Trenton Thunder’s newest bat dog has been named Rookie.
After nearly three weeks of fan input and voting, the Trenton Thunder’s bat dog of the future has a name.
The Golden Retriever puppy, who is the son of team bat dog, Derby, and grandson of original bat dog, Chase, will be named, Rookie.
Thunder fans submitted 1,164 different names during a 10-day name submission period, then fans voted for one of eight finalists during a week-long online vote.
The eight finalists were Rookie, (Inside The) Parker, Slugger, Slider, Scooter, Thor, Ace and Mo.
Rookie is set to make appearances at Thunder games during the 2014 season. He will be trained by Shelly’s School for Dogs in Millstone and plans make his bat dog debut during the 2015 season.
Rookie was born on Dec. 15 at Goldilocks Goldens of Levittown, Pa. Derby’s mate Reba had a litter of two puppies, a boy and girl.
More information is online at trentonthunder.com.
