Nicholls Colonels baseball
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The Nicholls Colonels baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Nicholls State's first baseball team was fielded in 1960. The team plays its home games at 2,100-seat Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field and is coached by Brent Haring.
Championships
Conference championships
Regular season
- Gulf South: 1974, 1976
- Gulf Star: 1985
- Southland: 2023
Tournament
- Trans America Athletic: 1984
- Southland: 1998, 2023, 2024
History
NCAA tournament appearances
- NCAA Division I baseball tournament: 1989, 1992, 1998, 2023, 2024
- NCAA Division II baseball tournament: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977
Nicholls in the NCAA Tournament
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0–2 | .000 | South Regional |
| 1992 | 0–2 | .000 | Mideast Regional |
| 1998 | 0–2 | .000 | South II Regional |
| 2023 | 0–2 | .000 | Tuscaloosa Regional |
| 2024 | 0–2 | .000 | Corvallis Regional |
| TOTALS | 0–10 | .000 |
Conference affiliations
| Years | Conference | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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Stadiums
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field is a baseball stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It is the 2,100-seat home stadium of the Nicholls Colonels college baseball team. 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 |
|---|---|
| Name Years Jim Hall 1960–1963 Raymond "Ray" Didier 1964–1973 T.C. Calmes 1974–1979 Mike Knight 1980–1996 Jim Pizzolatto 1997–1999 B.D. Parker 2000–2005 Chip Durham 2006–2010 Seth Thibodeaux 2011–2021 Mike Silva 2022–2024 Brent Haring 2025- | |
| Jim Hall | 1960–1963 |
| Raymond "Ray" Didier | 1964–1973 |
| T.C. Calmes | 1974–1979 |
| Mike Knight | 1980–1996 |
| Jim Pizzolatto | 1997–1999 |
| B.D. Parker | 2000–2005 |
| Chip Durham | 2006–2010 |
| Seth Thibodeaux | 2011–2021 |
| Mike Silva | 2022–2024 |
| Brent Haring | 2025- |
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