Lauren Bernett: Member of JMU's improbable run at the 2021 Women's College World Series dead at 20By David Close, CNN(CNN) -- James Madison University has announced the death of softball athlete Lauren Bernett -- one of the key players of the 2021 Women's College World Series. Lauren Bernett was a high-achieving member of our softball team and a great ambassador of JMU and our athletics program. She was a key member of our 2021 Women's College World Series team as a freshman catcher last year." Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and featuresLast season, Bernett and her teammates made national headlines with the Dukes' unexpected, first-ever run to the Women's College World Series national semifinals. Bernett's former batterymate and breakout star of JMU's World Series run, Odicci Alexander, tweeted Wednesday: "Love you LB" and "You really never know what someone is going through."

Source: CNN April 27, 2022 20:30 UTC