DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died. In ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Beloved Ripken The Bat Dog who retrieved baseball bats for the local baseball teams and fetched kicking tees for the North Carolina State University team has crossed the rainbow ...

Ripken The Bat Dog, best known for fetching on-field items at North Carolina sports events, has died The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees ...