2021 Nicholls Colonels baseball team

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]

2021 Nicholls Colonels baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record21–34 (16–24 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Cook
  • Ford Pemberton
  • Lee Clark
Home stadiumBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
2021 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Abilene Christian  ‍†‍‍ 25–13 .65836–21 .632
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 20–14 .58825–29 .463
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 23–17 .57529–28 .509
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 20–15 .57130–25 .545
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 22–17 .56432–24 .571
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20–16 .55627–26 .509
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y 21–18 .53832–30 .516
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 17–19 .47225–23 .521
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 18–22 .45023–28 .451
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17–22 .43620–31 .392
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 17–23 .42521–28 .429
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 16–24 .40021–34 .382
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 11–27 .28914–38 .269
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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)
1Sam Houston State276 (17)
2Central Arkansas247 (5)
3McNeese State244 (1)
4Southeastern Louisiana243 (3)
5Northwestern State193
6Texas A&M–Corpus Christi146
7Incarnate Word144
8Nicholls108
9New Orleans101
10Abilene Christian98
11Stephen F. Austin92
12Lamar87
13Houston Baptist49

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

[4]

First Team
  • 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)

Second Team
  • 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)

Roster
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

Coaching staff
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
Legend
 Nicholls win
 Nicholls loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldNicholls 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. 20Eastern IllinoisBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 11-4Saltaformaggio (1-0)Decicco (0-1)None5711-0
Feb. 20Eastern IllinoisBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 3-4Hampton (1-0)Gearing (0-1)Stevenson (1)6571-1
Feb. 21Eastern IllinoisBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 2-3 (10 inns)Laxner (1-0)Taylor (0-1)Anshutz (1)5841-2
Feb. 26Youngstown StateBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 7-6Desandro (1-0)Brosky (0-1)Taylor (1)5472-2
Feb. 27at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LAL 0-14Marceaux (1-0)Theriot (0-1)NoneSECN+3,0032-3
Feb. 28Youngstown StateBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 4-7Ball (1-0)Heckman (0-1)Clift Jr. (2)7372-4
March (9-8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Mar. 3at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LAL 4-5Fontenot (1-0)Taylor (0-2)NoneSECN+1,9022-5
Mar. 6at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAW 5-2Gearing (1-1)Barnes (0-1)Taylor (2)6843-5
Mar. 6at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAL 3-5Lindsay (1-1)Kilcrease (0-1)Orton (1)6843-6
Mar. 7at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAL 4-6Lien (2-0)Desandro (1-1)Goleman (1)6233-7
Mar. 12Stephen F. AustinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 8-6Gearing (2-1)Gennari (1-2)Taylor (3)6414-71-0
Mar. 13Stephen F. AustinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 3-2 (10 inns)Balado (1-0)Jaco (0-1)None6835-72-0
Mar. 13Stephen F. AustinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 2-1Theriot (1-1)Rodriguez (0-1)None7036-73-0
Mar. 14Stephen F. AustinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 2-1Theriot (2-1)Cuellar (0-1)Taylor (4)6457-74-0
Mar. 16LouisianaBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 8-9Cooke (2-2)Theriot (2-2)Bradford (1)7337-8
Mar. 19at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXW 7-6Balado (2-0)Chirpich (2-1)Taylor (5)1968-85-0
Mar. 20at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXL 1-4Cervantes (3-0)Kilcrease (0-2)None2008-95-1
Mar. 20at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXL 5-6Riley (5-0)Evans (0-1)None2008-105-2
Mar. 21at Abilene ChristianCrutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TXW 7-4Heckman (1-1)Jackson (0-1)None2219-106-2
Mar. 26Houston BaptistBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 4-5Austin (2-0)Taylor (0-3)None5459-116-3
Mar. 27Houston BaptistBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 2-1Kilcrease (1-2)Coats (0-4)Theriot (1)67110-117-3
Mar. 27Houston BaptistBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 5-4 (12 inns)Saltaformaggio (2-0)Smitherman (0-1)None70111-118-3
Mar. 28Houston BaptistBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 2-6Burch (1-0)Heckman (1-2)None57311-128-4
Mar. 30William CareyBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAGame postponed
