{"id":14383,"date":"2021-08-21T20:52:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T00:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=14383"},"modified":"2021-08-21T20:52:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T00:52:12","slug":"southeastern-mourns-the-loss-of-torrence-sumerlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/08\/21\/southeastern-mourns-the-loss-of-torrence-sumerlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeastern Mourns the Loss of Torrence Sumerlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/unnamed-24.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14384\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire Athletics mourns the loss of former SEU baseball player Torrence Sumerlin.<br><br>He passed away Friday morning as the result of a shooting in his native Chicago.<br><br>During the 2018 season, Sumerlin appeared in 37 games and helped the Fire win the NAIA World Series for the first time in program history.<br><br>&#8220;This one is extremely hard to chest for all of us. It&#8217;s painful to lose a family member; Torrence was the heartbeat of the best team\/family in SEU baseball history,&#8221; said SEU baseball coach&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/fire.seu.edu\/services\/go.ashx\/40b445e0-b648-4b8e-bc3b-1ebdb755e62f?elinkdata=38520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adrian Dinkel<\/a>. &#8220;He left a lasting impact on all of our hearts. We all loved him and we&#8217;re going to miss him. I truly believe the Lord called on Torrence to lead his team. Love you, T.&#8221;<br><br>Our prayers are with Torrence&#8217;s friends, family, and former teammates during this difficult time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Athletics mourns the loss of former SEU baseball player Torrence Sumerlin. He passed away Friday morning as the result of a shooting in his native Chicago. 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