2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball team

2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball
2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	26–25 (12–12 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Silva (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ladd Rhodes; Cody Livingston; Gabe Woods;
Home stadium	Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field

2022 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese State ‍†‍‍	15	–	9	.625	34	–	23	.596
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	10	.583	30	–	29	.508
New Orleans ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	30	–	23	.566
‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	26	–	25	.510
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	25	–	29	.463
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	18	–	36	.333
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	27	–	28	.491
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	21	–	31	.404

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament^[1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Colonels played their home games at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field and were led by first–year head coach Mike Silva. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 10, 2022 and the Colonels were picked to finish tied for seventh in the conference with 24 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Southeastern Louisiana	93 (10)
2	McNeese State	80 (3)
3	New Orleans	73
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	63 (1)
5	Northwestern State	55 (2)
6	Incarnate Word	36
T7	Houston Baptist	24
T7	Nicholls	24

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

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Second Team

Austin Cain – 3rd Base

Personnel

2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	INF	Jordan Thompson	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Moss Bluff, Louisiana
2	INF	Nick Fields	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Galesburg, Illinois
3	RHP	Cade Evans	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chattanooga, Tennessee
4	OF	Mason Turner	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Houma, Louisiana
5	OF	Wes Toups	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Thibodaux, Louisiana
6	INF	Garrett Felix	L/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Lafayette, Louisiana
7	OF	Basiel Williams	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hammond, Louisiana
8	OF	Xane Washington	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Houma, Louisiana
10	INF	Jayden Kay	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Billings, Montana
11	OF	Donovan Hamilton	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
12	RHP	Devin Desandro	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Thibodaux, Louisiana
13	OF	Dane Simon	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Destrehan, Louisiana
15	INF	Austin Cain	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph, Illinois
17	RHP	Gavin Caly	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida
18	C	Jaden Collura	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hammond, Louisiana
19	LHP	Tyler Theriot	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Brusly, Louisiana
20	RHP	Nick Heckman	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Haughton, Louisiana
21	INF	Kody O'Connor	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lebanon, Ohio
22	OF	Alec Paz	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Dallas, Texas
23	OF	Hunter LeBlanc	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Luling, Louisiana
24	RHP	Nick Hill	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Sugar Land, Texas
25	INF	Edgar Alvarez	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida
26	OF	Tyler Large	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Kansas City, Missouri
27	OF	Garrett Urry	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Austin, Texas
28	RHP	Chase Gearing	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Troy, Michigan
29	INF	Parker Coddou	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Thibodaux, Louisiana
30	RHP	Evan Keith	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Vancleave, Mississippi
31	RHP	David Vidal Jr.	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Luling, Louisiana
32	INF	Keegan Sueltz	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	The Colony, Texas
33	LHP	Dylan Bergeron	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Houma, Louisiana
34	C	Parker Serio	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
35	RHP	Brandon Andrews	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mebane, North Carolina
36	INF	Kyle Boudreaux	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Sugar Land, Texas
37	LHP	Luke Barbier	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Morgan City, Louisiana
38	RHP	Nico Saltaformaggio	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Destrehan, Louisiana
39	LHP	Bradley Ely	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Frisco, Texas
40	INF	Ephraim Bravo	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hialeah, Florida
41	C	Austin Trahan	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	New Iberia, Louisiana
42	LHP	Josh Mancuso	L/L	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Anderson, Texas
43	C	Vinnie Bosio	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Mobile, Alabama
44	OF	Julian Hamilton	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
45	RHP	Trent Hillen	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Morgan City, Louisiana
46	C	Lucas Hatch	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Berwick, Louisiana
47	LHP	Parker Morgan	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lake Charles, Louisiana

Head coach

Mike Silva (East Central)

Assistant coach(es)

Ladd Rhodes (Southern Mississippi)
Cody Livingston (Southern Mississippi)
Gabe Woods (Southeastern Louisiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12 April 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Nicholls win
	Nicholls loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Nicholls team member

2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball game log

Regular season (25–23)

February (4–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Feb. 18	Missouri		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 1–12⁷	Miles (1-0)	Saltaformaggio (0-1)	Potthoff (1)		344	0–1
Feb. 19	Missouri		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 2–14⁷	Troesser (1-0)	Theriot (0-1)	Landry (1)		301	0–2
Feb. 20	Missouri		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 9–8	Gearing (1-0)	Neubeck (0-1)	None		401	1–2
Feb. 21	Missouri		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 4–7	Cheeley (1-0)	Keith (0-1)	None		278	1–3
Feb. 23	Tulane		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 5–7	Siegel (1-0)	Barbier (0-1)	Devito (1)		543	1–4
Feb. 25	Mississippi Valley State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 11–1⁸	Saltaformaggio (1-1)	McClendon (0-1)	None		133	2–4
Feb. 26	Mississippi Valley State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 10–0⁷	Theriot (1-1)	Valenzuela (1-1)	None		301	3–4
Feb. 27	Mississippi Valley State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 16–10	Desandro (1-0)	Stallings (0-1)	None		222	4–4