April (6-11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Apr. 1UT MartinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 2-1 (11 inns)Taylor (1-3)Shunk (1-1)None57712-12
Apr. 2UT MartinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 7-0Kilcrease (2-2)Cannon (4-3)None77713-12
Apr. 3UT MartinBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 0-2Folks (2-2)Heckman (1-3)Hussey (1)80313-13
Apr. 6at LouisianaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-3Menard (1-1)Kilcrease (2-3)Durke (1)81513-14
Apr. 9Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 3-7 (10 inns)Ramirez (2-2)Theriot (2-3)None67313-158-5
Apr. 9Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 1-5Gaddis (1-3)Gearing (2-2)None62713-168-6
Apr. 10Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 1-0Desandro (2-1)Shy (0-3)Taylor (6)79314-169-6
Apr. 11Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 2-12Moeller (2-0)Heckman (1-4)Ramirez (1)78714-179-7
Apr. 17at LamarVincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TXW 10-3Gearing (3-2)Olivarez (0-2)None50315-1710-7
Apr. 17at LamarVincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TXL 2-11Bravo (4-1)Kilcrease (2-4)None50315-1810-8
Apr. 18at LamarVincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TXW 3-2Desandro (3-1)Ekness (0-2)Taylor (7)49916-1811-8
Apr. 18at LamarVincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TXL 2-5Michael (3-2)Heckman (1-5)Dallas (8)49916-1911-9
Apr. 24at Northwestern State DemonsH. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LAL 3-7Harmon (3-2)Gearing (3-3)None16-2011-10
Apr. 24at Northwestern StateH. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LAL 6-13Carver (5-3)Kilcrease (2-5)None50116-2111-11
Apr. 25at Northwestern StateH. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LAL 2-3Michel (2-2)Balado (2-1)None51116-2211-12
Apr. 25at Northwestern StateH. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LAL 1-2Ohnoutka (2-0)Mancuso (0-1)Makarewich (2)51116-2311-13
Apr. 30Incarnate WordBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 2-1Gearing (4-3)Cassidy (1-2)Taylor (8)78417-2312-13
May (4–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 1Incarnate WordBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 1-6Minter (1-2)Desandro (3-2)None63717-2412-14
May 1Incarnate WordBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 2-3Zavala (5-3)Kilcrease (2-6)Garza (3)68417-2512-15
May 2Incarnate WordBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 7-5Balado (3-1)Garza (3-4)Taylor (9)77718-2513-15
May 5Prairie View A&MBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAGame cancelled
May 7at Southeastern LouisianaPat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LAW 11-3 (10 inns)Balado (4-1)Harrington (1-1)NoneESPN+1,03519-2514-15
May 8at Southeastern LouisianaPat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LAL 6-7Flettrich (1-1)Kilcrease (2-7)Shaffer (2)ESPN+96819-2614-16
May 8at Southeastern LouisianaPat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LAL 4-5Stuprich (6-1)Desandro (3-3)Shaffer (3)ESPN+1,05319-2714-17
May 9Southeastern LouisianaBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 4-2Heckman (2-5)Kinzeler (4-3)Taylor (10)84720-2715-17
May 14at McNeese StateJoe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LAL 0-7Hudgens (1-2)Gearing (4-4)None39820-2815-18
May 15at McNeese StateJoe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LAL 3-13 (7 inns)Dion (7-4)Kilcrease (2-8)None44720-2915-19
May 15at McNeese StateJoe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LAL 7-10Ellison (4-3)Mancuso (0-2)Vega (1)41920-3015-20
May 16at McNeese StateJoe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LAL 5-6Abraham (3-2)Heckman (2-6)Foster (4)43720-3115-21
May 21Sam Houston StateBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 4-11Davis (6-4)Gearing (4-5)Rudis (1)72720-3215-22
May 21Sam Houston StateBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 3-16 (7 inns)Robinson (4-1)Kilcrease (2-9)Peters (1)69720-3315-23
May 22Sam Houston StateBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAL 4-5Atkinson (5-1)Desandro (3-4)Lusk (7)64220-3415-24
May 22Sam Houston StateBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 5-4 (11 inns)Theriot (3-3)Wesneski (2-2)None78721-3416-24
Schedule Source:[5]

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

Postseason

Conference accolades
  • 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

References:[6]

References
  1. "2021 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. "Nicholls baseball coach resigns". The Times of Houma/Thibodaux. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. "Sam Houston Repeats as Southland Baseball Preseason Favorite". www.southland.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. "2021 Baseball Schedule". Nicholls State University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. "SFA's Kassidy Wilbur Named Southland Player of the Year". www.southland.org. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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