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James Madison announced Monday the remainder of its softball season will be canceled after the death of catcher Lauren Bernett.
Bernett died by suicide April 26, per the Western Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia. She was 20.
“This was an extremely difficult decision and one that was not made lightly,” James Madison softball coach Loren LaPorte said in a statement.