girlfriend 'Jessica' to marry him at the minor league game and she responded 'No.' All a ploy: The employee who acted out David looked anxious but excited as he prepared to ask his girlfriend Jessica if she will marry him Romantic: The crowd saw David drop to one knee to propose In the promotion, the fake couple were on the field answering questions when the announcer passed the microphone to David. 'Sorry, I don't mean to laugh David, I don't think we've ever had this happen before,' he said in the skit. The Big Lead speculated the proposal was a hoax, but the Huffington Post reckoned the 'woman's off-microphone reaction seems pretty real'. And online, opinions were mixed. Shocked: Jessica, stepping backward, looks distressed as she rejects David's offer. Some believe her acting skills were lacklustre Humiliating: David runs off the baseball field after Jessica tells him she doesn't want to marry him in the prank Professional photographer Scott Blanchette got a picture of the proposal prank as 'David' got down on one knee and held out his hands. He posted the image, which shows 'Jessica' looking decidedly uncomfortable, wringing her hands, on Twitter with the comment: 'On field #proposal at the @RockCats game last night, she said no and ran off.:- ('