UAPB Golden Lions Celebrate New School Year with Football Open House, Baseball GroundbreakingThu, August 30, 2018 by GregSHARE NOW HomeSportsLocal SportsUAPB AthleticsUAPB Golden Lions Celebrate New School Year with Football Open House, Baseball GroundbreakingThe University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Athletics will host an open house and ribbon-cutting for Simmons Bank Field, the newly renovated home of the Golden Lions, and a groundbreaking ceremony for Simmons Bank Pavilion at the Torii Hunter Baseball and Softball Complex.UAPB and UA System leadership, Simmons Bank executives, members of the Golden Lions football team, the Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South, Golden Girls dance team, and cheer squads will welcome the UAPB and greater Pine Bluff communities into the stadium and officially cut the ribbon, with assistance of the Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce. This event is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to take photos on the field afterward.The Department of Athletics will also break ground on a press box and concession stand pavilion at the Torii Hunter Baseball and Softball Complex. Gov. Asa Hutchinson and famed professional baseball player Torii Hunter will both give remarks.Who: Asa Hutchinson, Governor, State of ArkansasDr. Donald R. Bobbitt, UA System presidentUA System Board of TrusteesDr. Laurence B. Alexander, UAPB chancellorGeorge A. Makris, Jr., Simmons First National Corp. chairman and CEOTorii Hunter, MLB All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winnerBill Jones, Sissy’s Log Cabin presidentPine Bluff Regional Chamber of CommerceCedric Thomas, UAPB head football coach