Clearwater Threshers' new bat dog picks up reins from older sister

Lucy, the Clearwater Threshers' new bat dog , has big shoes to fill.

Yes, but: Luckily, her predecessor happens to be her adopted sister.

• Layla retired from the job last month after six years, with a video of her last round of fetch tugging at heartstrings across the internet .

Driving the news: Lucy, a yellow Labrador, will make her debut at tonight's Threshers' game against the Dunedin Blue Jays, the team announced this week.

• She'll retrieve her first bat in the bottom of the third inning then meet her fans on the concourse behind home plate in the middle of the fourth inning.
• The game starts at 6:30pm.

Yes, and: Tomorrow marks the last Beach Dogs Fridays game of the season, so fans can bring their own dogs to enjoy some baseball, too.

• Dog ticket sales ($7 per dog) benefit the Humane Society of Pinellas.