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In memoriam Bluffton Beavers

Posted by dixon, Permanent link

2
Mar
2007

At D3sports.com our thoughts and prayers goes out to the players, their families and the Buffton Community during this most difficult time.

A fund has been established at Citizens National Bank for the Bluffton University baseball team student-athletes. Contributions can be made by check payable to Bluffton University and mailed to Citizens National Bank, 102 S. Main Street, Bluffton, Ohio 45817. Please note “Baseball Team” in the check’s memo line. Credit card contributions can be made by calling 419-358-3324 during the university’s business hours. Funds will be available to the baseball players involved in the accident and their families.

The four Buffton Beavers who perished in the bus accident in Atlanta are:

2B, David Betts, Bryan, Ohio
OF, Tyler Williams, Lima, Ohio
P, Scott Harmon, Lima, Ohio
P, Cody Holp, Arcanum, Ohio

Please add any memorials to the their friends and family.

6 Responses to “In memoriam Bluffton Beavers”

  1. fieldofdreams Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 7:22 pm

    My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families of the players, the bus driver and his wife, the young me left behind and the ones that survived! I also have a son that plays D3 college baseball. My heart grieves for all of you. God Bless!

  2. fieldofdreams Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm

    All my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone touched by this senseless tragedy, as a parent and a parent of a D3 college baseball player as well. May God Bless You All.

  3. Spence Says:
    March 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm

    For those interested, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s day-after coverage was nothing short of excellent. The frontpage headline was “Chaos on I-85″ and they devoted something like 5 pages in their A section to coverage. There were a couple of slipups I noticed but that’s going to happen, overall it was terrific coverage.

  4. admin Says:
    March 7th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

    The sad thing is, if I’m an administrator and I have kids in a charter bus with two drivers, I’m thinking I’ve done well by them and they should be safer than the alternative. Does anyone still travel in vans? I worry about them even more. :(

  5. Just Bill Says:
    March 9th, 2007 at 9:03 am

    The Associated Press reports that an Ohio baseball player pulled from the wreckage of an Atlanta bus crash that killed four of his teammates died this morning, raising the crash death toll to seven, a hospital spokeswoman said.

  6. dixon Says:
    May 4th, 2007 at 11:39 am

    SI wrote a story on Bluffton. The online story starts here:

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/more/05/02/bluffton0507/.

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