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The 2021 Nicholls Colonels baseball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Colonels played their home games at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field and were led by eleventh–year head coach Seth Thibodeaux . They were members of the Southland Conference . On June 2, 2021, following the conclusion of the 2021 season, Seth Thibodeaux resigned from his head coaching duties after amassing an overall record of 287–290 in his eleven seasons.[ 2]
Southland Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021, and the Colonels were picked to finish eighth in the conference with 108 votes.[ 3]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Sam Houston State
276 (17)
2
Central Arkansas
247 (5)
3
McNeese State
244 (1)
4
Southeastern Louisiana
243 (3)
5
Northwestern State
193
6
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
146
7
Incarnate Word
144
8
Nicholls
108
9
New Orleans
101
10
Abilene Christian
98
11
Stephen F. Austin
92
12
Lamar
87
13
Houston Baptist
49
Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors[ edit ]
[ 4]
Ryan Flores (UIW, 1st Base)
Nate Fisbeck (MCNS, 2nd Base)
Beau Orlando (UCA, 3rd Base)
JC Correa (LAMR, Shortstop)
Gavin Johnson (SHSU, Catcher)
Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS, Designated Hitter)
Sean Arnold (UIW, Outfielder)
Brandon Bena (HBU, Outfielder)
Colton Cowser (SHSU, Outfielder)
Noah Cameron (UCA, Pitcher)
Will Dion (MCNS, Pitcher)
Kyle Gruller (HBU, Pitcher)
Conner Williams (UCA, Pitcher)
Itchy Burts (TAMUCC, Utility)
Preston Faulkner (SELA, 1st Base)
Logan Berlof (LAMR, 2nd Base)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR, 3rd Base)
Reid Bourque (MCNS, Shortstop)
Chris Sandberg (NICH, Catcher)
Lee Thomas (UIW, Designated Hitter)
Josh Ragan (UCA, Outfielder)
Jack Rogers (SHSU, Outfielder)
Tyler Smith (NSU, Outfielder)
John Gaddis (TAMUCC, Pitcher)
Gavin Stone (UCA, Pitcher)
Luke Taggart (UIW, Pitcher)
Jeremy Rodriguez (SFA, Pitcher)
Jake Dickerson (MCNS, Utility)
2021 Nicholls Colonels roster
Pitchers
3 Cade Evans - Junior
12 Devin Desandro - Freshman
18 Logan Miracle - Sophomore
19 Tyler Theriot - Sophomore
20 Nick Heckman - Sophomore
21 Trever Kilcrease - Senior
24 Nick Hill - Sophomore
28 Chase Gearing - Sophomore
30 Joe Taylor - Junior
31 David Vial Jr. - Junior
32 Colin Kramer - Senior
37 Luke Barbier - Freshman
38 Nico Saltaformaggio - Freshman
39 Bradley Ely - Sophomore
40 Gavin Galy - Freshman
42 Josh Mancuso - Sophomore
44 Peter Holland - Senior
47 Beau Balado - Senior
Catchers
6 Greg Anderberg - Senior
34 Parker Serio - Freshman
41 Austin Trahan - Sophomore
45 Erick Hernandez - Junior
46 Lucas Hatch - Sophomore
Infielders
1 Justin Ory - Redshirt Junior
2 Blaise Breerwood - Freshman
11 Dillon Belle - Senior
14 JD Davis - Senior
15 Austin Cain - Sophomore
16 Alex Galy - Senior
25 Grant Askins - Sophomore
29 Parker Coddou - Freshman
36 Kyle Boudreaux - Sophomore
Outfielders
4 Mason Turner - Sophomore
5 Wes Toups - Freshman
7 Basiel Williams - Redshirt Freshman
8 Xane Washington - Redshirt Sophomore
13 Dane Simon - Junior
22 Alec Paz - Senior
23 Caleb Hill - Freshman
27 Garrett Urry - Freshman
50 Donovan Hamilton - Freshman
2021 Nicholls Colonels coaching staff
Seth Thibodeaux – Head Coach – 11th year
Tyler Cook – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/MLB Liaison – 2nd year
Ford Pemberton – Assistant Head Coach/Hitting Coach/Academic Liaison – 5th year
Lee Clark – Assistant Head Coach/Outfielders Coach/Camp Coordinator – 1st year
Rickey Smith – Player Development/Operations Coordinator – 2nd year
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
Nicholls win
Nicholls loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Nicholls team member
2021 Nicholls Colonels baseball game log
Regular season (21-34)
February (2-4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Feb. 20
Eastern Illinois
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 11-4
Saltaformaggio (1-0)
Decicco (0-1)
None
571
1-0
Feb. 20
Eastern Illinois
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 3-4
Hampton (1-0)
Gearing (0-1)
Stevenson (1)
657
1-1
Feb. 21
Eastern Illinois
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 2-3 (10 inns)
