Softball player dies in car crash

The club’s representative, Bofa Rankgate said the accident happened on Friday night, when the deceased was driving from Serowe to Gaborone alone.

Onkemetse was an outfielder for BMC after joining the club in 2009. The player, affectionately known Onks, was a coach at Maraka Junior Secondary School’s (JSS) softball team in Lotlhakane for over a decade. Rankgate said the deceased served as softball sub-zone coordinator covering Lobatse, Molapowabojang and Lotlhakane junior schools. “He moved to Metsimasweu JSS in Serowe in 2019 where he taught agriculture. At the time of his death, he was still an active player for BMC and also assisted in the coaching department,” he said.