The NSU softball team hopes to open its season tonight at home against Louisiana-Monroe. Work to make the Demon Diamond playable after heavy morning rain continues at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The team's day started early and sadly. At 6 a.m., coach Becky McMurtry and her team took a bus south to the funeral service for Vincent Dardar, 49, father of freshman outfielder Taywanee "Tay" Edmonds of Lafayette.
Mr. Dardar died last Monday evening when his small plane crashed short of a runway south of Houston, in stormy weather with limited visibility, according to authorities.
"Tay" has nine siblings. She plans to rejoin the team Thursday when NSU travels to Las Vegas for a weekend tournament.
The team returned to NSU after 1 o'clock and waited for drizzles to stop before starting work on the field, as ULM continued heading toward Natchitoches for the scheduled 5 p.m. doubleheader. The start may be delayed depending on how much work is needed to make the field playable, said assistant coach Krystle Nichols.
Doug Ireland, SID
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