Lauren Bernett, a softball histrion for James Madison who helped the Dukes accomplish the Women'due south College Earth Series in 2021, died at the age of 20. Her death was confirmed by the school on Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022, but no other information was provided. JMU President Jonathan Alger revealed the death of the sophomore catcher, who was third on the team in home runs and second in RBI.
JMU President Jonathan Alger and athletic director Jeff Bourne issued a joint statement in which they stated their "hearts are aching" over Bernett'south loss, describing her every bit "a high-achieving member of our softball team and a great ambassador of JMU and our athletics plan." They added, "We are grateful that Lauren has been office of our JMU Athletics community and will e'er consider her to exist a Duke." They continued, "We volition miss her dearly.
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Furthermore, the statement read, "Our thoughts are with her family; her coaches, teammates and friends; the residual of our department staff and student-athletes; and the unabridged JMU community. JMU Nation is a shut community, and we grieve together." The press release likewise informed that JMU softball's Midweek (April 27, 2022) doubleheader against Longwood had been canceled, equally well equally a list of mental-health resource.
Bernett's expiry was appear just one twenty-four hours after the Colonial Athletic Association honored her Player of the Week. Later on going 7-for-9 with 7 RBIs and four runs scored, including a dwelling run, during a three-game sweep over Drexel this by weekend, the sophomore catcher was named MVP on Mon, April 25, 2022. Last flavour, the McDonald, Pennsylvania native started 43 games as a freshman for the Dukes, who finished 41-4 and advanced to the Women'south College Globe Series for the kickoff fourth dimension in programme history. And Bernett played a major function in the victory.
After Bernett’s news came out, many people on social media opened their views. One person wrote, “This is becoming an epidemic! Truly heartbreaking 💔 Colleges need to await into getting several mental health professionals on staff to back up their pupil athletes, where they regularly bank check in on them all fifty-fifty if they seem fine.” Another person said, “This is incredibly lamentable. My thoughts and prayers for @JMUSoftball her family unit and friends. I truly hope this is not some other case of a immature person needing help and non knowing where, being also affraid to inquire for, or having admission to the assist they clearly need.”
This is condign an epidemic! Truly heartbreaking 💔 Colleges need to wait into getting several mental health professionals on staff to back up their student athletes, where they regularly bank check in on them all even if they seem fine.
— Trish Almeida (@trish_almeida) Apr 27, 2022
This is incredibly pitiful. My thoughts and prayers for @JMUSoftball her family and friends. I truly promise this is not another case of a young person needing assistance and not knowing where, existence too affraid to ask for, or having access to the aid they clearly need.
— PJ Scott (@Pj_Scott13) April 26, 2022
Another wrote, “@OU_Softball This is tragic. Much respect for @JMUSoftball. I hope the able-bodied departments have someone on staff these women can talk to near the pressures they’re facing on and off the field. Seeking help is not a weakness,” while another said, “This then terrible. Loosing these immature women with the whole earth ahead of them. An even greater tragedy is they read about others who did this and felt it was the only way they could handle it.”
@OU_Softball This is tragic. Much respect for @JMUSoftball. I hope the able-bodied departments take someone on staff these women tin can talk to about the pressures they’re facing on and off the field. Seeking assist is not a weakness.
— 🇺🇦 🌻 Gen Xer 🇺🇦 🌻 🌊 (@tsallgoodman) Apr 27, 2022
This and so terrible. Loosing these young women with the whole globe alee of them. An even greater tragedy is they read about others who did this and felt it was the simply fashion they could handle information technology.
— M Glaubke (@MGlaubke1) Apr 26, 2022
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