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.

The final games of the James Madison University softball season have been canceled after the death of sophomore catcher Lauren Bernett last week.

The James Madison Softball Coaching Staff has released a statement following a tragic loss in the JMU community.

The death of a James Madison softball star has been classified as an apparent suicide, but Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Wednesday that an investigation into the death is continuing.

James Madison University announced Tuesday that one of their own has passed away.