Etiwanda softball game still on as player fights for her life

Etiwanda freshman softball standout Dana Housley continues fighting for her life as friends, teammates and the softball community rally around her.

The team is scheduled to play a second-round Division 1 playoff game at 3:15 today at Murrieta Valley. Coach Dave Masucci, also the school’s athletic director, says the game is still on as of now.

Masucci said Sunday night the game would probably be played if Housley was still on life support but would probably be postponed if that were not the case. But being a holiday weekend he had not been able to touch base with anyone from the opposing school or the CIF.

Masucci said if the game was moved to Wednesday, then if the Eagles won he would ask that the next game be moved from Thursday to Friday.

Housley sustained a brain aneurysm while at the plate to hit in the last inning of  a travel ball game for the California Thunder on Saturday. Her condition has not changed.

She spent much of the season playing on the junior varsity team but had seen some time on the varsity and Masucci said he was planning on having her with the varsity for the postseason.

As of Tuesday morning a GoFundMe account to help Housley’s family and already generated more than $43,000 in contributions nationwide. Here is the link for the GoFundMe account if you want to help.

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