2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball team

2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record26–25 (12–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ladd Rhodes
  • Cody Livingston
  • Gabe Woods
Home stadiumBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
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
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 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 champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of February 7, 2025[1]
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

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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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

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Second Team

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  • Austin Cain – 3rd Base

Personnel

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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 Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hammond, Louisiana
8 OF Xane Washington Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12 April 2022

Schedule and results

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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

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  1. ^ "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  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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