Nicholls Colonels softball | |
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2024 Nicholls Colonels softball team | |
University | Nicholls State University |
Head coach | Ron Frost Jr. (1st season) |
Conference | Southland |
Location | Thibodaux, LA |
Home stadium | Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park (Capacity: 500) |
Nickname | Colonels |
Colors | Red and gray [1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1995, 1996, 1997 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
1996, 1997 | |
Regular Season Conference championships | |
1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018 |
The Nicholls Colonels softball team represents Nicholls State University in NCAA Division I college softball. [2] The team participates in the Southland Conference. Nicholls' first softball team was fielded in 1981. The team plays its home games at 500-seat Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park and are coached by Ron Frost Jr.
The Colonels's inaugural season was in 1981. The Colonels have won five Southland Conference regular season titles (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018) and two Southland Conference Tournament titles (1996 and 1997), the Colonels have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament three times (1995, 1996, 1997) with a tournament record of 3–6. [3]
Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
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Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
1983 [7] | Independent | Lynn Oberbillig | 44 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1984 [8] | Independent | Lynn Oberbillig | 51 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1985 [9] | Gulf Star | Lynn Oberbillig | 62 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
1986 [10] | Gulf Star | Lynn Oberbillig | 58 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |
1987 [11] | Gulf Star | Lynn Oberbillig | 57 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | Gulf Star Regular Season Champion National Women's Invitational Division I Regional Tournament |
1988 [12] | Independent | Lynn Oberbillig | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1989 [13] | Independent | Lynn Oberbillig | 63 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1990 [14] | Independent | Lynn Oberbillig | 57 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1991 [15] | Independent | Cathy Compton | 49 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1992 [16] | Southland | Cathy Compton | 53 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | SLC Regular Season Champion |
1993 [17] | Southland | Cathy Compton | 48 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | |
1994 [18] | Southland | Cathy Compton | 61 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 game playoff with McNeese not included. SLC Regular Season Champion |
1995 [19] | Southland | Cathy Compton | 65 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 0 | SLC Regular Season Champion SLC Tournament Champion NCAA Division I Regional Tournament |
1996 [20] | Southland | Lu Harris-Champer | 66 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | SLC Regular Season Champion SLC Tournament Champion NCAA Division I Regional Tournament |
1997 [21] | Southland | Lu Harris-Champer | 71 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | NCAA Division I Regional Tournament |
1998 [22] | Southland | Patti Holthaus | 59 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | |
1999 [23] | Southland | Patti Holthaus | 60 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | |
2000 [24] | Southland | Patti Holthaus | 61 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 | |
2001 [25] | Southland | Patti Holthaus | 55 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | |
2002 [5] | Southland | Phyllis Guedry | 57 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | |
2003 [5] | Southland | Phyllis Guedry | 56 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | |
2004 [5] | Southland | Phyllis Guedry | 51 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
2005 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 52 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | |
2006 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 56 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | |
2007 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 55 | 27 | 28 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | |
2008 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 54 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | |
2009 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 55 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | |
2010 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 47 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | |
2011 [5] | Southland | Jenny Parsons | 52 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | |
2012 [5] | Southland | Angel Santiago | 45 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
2013 [5] | Southland | Angel Santiago | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | |
2014 [5] | Southland | Angel Santiago | 53 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |
2015 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
2016 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 56 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 57 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | |
2018 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 55 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | SLC Regular Season Champion |
2019 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 56 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic |
2021 | Southland | Angel Santiago | 40 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | |
2022 | Southland | Justin Lewis | 50 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
2023 | Southland | Justin Lewis | 53 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
The Colonels have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments, all as Nicholls State University. Their combined record is 3–6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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NCAA Division I Tournament results | |||
1995 | First Game Second Game Third Game | Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana Tech Washington | L 1–5 W 4–1 L 2–7 |
1996 | First Game Second Game Third Game Fourth Game | Louisiana–Lafayette Minnesota Nebraska Louisiana–Lafayette | L 0–1 W 2–1 W 2–0 L 1–2 |
1997 | First Game Second Game | UCLA Louisiana–Monroe | L 0–3 L 0–1 |
Source: [5]
The Colonels have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournament Play-Ins, all as Nicholls State University. Their combined record is 6–0.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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NCAA Division I Tournament results | |||
1995 | First Game Second Game | Florida A&M Florida A&M | W 9–0 W 15–0 |
1996 | First Game Second Game | Hampton Hampton | W 15–0 W 13–0 |
1997 | First Game Second Game | Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic | W 1–0 W 8–0 |
Source: [5]
The 1987 team appeared in the women's NWIT tournament winning one of three games.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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NWIT Division I Tournament results | |||
1987 | First Game Second Game Third Game | Oklahoma Western Illinois Akron | W 8–5 L 0–1 L 2–3 |
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