Nicholls Colonels baseball
| Nicholls Colonels baseball | |
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 2024 Nicholls Colonels baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1960 |
| University | Nicholls State University |
| Head coach | Mike Silva (3rd season) |
| Conference | Southland |
| Location | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Home stadium | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field (Capacity: 2,100) |
| Nickname | Colonels |
| Colors | Red and gray[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1970*, 1972*, 1974*, 1976*, 1977*, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1984, 1998, 2023, 2024 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1974*, 1976*, 1985, 2023 *at Division II level | |
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The Nicholls Colonels baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[2] The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.[3][4] Nicholls State's first baseball team was fielded in 1960.[5][6] The team plays its home games at 2,100-seat Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field[2][7] and is coached by Mike Silva.[8]
Championships
Conference championships
Regular season [9]
- Gulf South: 1974, 1976
- Gulf Star: 1985
- Southland: 2023, 2024
Tournament [9]
- Trans America Athletic: 1984
- Southland: 1998, 2023
History
NCAA tournament appearances
- NCAA Division I baseball tournament: 1989, 1992, 1998, 2023, 2024[9][10]
- NCAA Division II baseball tournament: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977[11]
Conference affiliations
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Source:[9]
Stadiums
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field is a baseball stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[2] It is the 2,100-seat home stadium of the Nicholls Colonels college baseball team.[2] The stadium which opened in 1960 is named for Raymond "Ray" Didier, a former Nicholls head baseball coach and athletic director. The diamond is named for Ben Meyer.
Head coaches
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Source:[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "2019 Nicholls Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ "Nicholls State Colonels". d1baseball.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Nicholls State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Didier shaped Nicholls athletics, many lives". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Nicholls State University Colonels". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Didier shaped Nicholls athletics, many lives". HoumaToday.com. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ "Thibodeaux promoted to head coach at Nicholls". College Baseball Insider. August 18, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "2013 Nicholls State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Nicholls State University baseball". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
External links
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