Laxner (1-0)
Taylor (0-1)
Anshutz (1)
584
1-2
Feb. 26
Youngstown State
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 7-6
Desandro (1-0)
Brosky (0-1)
Taylor (1)
547
2-2
Feb. 27
at No. 11 LSU
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0-14
Marceaux (1-0)
Theriot (0-1)
None
SECN
3,003
2-3
Feb. 28
Youngstown State
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 4-7
Ball (1-0)
Heckman (0-1)
Clift Jr. (2)
737
2-4
March (9-8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Mar. 3
at No. 11 LSU
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA
L 4-5
Fontenot (1-0)
Taylor (0-2)
None
SECN
1,902
2-5
Mar. 6
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
W 5-2
Gearing (1-1)
Barnes (0-1)
Taylor (2)
684
3-5
Mar. 6
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
L 3-5
Lindsay (1-1)
Kilcrease (0-1)
Orton (1)
684
3-6
Mar. 7
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
L 4-6
Lien (2-0)
Desandro (1-1)
Goleman (1)
623
3-7
Mar. 12
Stephen F. Austin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 8-6
Gearing (2-1)
Gennari (1-2)
Taylor (3)
641
4-7
1-0
Mar. 13
Stephen F. Austin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 3-2 (10 inns)
Balado (1-0)
Jaco (0-1)
None
683
5-7
2-0
Mar. 13
Stephen F. Austin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 2-1
Theriot (1-1)
Rodriguez (0-1)
None
703
6-7
3-0
Mar. 14
Stephen F. Austin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 2-1
Theriot (2-1)
Cuellar (0-1)
Taylor (4)
645
7-7
4-0
Mar. 16
Louisiana
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 8-9
Cooke (2-2)
Theriot (2-2)
Bradford (1)
733
7-8
Mar. 19
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
W 7-6
Balado (2-0)
Chirpich (2-1)
Taylor (5)
196
8-8
5-0
Mar. 20
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
L 1-4
Cervantes (3-0)
Kilcrease (0-2)
None
200
8-9
5-1
Mar. 20
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
L 5-6
Riley (5-0)
Evans (0-1)
None
200
8-10
5-2
Mar. 21
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
W 7-4
Heckman (1-1)
Jackson (0-1)
None
221
9-10
6-2
Mar. 26
Houston Baptist
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 4-5
Austin (2-0)
Taylor (0-3)
None
545
9-11
6-3
Mar. 27
Houston Baptist
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 2-1
Kilcrease (1-2)
Coats (0-4)
Theriot (1)
671
10-11
7-3
Mar. 27
Houston Baptist
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 5-4 (12 inns)
Saltaformaggio (2-0)
Smitherman (0-1)
None
701
11-11
8-3
Mar. 28
Houston Baptist
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 2-6
Burch (1-0)
Heckman (1-2)
None
573
11-12
8-4
Mar. 30
William Carey
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
Game postponed
April (6-11)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Apr. 1
UT Martin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 2-1 (11 inns)
Taylor (1-3)
Shunk (1-1)
None
577
12-12
Apr. 2
UT Martin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 7-0
Kilcrease (2-2)
Cannon (4-3)
None
777
13-12
Apr. 3
UT Martin
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 0-2
Folks (2-2)
Heckman (1-3)
Hussey (1)
803
13-13
Apr. 6
at Louisiana
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
L 2-3
Menard (1-1)
Kilcrease (2-3)
Durke (1)
815
13-14
Apr. 9
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 3-7 (10 inns)
Ramirez (2-2)
Theriot (2-3)
None
673
13-15
8-5
Apr. 9
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 1-5
Gaddis (1-3)
Gearing (2-2)
None
627
13-16
8-6
Apr. 10
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 1-0
Desandro (2-1)
Shy (0-3)
Taylor (6)
793
14-16
9-6
Apr. 11
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 2-12
Moeller (2-0)
Heckman (1-4)
Ramirez (1)
787
14-17
9-7
Apr. 17
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 10-3
Gearing (3-2)
Olivarez (0-2)
None
503
15-17
10-7
Apr. 17
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 2-11
Bravo (4-1)
Kilcrease (2-4)
None
503
15-18
10-8
Apr. 18
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 3-2
Desandro (3-1)
Ekness (0-2)
Taylor (7)
499
16-18
11-8
Apr. 18
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 2-5
Michael (3-2)
Heckman (1-5)
Dallas (8)
499
16-19
11-9
Apr. 24
at Northwestern State Demons
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 3-7
