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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 .
Southland Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
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]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
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[ edit ]
[ 3]
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 [ edit ]
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.
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