Nicholls Colonels baseball

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Nicholls Colonels baseball
Nicholls State Colonels wordmark.svg
Founded1960
UniversityNicholls State University
Head coachMike Silva (1st season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationThibodaux, Louisiana
Home stadiumBen Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
(Capacity: 2,100)
NicknameColonels
ColorsRed and gray[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1970*, 1972*, 1974*, 1976*, 1977*, 1989, 1992, 1998
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1998
Conference champions
1974*, 1976*, 1985
*at Division II level
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field

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]

Tournament [9]

History[]

NCAA tournament appearances[]

  • NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament: 1989, 1992, 1998[9][10]
  • NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977[11][12]

Conference affiliations[]

Years Conference Classification
1960–1965 Independent NCAA College Division
1966–1971 Gulf States Conference NCAA College Division
1972 Gulf South Conference NCAA College Division
1973–1979 Gulf South Conference NCAA Division II
1980–1982 Independent NCAA Division I
1983–1984
 Trans America Athletic Conference NCAA Division I
1985���1987 Gulf Star Conference NCAA Division I
1988–1991 Independent NCAA Division I
1992–present Southland Conference NCAA Division I

Source:[9][12]

Stadiums[]

Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field[]

Main article: 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[]

Name Years
1960–1963
Raymond "Ray" Didier 1964–1973
1974–1979
1980–1996
1997–1999
2000–2005
2006–2010
Seth Thibodeaux 2011–2021

Source:[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "2019 Nicholls Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nicholls State Colonels". d1baseball.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nicholls State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Didier shaped Nicholls athletics, many lives". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Nicholls State University Colonels". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Didier shaped Nicholls athletics, many lives". HoumaToday.com. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  8. ^ "Thibodeaux promoted to head coach at Nicholls". College Baseball Insider. August 18, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e "2013 Nicholls State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Nicholls State University baseball". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  11. ^ "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Nicholls State University". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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