JMU cancels rest of softball season after player’s suicide

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the suicide of one of its star players last week. Sophomore catcher Lauren Bernett died April 25 following a stellar weekend series against Drexel, for which she was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s player of the week. The Medical Examiner for the Western District of Virginia determined suicide as the cause. Coach Loren LaPorte said it was not an easy decision to cancel the rest of the season and that the team will use the time to continue healing.