2024 Nicholls Colonels baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	Nicholls Colonels
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	38–22
Conf Record:	16–8
Head Coach:	Mike Silva
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Cody Livingston
Asst Coach2:	Gabe Woods
Asst Coach3:	Auston Colon - Student Asst
Stadium:	Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Champion:	Southland Conference tournament
Bowl:	Corvallis Regional
Bowl Result:	0–2

The 2024 Nicholls Colonels baseball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Colonels played their home games at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field and were led by third–year head coach Mike Silva. They are members of the Southland Conference.^{[1] [2]} The Colonels compiled a 38–22 overall record and a 16–8 record in conference play for a second-place finish. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 2nd seeded team, the Colonels defeated 7th seed Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–2; 6th seeded Southeastern Louisiana 5–4 and 4–3; and McNeese 15–1 to win the tournament championship and earn the conference auto–bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. As the 3rd seeded team in the Corvallis Regional, the Colonels fell to 2nd seeded UC Irvine 12–13 and 0–3.

Previous season

See main article: 2023 Nicholls Colonels baseball team.

The Colonels had an overall season record of 34–24 and a conference record of 15–9 winning the Southland Conference regular season championship. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the first seeded team. The Colonels won the tournament championship with a 4–0 record defeating McNeese 3–2, Lamar 4–0, New Orleans 5–3 and New Orleans 6–3. Winning the Southland Conference autobid, the Colonels played in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tuscaloosa Regional. They lost to 16th ranked Alabama 3–4 in the first game. The Colonels' season ended with a loss to Boston College 6–14 in the second game.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Nicholls was picked to first in the Southland Conference with 126 overall votes and 14 first place votes.^[3]

Coaches poll
1	Nicholls	126 (14)
2	Lamar	106 (1)
3	New Orleans	92 (3)
4	Incarnate Word	81
5	McNeese	67
6	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	55
7	Southeastern Louisiana	53
8	Northwestern State	42
9	Houston Christian	26

Preseason All-Southland team

Edgar Alvarez, MaCrae Kendrick, Parker Coddou, Issac Williams, and Gavin Galy were named to the conference preseason first team. Garrett Felix was named to the conference preseason second team.^[3]

First Team

• Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
• MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
• Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
• Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
• Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
• Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
• Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
• Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
• Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
• Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
• Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)

• -2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Second Team

• Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
• Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
• Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)
• Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
• Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
• River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
• Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
• Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
• Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
• Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
• Isaiah Zavala (UIW, SR, Utility)