March (10–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 1	Louisiana Tech		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 5–4	Vial Jr. (1-0)	Gibson (1-1)	Evans (1)		225	5–4
Mar. 2	at Jackson State		Braddy Field • Jackson, MS	L 3–9	Huerta (1-0)	Galy (0-1)	None		75	5–5
Mar. 4	at Memphis		FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 14–8	Gearing (2-0)	Gilmore (0-1)	Evans (2)		317	6–5
Mar. 5	at Memphis		FedExField • Memphis, TN	W 14–9	Theriot (2-1)	Fowler (0-1)	Heckman (1)		338	7–5
Mar. 6	at Memphis		FedExField • Memphis, TN	L 6–9	Kendrick (2-0)	Desandro (1-1)	None		283	7–6
Mar. 9	St. Thomas		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 10–0⁷	Mancuso (1-0)	Odongo (0-2)	None		103	8–6
Mar. 11	Louisiana–Monroe		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 8–10	Barlow (1-1)	Gearing (2-1)	Orton (1)		406	8–7
Mar. 12	Louisiana–Monroe		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 5–2	Theriot (3-1)	Goleman (0-1)	Evans (3)		201	9–7
Mar. 13	Louisiana–Monroe		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 1–2	Lien (1-1)	Heckman (0-1)	Wepf (1)		311	9–8
Mar. 16	at Tulane		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 3–5	Welch (2-0)	Desandro (1-2)	Devito (3)	ESPN+	1,510	9–9
Mar. 23	Louisiana		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 6–5	Evans (1-0)	Schultz (1-2)	None		634	10–9
Mar. 25	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 6–4	Andrews (1-0)	Trahan (1-1)	Evans (4)	ESPN+	1,224	11–9	1–0
Mar. 26	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 11–4	Gearing (3-1)	O'Toole (1-3)	None	ESPN+	1,172	12–9	2–0
Mar. 27	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 10–7	Heckman (1-1)	Robb (0-3)	Desandro (1)	ESPN+	1,229	13–9	3–0
Mar. 29	Lamar		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 5–2	Mancuso (2-0)	Odom (0-3)	Vial Jr. (1)		493	14–9

April (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	McNeese State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 0–2	Rogers (3-2)	Theriot (3-2)	Foster (8)		601	14–10	3–1
Apr. 2	McNeese State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 1–5	Vega (2-1)	Gearing (3-2)	None		504	14–11	3–2
Apr. 3	McNeese State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 8–7¹⁰	Andrews (2-0)	Foster (1-1)	None		421	15–11	4–2
Apr. 6	Jackson State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 9–6	Gearing (4-2)	Valdez (1-2)	None		391	16–11
Apr. 8	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 11–1⁷	Theriot (4-2)	Ripoll (1-3)	None	ESPN+	201	17–11	5–2
Apr. 9	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	L 5–6	Reitmeyer (2-2)	Andrews (2-1)	None	ESPN+	378	17–12	5–3
Apr. 10	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	L 2—9	Spinney (2-3)	Heckman (1-2)	None	ESPN+	311	17–13	5–4
Apr. 12	at Southern		Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA	Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions
Apr. 14	Northwestern State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 8–2	Desandro (2-2)	Carver (3-4)	Gearing (1)		511	18–13	6–4
Apr. 15	Northwestern State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 6–0	Theriot (5-2)	Harmon (4-4)	None		215	19–13	7–4
Apr. 16	Northwestern State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 7–10	Brown (4-3)	Heckman (1-3)	None		287	19–14	7–5
Apr. 19	Southern		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 3–0	Saltaformaggio (2-1)	Davis (1-3)	Andrews (1)		287	20–14
Apr. 22	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 4–11	Garza (4-3)	Desandro (2-3)	None		227	20–15	7–6
Apr. 23	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 5–3	Theriot (6-2)	Cassidy (0-2)	Gearing (2)		253	21–15	8–6
Apr. 24	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 8–7	Saltaformaggio (3-1)	Celestino (3-3)	Gearing (3)		247	22–15	9–6
Apr. 29	New Orleans		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 12–2⁸	Desandro (3-3)	LeBlanc (6-1)	None		439	23–15	10–6
Apr. 30	New Orleans		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 6–4	Theriot (7-2)	Mitchell (1-6)	Gearing (4)		411	24–15	11–6

May (1–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 1	New Orleans		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 2–6	Khachadourian (4-2)	Heckman (1-4)	Williams (1)		402	24–16	11–7
May 3	at No. 20 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–10	Hasty (0-1)	Mancuso (2-1)	None	SECN+	10,856	24–17
May 6	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 6–7	Shy (1-0)	Gearing (4-3)	None		370	24–18	11–8
May 7	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 4–5	Garcia (5-3)	Theriot (7-3)	Bird (2)		319	24–19	11–9
May 8	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 10–11	Sieve (0-1)	Heckman (1-5)	None		301	24–20	11–10
May 12	Southeastern Louisiana		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 2–3	Kinzeler (4-1)	Desandro (3-4)	None		588	24–21	11–11
May 14	Southeastern Louisiana		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 6–8	Robb (4-3)	Theriot (7-4)	Trahan (10)		337	24–22	11–12
May 14	Southeastern Louisiana		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 4–3¹¹	Heckman (2-5)	Dugas (3-2)	None		337	25–22	12–12
May 17	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1–6	Menard (5-1)	Galy (0-2)	None	ESPN+	4,052	25–23

Post-season (1–2)

Southland Tournament (1–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 19	vs. (5) Northwestern State	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 7–6	Gearing (5-3)	Carver (4-5)	None	ESPN+	348	26–23	1–0
May 20	vs. (1) McNeese State	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 4–8	Jones (4-0)	Theriot (7-5)	Foster (12)	ESPN+	678	26–24	1–1
May 21	vs. (8) Incarnate Word	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 8–9	Hayward (2-7)	Vial Jr. (1-1)	None	ESPN+	336	26–25	1–2

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

^ "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org.
^ "Southeastern Tops Southland Baseball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Colonel Baseball announces 2022 schedule". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

[1] "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org.

[2] "Southeastern Tops Southland Baseball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[3] "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[4] "Colonel Baseball announces 2022 schedule". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

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