{"id":1740,"date":"2020-02-03T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T20:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2020-02-03T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T20:21:49","slug":"former-trojans-return-home-to-kick-off-baseball-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/former-trojans-return-home-to-kick-off-baseball-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trojans Return Home to Kick-Off Baseball Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Seminole State College baseball players, along with community supporters and members of the 2020 Trojan squad, gathered on the SSC campus Saturday evening, Feb. 1 for the annual Trojan Season Kick-Off Banquet. Over 250 guests attended the event. <!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<p>During the\nbanquet, special recognition was given to the players from the 1990, 2000 and\n2010 Trojan teams, marking their 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 20<sup>th<\/sup> and 30<sup>th<\/sup>\nanniversaries. Jeff Stych, a member of the 1992 Trojan team and Master of\nCeremonies for the event, welcomed and announced these former players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-scaled.jpg?fit=788%2C280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-1536x547.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-2048x729.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-50x18.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-788x280.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-1000x356.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Alumni-1320x470.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Zahl, former Trojan baseball player, served as the event\u2019s\nguest speaker. Zahl played on the 1989-1990 team, which went 89-5 and finished\nthird in the NJCAA World Series. Zahl went on to play outfielder for the Louisiana\nState University Tigers in 1991, the year LSU won the College World Series\nagainst Wichita State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-scaled.jpg?fit=788%2C526\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Zahl-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A special\nfeature of this year\u2019s program was an update on the Brian Crawford Memorial\nBaseball and Sports Complex by SSC President Emeritus Dr. Jim Utterback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the\n2020 Trojan baseball team were introduced by SSC Head Coach Mack Chambers to\nconclude the evening. The team began their season with a home game on Monday,\nFeb. 3 against Oklahoma Wesleyan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-scaled.jpg?fit=788%2C526\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Baseball-Banquet-Chambers-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep up with\nthe 2020 Trojan baseball season, visit the College\u2019s athletic webpage at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sscathletics.com\">www.sscathletics.com<\/a> for scores,\nupcoming games and other Trojan news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Seminole State College baseball players, along with community supporters and members of the 2020 Trojan squad, gathered on the SSC campus Saturday evening, Feb. 1 for the annual Trojan Season Kick-Off Banquet. 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