• -2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Schedule and results

Legend
	Nicholls win
	Nicholls loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Nicholls team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Nicholls Colonels baseball game log
Regular season (34–20)
February (8–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 16 16–0 Desandro, Devin (1-0) Jake Babuschak (0-1) 502 1–0 Feb. 17 Sacred Heart* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 5–2 Saltaformaggio, Nico (1-0) Owen MacDonnell (0-1) Luke, Haden (1) 311 2–0 Feb. 18 Sacred Heart* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 19–12 Farley, Dylan (1-0) Dan Rice (0-1) None ESPN+ 611 3–0 Feb. 20 at * – Henry Shuffler (1-0) Desandro, Devin (1-1) Trey Cehajic (2) ESPN+ 1,483 3–1 Feb. 21 Dillard Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 14–2 (7 inn) Hill, Sam (1-0) Gipson, Kaleb (0-1) None 413 4–1 Feb. 23 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 9–6 Saltaformaggio, Nico (2-0) CAREW, Christian (0-1) Luke, Haden (2) ESPN+ 611 5–1 Feb. 24 Eastern Illinois* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 4–0 Desandro, Devin (2-1) CARTWRIGHT, Eli (0-1) None 721 6–1 Feb. 25 Eastern Illinois* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 9–6 Quevedo, Michael (1-0) PERRENOUD, Casey (0-2) Galy, Gavin (1) ESPN+ 750 7–1 Feb. 27 vs. * 6–5 Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-0) P2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament participantsayne, Landen (0-1) Guerrero, Michael (1) 3,013 8–1 Feb. 28 at * 10–11 (10 inn) Moore, Leif (1-0) Rodriguez, Arturo (0-1) None 957 8–2
March (11–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar 1 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 12–0 (7 inn) Mayers, Jacob (1-0) Ranard Grace (2-1) None 215 9–2 Mar 2 Southern* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 10–0 (7 inn) Rodriguez, Arturo (1-1) Antoine Harris (0-2) None 411 10–2 Mar 3 Southern* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 12–0 (7 inn) Mayers, Jacob (1-0) Ranard Grace (2-1) None 215 11–2 Mar 5 Tulane* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 12–14 Jacob Moore (1-0) Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-1) Trey Cehajic (3) 655 11–3 Mar 6 Southeastern Baptist Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 10–0 (7 inn) Hill, Sam (2-0) Reynolds, Ryley (0-1) Fields, Nick (1) 222 12–3 Mar 6 Southeastern Baptist* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 13–1 (7 inn) Richter, Chase (1-0) Nicholson, Jonathan (0-1) None 222 13–3 Mar 9 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 13–2 (8 inn) Mayers, Jacob (2-0) Randy Reyes (0-1) None 304 14–3 Mar 9 Grambling* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 24–12 (7 inn) Galy, Gavin (1-0) Mason Martinez (2-1) None 304 15–3 Mar 10 Grambling* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 5–2 Quevedo, Michael (3-0) Phillip Bryant (0-2) Desandro, Devin (1) 413 16–3 Mar 12 Dillard* Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 9–3 Hill, Sam (3-0) Gonzalez, Handel (0-1) None 101 17–3 Mar 15 at * 6–7 Borst, Evan (2-0) Farley, Dylan (1-1) Daiss, Casey (4) 4,268 17–4 Mar 16 at Nebraska* Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE 0–16 Sears, Brett (3-0) Nelson, Jack (0-1) Worthley, Jalen (1) 4,658 17–5 Mar 17 at Nebraska* Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE 4–11 Brockett, Jackson (1-0) Desandro, Devin (2-2) None 4,186 17–6 Mar 20 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 4–6 Smith,Reed (1-2) Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-2) Bates,Ethan (6) ESPN+ 439 17–7 Mar 22 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 1–4 Mercer, Colton (2-3) Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-3) Blasick, Nathan (1) ESPN+ 688 17–8 0–1 Mar 23 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 11–12 Delorbe, Ryan (2-1) Luke, Haden (0-1) Calloway, Bryce (1) 655 17–9 0–2 Mar 24 New Orleans Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 5–8 Seroski, Caleb (3-1) Rodriguez, Arturo (1-2) Blasick, Nathan (2) 501 17–10 0–3 Mar 28 7–3 Nelson, Jack (1-1) Watson, Matthew (1-4) Desandro, Devin (2) ESPN+ 230 18–10 1–3 Mar 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 13–8 Moran, Dallis (1-0) Hill, Jack (1-2) None 233 19–10 2–3 Mar 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 11–4 Guerrero, Michael (1-0) Feltz, Samuel (2-1) None 252 20–10 3–3