Harmon (3-2)
Gearing (3-3)
None
16-20
11-10
Apr. 24
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 6-13
Carver (5-3)
Kilcrease (2-5)
None
501
16-21
11-11
Apr. 25
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 2-3
Michel (2-2)
Balado (2-1)
None
511
16-22
11-12
Apr. 25
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 1-2
Ohnoutka (2-0)
Mancuso (0-1)
Makarewich (2)
511
16-23
11-13
Apr. 30
Incarnate Word
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 2-1
Gearing (4-3)
Cassidy (1-2)
Taylor (8)
784
17-23
12-13
May (4–11)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
May 1
Incarnate Word
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 1-6
Minter (1-2)
Desandro (3-2)
None
637
17-24
12-14
May 1
Incarnate Word
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 2-3
Zavala (5-3)
Kilcrease (2-6)
Garza (3)
684
17-25
12-15
May 2
Incarnate Word
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 7-5
Balado (3-1)
Garza (3-4)
Taylor (9)
777
18-25
13-15
May 5
Prairie View A&M
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
Game cancelled
May 7
at Southeastern Louisiana
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 11-3 (10 inns)
Balado (4-1)
Harrington (1-1)
None
ESPN
1,035
19-25
14-15
May 8
at Southeastern Louisiana
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 6-7
Flettrich (1-1)
Kilcrease (2-7)
Shaffer (2)
ESPN
968
19-26
14-16
May 8
at Southeastern Louisiana
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 4-5
Stuprich (6-1)
Desandro (3-3)
Shaffer (3)
ESPN
1,053
19-27
14-17
May 9
Southeastern Louisiana
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 4-2
Heckman (2-5)
Kinzeler (4-3)
Taylor (10)
847
20-27
15-17
May 14
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 0-7
Hudgens (1-2)
Gearing (4-4)
None
398
20-28
15-18
May 15
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 3-13 (7 inns)
Dion (7-4)
Kilcrease (2-8)
None
447
20-29
15-19
May 15
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 7-10
Ellison (4-3)
Mancuso (0-2)
Vega (1)
419
20-30
15-20
May 16
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 5-6
Abraham (3-2)
Heckman (2-6)
Foster (4)
437
20-31
15-21
May 21
Sam Houston State
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 4-11
Davis (6-4)
Gearing (4-5)
Rudis (1)
727
20-32
15-22
May 21
Sam Houston State
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 3-16 (7 inns)
Robinson (4-1)
Kilcrease (2-9)
Peters (1)
697
20-33
15-23
May 22
Sam Houston State
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 4-5
Atkinson (5-1)
Desandro (3-4)
Lusk (7)
642
20-34
15-24
May 22
Sam Houston State
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 5-4 (11 inns)
Theriot (3-3)
Wesneski (2-2)
None
787
21-34
16-24
Schedule Source: [ 5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Conference accolades [ edit ]
Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU
All Conference First Team
Chase Kemp (LAMR)
Nate Fisbeck (MCNS)
Itchy Burts (TAMUCC)
Bash Randle (ACU)
Mitchell Dickson (ACU)
Lee Thomas (UIW)
Colton Cowser (SHSU)
Colton Eager (ACU)
Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS)
Will Dion (MCNS)
Brennan Stuprich (SELA)
Will Warren (SELA)
Tyler Cleveland (UCA)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
All Conference Second Team
Preston Faulkner (SELA)
Daunte Stuart (NSU)
Kasten Furr (UNO)
Evan Keller (SELA)
Skylar Black (SFA)
Tre Obregon III (MCNS)
Jack Rogers (SHSU)
Pearce Howard (UNO)
Grayson Tatrow (ACU)
Chris Turpin (UNO)
John Gaddis (TAMUCC)
Trevin Michael (LAMR)
Caleb Seroski (UNO)
Jacob Burke (SELA)
All Conference Third Team
Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
Salo Iza (UNO)
Austin Cain (NICH)
Darren Willis (UNO)
Ryan Snell (LAMR)
Tommy Cruz (ACU)
Tyler Finke (SELA)
Payton Harden (MCNS)
Mike Williams (TAMUCC)
Cal Carver (NSU)
Levi David (NSU)
Dominic Robinson (SHSU)
Jack Dallas (LAMR)
Brett Hammit (ACU)
All Conference Defensive Team
Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
Nate Fisebeck (MCNS)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
Darren Willis (UNO)
Gaby Cruz (SELA)
Julian Gonzales (MCNS)
Colton Cowser (SHSU)
Avery George (LAMR)
Will Dion (MCNS)
References: [ 6]
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