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.

Coaches poll 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

Second Team Austin Cain – 3rd Base

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Nicholls win Nicholls loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldNicholls 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 RecordFeb. 18 Missouri Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L1–127 Miles(1-0) Saltaformaggio(0-1) Potthoff(1) 344 0–1 Feb. 19 Missouri Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L2–147 Troesser(1-0) Theriot(0-1) Landry(1) 301 0–2 Feb. 20 Missouri Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W9–8 Gearing(1-0) Neubeck(0-1) None 401 1–2 Feb. 21 Missouri Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L4–7 Cheeley(1-0) Keith(0-1) None 278 1–3 Feb. 23 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L5–7 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 W11–18 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 W10–07 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 W16–10 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 RecordMar. 1 Louisiana Tech Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W5–4 Vial Jr.(1-0) Gibson(1-1) Evans(1) 225 5–4 Mar. 2 at Braddy Field • Jackson, MS L3–9 Huerta(1-0) Galy(0-1) None 75 5–5 Mar. 4 at FedExPark • Memphis, TN W14–8 Gearing(2-0) Gilmore(0-1) Evans (2) 317 6–5 Mar. 5 at Memphis FedExField • Memphis, TN W14–9 Theriot(2-1) Fowler(0-1) Heckman(1) 338 7–5 Mar. 6 at Memphis FedExField • Memphis, TN L6–9 Kendrick(2-0) Desandro(1-1) None 283 7–6 Mar. 9 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W10–07 Mancuso(1-0) Odongo(0-2) None 103 8–6 Mar. 11 Louisiana–Monroe Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L8–10 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 W5–2 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 L1–2 Lien(1-1) Heckman(0-1) Wepf(1) 311 9–8 Mar. 16 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L3–5 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 W6–5 Evans(1-0) Schultz(1-2) None 634 10–9 Mar. 25 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W6–4 Andrews(1-0) Trahan(1-1) Evans(4) ESPN+ 1,224 11–9 1–0Mar. 26 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W11–4 Gearing(3-1) O'Toole(1-3) None ESPN+ 1,172 12–9 2–0Mar. 27 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W10–7 Heckman(1-1) Robb(0-3) Desandro(1) ESPN+ 1,229 13–9 3–0Mar. 29 Lamar Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W5–2 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 RecordApr. 1 McNeese State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L0–2 Rogers(3-2) Theriot(3-2) Foster(8) 601 14–10 3–1Apr. 2 McNeese State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L1–5 Vega(2-1) Gearing(3-2) None 504 14–11 3–2Apr. 3 McNeese State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W8–710 Andrews(2-0) Foster(1-1) None 421 15–11 4–2Apr. 6 Jackson State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W9–6 Gearing(4-2) Valdez(1-2) None 391 16–11 Apr. 8 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W11–17 Theriot(4-2) Ripoll(1-3) None ESPN+ 201 17–11 5–2Apr. 9 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L5–6 Reitmeyer(2-2) Andrews(2-1) None ESPN+ 378 17–12 5–3Apr. 10 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L2—9 Spinney(2-3) Heckman(1-2) None ESPN+ 311 17–13 5–4Apr. 12 at Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA Game cancelled due to poor weather conditionsApr. 14 Northwestern State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W8–2 Desandro(2-2) Carver(3-4) Gearing(1) 511 18–13 6–4Apr. 15 Northwestern State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W6–0 Theriot(5-2) Harmon(4-4) None 215 19–13 7–4Apr. 16 Northwestern State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L7–10 Brown(4-3) Heckman(1-3) None 287 19–14 7–5Apr. 19 Southern Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W3–0 Saltaformaggio(2-1) Davis(1-3) Andrews(1) 287 20–14 Apr. 22 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L4–11 Garza(4-3) Desandro(2-3) None 227 20–15 7–6Apr. 23 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W5–3 Theriot(6-2) Cassidy(0-2) Gearing(2) 253 21–15 8–6Apr. 24 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W8–7 Saltaformaggio(3-1) Celestino(3-3) Gearing(3) 247 22–15 9–6Apr. 29 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W12–28 Desandro(3-3) LeBlanc(6-1) None 439 23–15 10–6Apr. 30 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W6–4 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 RecordMay 1 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L2–6 Khachadourian(4-2) Heckman(1-4) Williams(1) 402 24–16 11–7May 3 at No. 20 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L6–10 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 L6–7 Shy(1-0) Gearing(4-3) None 370 24–18 11–8May 7 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L4–5 Garcia(5-3) Theriot(7-3) Bird(2) 319 24–19 11–9May 8 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L10–11 Sieve(0-1) Heckman(1-5) None 301 24–20 11–10May 12 Southeastern Louisiana Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L2–3 Kinzeler(4-1) Desandro(3-4) None 588 24–21 11–11May 14 Southeastern Louisiana Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L6–8 Robb(4-3) Theriot(7-4) Trahan(10) 337 24–22 11–12May 14 Southeastern Louisiana Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W4–311 Heckman(2-5) Dugas(3-2) None 337 25–22 12–12May 17 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L1–6 Menard(5-1) Galy(0-2) None ESPN+ 4,052 25–23 Postseason (1–2) (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 19 vs. (5) Northwestern State (4) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W7–6 Gearing(5-3) Carver(4-5) None ESPN+ 348 26–23 1–0May 20 vs. (1) McNeese State (4) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L4–8 Jones(4-0) Theriot(7-5) Foster(12) ESPN+ 678 26–24 1–1May 21 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (4) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L8–9 Hayward(2-7) Vial Jr.(1-1) None ESPN+ 336 26–25 1–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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