April (7–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament participants Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 2 at Louisiana* 3–13 (7 inn) Jack Martinez (3-2) Farley, Dylan (1-2) David Christie (2) ESPN+ 3,546 20–11 Apr 5 8–7 (11 inn) Desandro, Devin (3-2) Polk, Lakin (4-1) None ESPN+ 1,420 21–11 4–3 Apr 6 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–3 Guerrero, Michael (2-0) Lee, Dakota (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,409 22–11 5–3 Apr 7 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–5 Quevedo, Michael (4-0) Kinzeler, Will (1-3) Galy, Gavin (2) ESPN+ 1,337 23–11 6–3 Apr 12 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA – Bunch, Caleb (2-0) Galy, Gavin (1-1) None ESPN+ 731 23–12 6–4 Apr 13 Northwestern State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 10–11 Newton, Aidan (1-3) Desandro, Devin (3-3) Bryan, Tyler (4) ESPN+ 804 23–13 6–5 Apr 14 Northwestern State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 13–5 Quevedo, Michael (5-0) Marionneaux, Dylan (2-6) None ESPN+ 800 24–13 7–5 Apr 16 at Southern Miss* 6–9 Mazza, Niko (6-2) Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-4) None ESPN+ 5,211 24–14 Apr 19 14–2 (7 inn) Mayers, Jacob (3-0) Coronel, Ethan (0-3) None ESPN+ 337 25–14 8–5 Apr 20 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 9–6 Desandro, Devin (4-3) Willard, Nicholas (2-4) Saltaformaggio, Nico (1) 273 26–14 9–5 Apr 21 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 6–5 (12 inn) Farley, Dylan (2-2) Shoffner, Brock (0-1) None 115 27–14 10–5 Apr 23 at LSU* 0–9 Kade Anderson (4-1) Desandro, Devin (4-4) None SECN+ 10,465 27–15 Apr 24 at Louisiana Tech* 7–10 Havern,J (3-2) Hill, Sam (3-1) Bates,E (12) ESPN+ 1,742 27–16 Apr 30 at Southern* Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA 12–4 Rodriguez, Arturo (2-2) P. Huff (0-1) None 211 28–16
May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 3 6–7 Salinas, Josh (5-1) Mayers, Jacob (3-1) Byrd, Adam (3) ESPN+ 97 28–17 10–6 May 4 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 7–6 Saltaformaggio, Nico (4-4) Johnson, Dave (4-3) None ESPN+ 117 29–17 11–6 May 5 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 10–7 Desandro, Devin (5-4) Walls, Westin (2-5) None ESPN+ 115 30–17 12–62023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament participants May 7 at * Schroeder Park • Houston, TX 4–5 LaCalameto, Kyle (3-3) Richter, Chase (1-1) None ESPN+ 985 30–18 May 10 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 5–4 (11 inn) Saltaformaggio, Nico (5-4) Havard, Peyton (2-3) None ESPN+ 833 31–18 13–6 May 11 Lamar Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 7–9 (11 inn) Neal, Austin (3-1) Rodriguez, Arturo (2-3) None ESPN+ 667 31–19 13–7 May 12 Lamar Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 3–0 Saltaformaggio, Nico (6-4) Hesseltine, Hunter (6-2) None ESPN+ 608 32–19 14–7 May 16 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 4–3 Mayers, Jacob (4-1) Zach Voss (1-5) Saltaformaggio, Nico (2) ESPN+ 505 33–19 15–7 May 17 McNeese Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 10–3 Desandro, Devin (6-4) Alexis Gravel (1-4) None 501 34–19 16–7 May 18 McNeese Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 6–10 Cameron LeJeune (W, 7-2) Hill, Sam (L, 3-2) None ESPN+ 613 34–20 16–8
Post-season (4–2)
(4–0) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 22 vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2) 14–2 (7 inn) Mayers, Jacob (5-1) Garcia, Zach (4-3) None ESPN+ 35–20 1–0 May 23 at (6) Southeastern Louisiana (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–4 (10 inn) Saltaformaggio, Nico (7-4) Polk, Lakin (5-4) None ESPN+ 1,590 36–20 2–0 May 24 at (6) Southeastern Louisiana (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–3 Rodriguez, Arturo(3-3) Lauve, Lance(1-1) None ESPN+ 2,232 37–20 3–0 May 25 vs. (5) McNeese (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 15–1 (7 inn) Farley, Dylan(3-2) Zach Voss(2-6) None ESPN+ 1,198 38–20 4–0 (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 31 (3) 12–13 Utagawa, David (3-0) Desandro, Devin (6-5) None ESPN+ 3,893 38–21 0–1 Jun 1 (4) (3) Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 0–3 Luc Fladda(5-3) Quevedo, Michael(5-1) Jacob Moore (6) ESPN+ 3,869 38–22 0–2
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold = Nicholls team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Source:^{[4] [5]}

