# 2022 Nicholls Colonels baseball team

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 :
| 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
#### Second Team

* Austin Cain – 3rd Base

## 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | Missouri | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 1–12$^7$ | 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 2–14$^7$ | 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 11–1$^8$ | 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 10–0$^7$ | 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 | 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 10–0$^7$ | 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 | 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 8–7$^{10}$ | 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 11–1$^7$ | 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 | Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions | Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions | Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions | Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions | Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions | Game cancelled due to poor weather conditions | 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 12–2$^8$ | 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 | 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 4–3$^{11}$ | 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 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.