{"id":5754,"date":"2026-04-01T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=5754"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:37:44","slug":"ssc-baseball-to-retire-denim-harris-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/ssc-baseball-to-retire-denim-harris-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"SSC Baseball to Retire Denim Harris\u2019 Jersey"},"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\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo, Denim Harris is shown up to bat during a 2025 Seminole State College baseball game.\" class=\"wp-image-5755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Denim-Harris.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Seminole State College will retire the jersey of Trojan baseball player Denim Harris on Saturday, April 4, at 12:30 p.m. at Lloyd Simmons Field in the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seminole State College will retire the jersey of Trojan baseball player Denim Harris during a ceremony on Saturday, April 4, at 12:30 p.m. at Lloyd Simmons Field, located in the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris, an outfielder on the SSC baseball team and a 2025 graduate of Mansfield Timberview High School in Texas, died in a car accident on Oct. 16, 2025. He was 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College will retire Harris\u2019 No. 6 jersey prior to the Trojans\u2019 home game that day. Friends, family, alumni and community members are invited to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris joined the Trojan baseball program in 2025 and was remembered by teammates, coaches and loved ones for his passion for the game, competitive spirit and the impact he made on those around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRetiring Denim\u2019s jersey is a meaningful way to honor his place in our program and the mark he left on our team,\u201d SSC Head Baseball Coach Mack Chambers said. \u201cWe want his family, friends and everyone who knew him to see how deeply he will always be remembered here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College will retire the jersey of Trojan baseball player Denim Harris during a ceremony on Saturday, April 4, at 12:30 p.m. at Lloyd Simmons Field, located in the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Harris, an outfielder on the SSC baseball team and a 2025 graduate of Mansfield Timberview High School in Texas, died &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/ssc-baseball-to-retire-denim-harris-jersey\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SSC Baseball to Retire Denim Harris\u2019 Jersey<\/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":[3,34,6,87],"tags":[198],"class_list":["post-5754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-athletics","category-community","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-events","category-news","tag-april-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5754","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=5754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5756,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5754\/revisions\/5756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}