Conference awards and honors

2024 All-Southland Conference team

Source:^[6]

Edgar Alvarez was named conference Player of the Year. Nico Saltaformaggio was named conference Relief Pitcher of the Year. Edgar Alvarez and Nico Saltaformaggio were also named to the All-Southland Conference first team. Parker Coddou, Basiel Williams, and Drake Anderson were named as second team members. Edgar Alvarez was also named to the All-conference Defensive team.

First Team

• Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
• Edgar Alvarez (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
• Isaac Webb (TAMUCC, RJR, 2nd Base)
• TJ Salvaggio (SLU, JR, Shortstop)
• Shea Thomas (SLU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Mitchell Sanford (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
• Samuel Benjamin (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
• Cooper Hext (MCN, SR, Outfielder)
• Dalton Beck (UIW, JR, Designaterd Hitter)
• Bryce Calloway (UNO, JR, Utility)
• Brooks Caple (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Colton Mercer (UNO, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Brennan Stuprich (SLU, RJR, Starting Pitcher)
• Nico Saltaformaggio (NICH, SR, Relief Pitcher)

Second Team

• Zak Skinner (LU, JR, Catcher)
• Brayden Evans (LU, JR, 1st Base)
• Diego Villescas (UNO, JR, 2nd Base)
• Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop)
• Sebastian Trinidad (TAMUCC, SR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Lipoma (NWST, JR, Outfielder)
• Basiel Williams (NICH, RSR, Outfielder)
• Cameron Caley (UIW, SR, Outfielder)
• River Orsak (LU, SR, Designaterd Hitter)
• Drake Anderson (NICH, JR, Utility)
• Matthew Watson (TAMUCC, RJR, Starting Pitcher)
• Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Hunter Hesseltine (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Caleb Bunch (NWST, JR, Relief Pitcher)

2024 All-Southland Defensive team

• Miguel Useche (UNO, JR, Catcher)
• Edgar Alvarez (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
• Dalton Hurst (UNO, JR, 2nd Base)
• Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Shortstop)
• Rocco Gump (NWST, JR, 3rd Base)
• Cooper Hext (MCN, SR, Left Fielder)
• Conner Westenburg (MCN, JR, Center Fielder)
• Mitchell Sanford (UNO, SR, Right Fielder)
• Cameron LeJeune (MCN, RJR, Pitcher)

Weekly awards

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Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Hitter of the Week	Edgar Alvarez	1B	February 19, 2024	^[7]
SLC Hitter of the Week	Garrett Felix	INF	April 8, 2024	^[8]
SLC Pitcher of the Week	Nico Saltaformaggio	LHP	May 6, 2024	^[9]
SLC Pitcher of the Week	Nico Saltaformaggio	LHP	May 14, 2024	^[10]

See also

2024 Nicholls Colonels softball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Membership . Southland Conference . December 22, 2023.
2. Web site: Southland Conference . DIBaseball . December 22, 2023.
3. Web site: Nicholls Chosen to Repeat at Southland Baseball Champions; Preseason All-Conference Team Released . James Hill. Southland Conference . February 9, 2024 . February 8, 2024.
4. Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . Nicholls State University Athletics . December 22, 2023 . en.
5. Web site: Phil Stratton . Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules . College Baseball Insider . January 13, 2024 . September 25, 2023.
6. Web site: James Hill . Southland Conference Announces 2024 Baseball Awards, All-Conference, and All-Defensive Teams . Southland Conference . May 25, 2024 . May 21, 2024.
7. Web site: James Hill . Nicholls' Alvarez, AMCC's Hunsaker Named Opening Jersey Mike's Baseball Player of the Week . February 21, 2024 . February 19, 2024.
8. Web site: Anthony Goss . Nicholls' Felix, Lamar's Ellis named Jersey Mike's SLC Players of the Week . May 25, 2024 . April 8, 2024.
9. Web site: Anthony Goss . McNeese's Larranaga, Nicholls' Saltaformaggio Named Jersey Mike's Southland Baseball Players of the Week . May 25, 2024 . May 6, 2024.
10. Web site: James Hill . UNO's Useche, Nicholls' Saltaformaggio Named Jersey Mike's Southland Baseball Players of the Week . May 25, 2024 . May 14, 2024.