Bluffton will play baseball this season after the deaths of five
players killed when the team bus toppled off an overpass in
Atlanta.
"It's important they get back on the field and do what they love,"
athletic director Phill Talavinia told the Associated Press on
Tuesday.
He said the players on the team were unanimous in their decision,
but they first wanted to make sure the families of those killed
agreed.
The team will wear all black uniforms to honor the five players:
Scott Harmon, Tyler Williams, Cody Holp, David Betts and Zach
Arend.
The Beavers began practicing Monday and their next scheduled game
is March 30 against HCAC opponent Mount St. Joseph. Conference
games scheduled for this week against Franklin and Defiance were
postponed.
The team's bus plunged off an overpass in Atlanta on March 2 while
on a trip to Florida. Four players died at the scene and a fifth died a week later. The driver and his wife also
died.
March 21, 2007
Bluffton decides to play this season
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