Bluffton will play baseball this season after the deaths of five players killed when the team bus toppled off an overpass in Atlanta.

"It's important they get back on the field and do what they love," athletic director Phill Talavinia told the Associated Press on Tuesday.

He said the players on the team were unanimous in their decision, but they first wanted to make sure the families of those killed agreed.

The team will wear all black uniforms to honor the five players: Scott Harmon, Tyler Williams, Cody Holp, David Betts and Zach Arend.

The Beavers began practicing Monday and their next scheduled game is March 30 against HCAC opponent Mount St. Joseph. Conference games scheduled for this week against Franklin and Defiance were postponed.

The team's bus plunged off an overpass in Atlanta on March 2 while on a trip to Florida. Four players died at the scene and a fifth died a week later. The driver and his wife also died.