2019 Nicholls Colonels baseball team

2019 Nicholls Colonels baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	27-28 (13-17 SLC)
Head coach	Seth Thibodeaux (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Walt Jones Zach Butler Ford Pemberton
Home stadium	Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field

2019 Southland Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‍	20	–	10		.667			31	–	25		.554
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			33	–	27		.550
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			32	–	27		.542
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			37	–	22		.627
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	26		.574
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			25	–	33		.431
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			30	–	25		.545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			31	–	26		.544
New Orleans  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			29	–	27		.518
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			26	–	26		.500
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			27	–	28		.491
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			18	–	35		.340
Lamar  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			18	–	36		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2019 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Nicholls Colonels baseball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Colonels played their home games at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field.

Roster

2019 Nicholls Colonels roster
	Pitchers 15 Bryan Taylor - Junior 16 Zach Autin - Junior 19 Tyler Theriot - Freshman 20 Nick Heckman - Freshman 21 Trever Kilcrease - Junior 24 Nick Hill - Freshman 26 Adam Tarver - Redshirt Junior 30 Cyle Clayton - Redshirt Freshman 32 Colin Kramer - Junior 34 Jacob Bedevian - Senior 35 Shane Mejia Jr. - Freshman 37 Austin Bollinger - Redshirt Junior 38 Parker White - Senior 39 Brandon Andrews - Sophomore 40 Matthew Harrison - Junior 41 Brandon Babin - Freshman 44 Peter Holland - Junior 47 Beau Balado - Junior		Catchers 14 Dillon Belle - Junior 25 Kade Sonnier - Sophomore 36 Christopher Sandberg - Junior 43 Hayden Charlet - Freshman Infielders 1 Will Ethridge - Sophomore 6 Waylon LeBlanc - Sophomore 7 Nathan Tribble - Sophomore 10 CJ Hughes - Junior 11 Ethan Valdez - Senior 12 Brady Bell - Redshirt Senior 13 Ivan Prejean - Sophomore 29 Mason Barker - Freshman		Outfielders 2 Champ Davidson - Senior 4 Mason Turner - Freshman 5 Austin France - Redshirt Sophomore 8 Xane Washington - Sophomore 18 Tre Turner - Sophomore 22 Alec Paz - Junior 23 Lloyd Nash - Freshman 27 Dane Simon - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2019 Nicholls Colonels coaching staff
Seth Thibodeaux – Head Coach – 9th year Walt Jones – Associate Coach & Recruiting Coordinator/Hitting Coordinator/Outfielders Coach – 4th year Zach Butler – Assistant Head Coach & Pitching Coach/Academic Liaison – 6th year Ford Pemberton – Assistant Head Coach & Director of Camps – 3rd year Lee Clark – Student Assistant Coach

Schedule

2019 Nicholls Colonels baseball game log
Regular season
February # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record 1 February 15 Southern Illinois Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 5–6 0–1 2 February 16 Southern Illinois Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 3–2 1–1 3 February 17 Southern Illinois Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 7-3 2–1 4 February 19 Alcorn State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 25–5 3–1 5 February 22 Grambling State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 6–1 4–1 6 February 24 Grambling State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 16–5 5–1 7 February 24 Grambling State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 7-2 6-1 8 February 26 Tulane Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 4–7 6–2
March # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record 9 March 1 vs. McNeese State (Mardi Gras Classic) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 6–7 6–3 10 March 2 vs. Holy Cross (Mardi Gras Classic) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 11–2 7–3 11 March 3 vs. Holy Cross (Mardi Gras Classic) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 6–8 7–4 12 March 3 vs. McNeese State (Mardi Gras Classic) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4–5 (10 inn) 7–5 13 March 5 Louisiana Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–3 7–6 14 March 6 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 3–6 7–7 15 March 8 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 2–3 7–8 0-1 16 March 9 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 3-2 8–8 1-1 17 March 10 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 9–1 9–8 2-1 18 March 12 Alcorn State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 10–1 10–8 19 March 13 at Alcorn State Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS Game postponed 20 March 15 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 3-4 10–9 2-2 21 March 16 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 0-5 10–10 2-3 22 March 17 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR W 2-1 11–10 3-3 23 March 20 at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 4-5 (10 inn) 11–11 24 March 22 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 5-3 12–11 4-3 25 March 23 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 3–4 (10 inn) 12–12 4-4 26 March 24 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 6–3 13–12 5–4 26 March 26 vs. Southern Miss Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LA L 0–5 13–13 26 March 29 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–2 14–13 6-4 26 March 30 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 (13 inn) 15–13 7-4 26 March 31 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6–5 16–13 8-4
April # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record 27 April 2 Southern Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 4-2 17–13 28 April 5 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 1–7 17–14 8–5 29 April 5 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 7–9 17–15 8–6 30 April 7 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 2–3 (7 inn) 17–16 8–7 31 April 10 at Alcorn State Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS Game canceled 32 April 12 Incarnate Word Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 4–6 17–17 8–8 33 April 13 Incarnate Word Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 7–3 18–17 9–8 34 April 14 Incarnate Word Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 4–7 18–18 9–9 35 April 19 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 1–3 18–19 9-10 36 April 19 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 4-1 19–19 10–10 37 April 20 Southeastern Louisiana Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–11 19–20 10–11 38 April 23 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, MS L 0–6 19–21 39 April 24 LSU-Alexandria Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 3–0 20–21 40 April 26 San Jose State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 3–2 21–21 41 April 27 San Jose State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 6–5 (16 inn) 22–21 42 April 28 San Jose State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 10–7 23–21
May # Date Opponent Venue Score Overall record SLC record 43 May 1 at Southern Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 5–6 23–22 44 May 3 Houston Baptist Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 7-11 (12 inn) 23–23 10–12 45 May 4 Houston Baptist Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 4–3 (15 inn) 24–23 11–12 46 May 5 Houston Baptist Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 3–6 24–24 11–13 47 May 7 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 5–3 25–24 48 May 10 Stephen F. Austin Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–5 25–25 11–14 49 May 11 Stephen F. Austin Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 6-3 26-25 12-14 50 May 12 Stephen F. Austin Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 13–7 27–25 13–14 51 May 16 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 8–10 27–26 13–15 52 May 17 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 4–5 (13 inn) 27–27 13–16 53 May 17 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 2–6 27–28 13–17