With heavy hearts, Bison vie for Patriot League title
LEWISBURG — It’s not something they’ll ever forget, and hopefully, the most traumatic thing they’ll ever have to witness. It was during a normal Thursday practice on April 30, with Bucknell’s baseball team gearing up for a Patriot League series against Lehigh when Bison coach Scott Heather collapsed. “I don’t think any of our guys have seen anything like that before,” senior Michael Trommer said after practice on Thursday as the Bison prepped for the Patriot League Championship Series, which begins at Depew Field at Marren Park at 2 p.
m. Monday against Holy Cross. “It was a scary situation.
I think it brought us all together, players and coaches. I think for about a week or so after it happened, we really stuck together. “We really just leaned on each other.
To be honest, it was a really tough time. ” More than two weeks later, not much is known about Heather’s prognosis. Friends have set up a zeffy.
com site for donations to support his wife Emily and daughters Ellie and Maren. The Bucknell baseball team found some solace on the field. It hosts the championship series beginning Monday with hopes of a third NCAA tournament trip under Heather.