Colonels Softball Complex

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Colonels Softball Complex
Colonels Softball Complex (Thibodaux, Louisiana) outfield.jpg
Former names Colonels Softball Diamond
Location Thibodaux, LA, United States
Coordinates 29°47′20″N90°48′08″W / 29.78889°N 90.80222°W / 29.78889; -90.80222 Coordinates: 29°47′20″N90°48′08″W / 29.78889°N 90.80222°W / 29.78889; -90.80222
Owner Nicholls State University
Operator Nicholls Athletics Department
Capacity 500
Surface Natural grass
Construction
Built 1981
Tenants
Nicholls Colonels softball (NCAA)

The Colonels Softball Complex is a softball venue in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. [1] [2] It is home to the Nicholls Colonels softball team of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference. [3] [4] [5] The venue has a capacity of 500. [6] [7] [8]

Softball Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball

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Thibodaux, Louisiana City in Louisiana, United States

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Nicholls Colonels softball

The Nicholls Colonels softball team represents Nicholls State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. Nichollss' first softball team was fielded in 1981. The team plays its home games at the 500-seat Colonels Softball Complex and are coached by Angel Santiago.

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In addition to regular season play, the softball complex was the site of the 1996 Southland Conference Softball Tournament. [9]

Southland Conference

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 Nicholls Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Softball Stifles Colonels in 9-0 Victory" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  3. ↑ Jamie Bustos (February 10, 2015). "Colonels to make 2015 home softball debut Wednesday against Southern". SportsNola.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jamie Bustos (February 19, 2015). "Colonels drop 7-2 softball decision to No. 22 South Alabama". SportsNola.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Softball: Feb. 11 2015 Scoreboard". southland.org. February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ Scott Donaldson. "South Alabama softball travels to Nicholls State for weather-delayed clash on Wednesday". AL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  7. ↑ "Colonels Down Houston Baptist, 3-1 |". Bayoutimelive.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  8. ↑ "Roadrunners to face Nicholls on road this weekend - goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department". Goutsa.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  9. ↑ "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
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