Nicholls Colonels baseball
American college baseball team
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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 Brent Haring.[8]
| Nicholls Colonels baseball | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| University | Nicholls State University |
| Head coach | Brent Haring (2nd 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 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1974*, 1976*, 1985, 2023 *at Division II level | |

Championships
Conference championships
Regular season [9]
- Gulf South: 1974, 1976
- Gulf Star: 1985
- Southland: 2023
Tournament [9]
- Trans America Athletic: 1984
- Southland: 1998, 2023, 2024
History
NCAA tournament appearances
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
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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]