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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 .
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
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
[3]
Second Team
Personnel
2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
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
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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