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Ripken, also referred to as "Ripken the Bat Dog" or "Ripken the Tee Dog", is a black Labrador Retriever who serves as the official bat dog for the amateur baseball team Holly Springs Salamanders, the Minor League Baseball team the Durham Bulls, and the college football team the NC State Wolfpack football. In baseball, Ripken has the job of retrieving the Bull's thrown bats after hits, and in football retrieving the kicking tee at the after a kickoff.
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