{"id":4375,"date":"2024-05-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=4375"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:55:03","slug":"longtime-ssc-baseball-coach-honored-at-field-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/longtime-ssc-baseball-coach-honored-at-field-dedication\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime SSC Baseball Coach Honored at Field Dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured (left to right) are Sen. Jech, SSC Educational Foundation Chair Lance Wortham, Simmons, SSC President Lana Reynolds and SSC Board of Regents Chair Kim Hyden posing for a photo during the Lloyd Simmons Field dedication on May 3 at the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.\" class=\"wp-image-4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Honored.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seminole State College hosted the Lloyd Simmons Field dedication on May 3 at the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Former Trojan baseball Head Coach Lloyd Simmons was presented with a plaque and customized baseball bat to commemorate the special occasion. Simmons also received a Citation of Recognition from the State of Oklahoma in honor of the field dedication by State Senator and Trojan Alumni Darcy Jech. Pictured (left to right) are Sen. Jech, SSC Educational Foundation Chair Lance Wortham, Simmons, SSC President Lana Reynolds and SSC Board of Regents Chair Kim Hyden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured, Coach Lloyd Simmons speaks to the crowd in attendance while surrounded by Trojan baseball alumni.\" class=\"wp-image-4377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Simmons-Speaks-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Coach Lloyd Simmons was honored, he spoke to the crowd in attendance while surrounded by Trojan baseball alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Former Trojan baseball players and Coach Lloyd Simmons gather on the field and pose for a group photo after the turf addition labeling Lloyd Simmons Field was revealed.\" class=\"wp-image-4378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Former-Trojans-Group-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Trojan baseball players and Coach Lloyd Simmons gathered on the field and posed for a group photo after the turf addition labeling Lloyd Simmons Field was revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An arch now greets guests as they arrive at the field is shown here. The arch reads Lloyd Z Simmons Trojan Baseball.\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Field-Entrance.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Trojan baseball alumni fundraising efforts, an arch now greets guests as they arrive at the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College hosted the Lloyd Simmons Field dedication on May 3 at the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Former Trojan baseball Head Coach Lloyd Simmons was presented with a plaque and customized baseball bat to commemorate the special occasion. Simmons also received a Citation of Recognition from the State of Oklahoma in honor of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/longtime-ssc-baseball-coach-honored-at-field-dedication\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Longtime SSC Baseball Coach Honored at Field Dedication<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[68,142],"class_list":["post-4375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-athletics","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-educationalfoundation","tag-educational-foundation","tag-may-2024"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4380,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4375\/revisions\/4380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}