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Nicholls Colonels softball

{{Short description|American college softball team}}

{{for|all Nicholls State University sports|Nicholls Colonels}}

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{{Infobox college softball team

|name = Nicholls Colonels softball

|CurrentSeason = 2025 Nicholls Colonels softball team

|logo = Nicholls State Colonels wordmark.svg

|logo_size = 200

|university = Nicholls State University

|conference = Southland Conference

|conference_short = Southland

|division =

|city = Thibodaux

|stateabb = LA

|state = Louisiana

|coach = Ron Frost Jr.

|tenure = 1st

|stadium = Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park

|capacity = 500

|nickname = Colonels

|national_champion =

|wcws =

|ncaa_tourneys = 1995, 1996, 1997

|conference_tournament = 1996, 1997

|conference_champion = 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2018

|founded=1981 (44 years ago)}}

File:Colonels Softball Complex (Thibodaux, Louisiana) outfield.jpg]]

The Nicholls Colonels softball team represents Nicholls State University in NCAA Division I college softball.{{cite web |url=http://www.geauxcolonels.com/documents/2013/5/9/2013_SB_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2013 Nicholls Softball Media Guide |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Nicholls Athletics}} 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.

History

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.{{cite web|title=2015 Softball Quick Facts|url=http://www.geauxcolonels.com/documents/2015/1/22/2015_SB_Quick_Facts.pdf|publisher=Nicholls State University|access-date=February 20, 2015}}

Year-by-year results

Source:{{cite web|title=Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=February 6, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Southland Conference 2015 Softball|url=http://www.southland.org/documents/2014/7/29/Softball_2015.pdf |publisher=Southland Conference|access-date=February 6, 2015|pages=11–35}}{{cite web|url=https://geauxcolonels.com/sports/2010/6/30/SB_0630100524.aspx?path=softball|title=Nicholls Softball Archives|publisher=geauxcolonels.com|access-date=May 31, 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan=2|Season

! rowspan=2|Conference

! rowspan=2|Coach

! colspan="4"|Overall

! colspan="4"|Conference

! rowspan=2|Notes

Games

! Win

! Loss

! Tie

! Games

! Win

! Loss

! Tie

1983{{cite web|title = FINAL 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1983_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date = February 24, 2015}}

| Independent

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 44

| 30

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

1984{{cite web|title = FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1984_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Independent

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 51

| 39

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

1985{{cite web|title=FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1985_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Gulf Star

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 62

| 47

| 14

| 1

| 16

| 12

| 4

| 0

|

1986{{cite web|title=FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1986_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Gulf Star

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 58

| 31

| 27

| 0

| 20

| 13

| 7

| 0

|

1987{{cite web|title = FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report

|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1987_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| 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{{cite web|title=FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1988_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Independent

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 52

| 26

| 26

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

1989{{cite web|title=FINAL 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1989_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Independent

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 63

| 35

| 28

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

1990{{cite web|title=FINAL 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1990_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Independent

| Lynn Oberbillig

| 57

| 32

| 25

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

1991{{cite web|title=FINAL 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1991_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Independent

| Cathy Compton

| 49

| 24

| 24

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|

1992{{cite web|title=FINAL 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1992_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Cathy Compton

| 53

| 36

| 16

| 1

| 26

| 17

| 9

| 0

| SLC Regular Season Champion

1993{{cite web|title=FINAL 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1993_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Cathy Compton

| 48

| 32

| 14

| 2

| 26

| 15

| 6

| 1

|

1994{{cite web|title=FINAL 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1994_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Cathy Compton

| 61

| 52

| 17

| 0

| 28

| 21

| 7

| 0

| 3 game playoff with McNeese not included. SLC Regular Season Champion

1995{{cite web|title=FINAL 1995 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1995_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Cathy Compton

| 65

| 56

| 9

| 0

| 30

| 38

| 2

| 0

| SLC Regular Season Champion
SLC Tournament Champion
NCAA Division I Regional Tournament

1996{{cite web|title=FINAL 1996 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1996_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| 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{{cite web|title=FINAL 1997 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1997_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Lu Harris-Champer

| 71

| 48

| 23

| 0

| 23

| 16

| 7

| 0

| NCAA Division I Regional Tournament

1998{{cite web|title=FINAL 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1998_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Patti Holthaus

| 59

| 43

| 16

| 0

| 27

| 23

| 4

| 0

|

1999{{cite web|title=FINAL 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1999_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Patti Holthaus

| 60

| 13

| 47

| 0

| 27

| 7

| 20

| 0

|

2000{{cite web|title=FINAL 2000 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_2000_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Patti Holthaus

| 61

| 14

| 47

| 0

| 27

| 4

| 23

| 0

|

2001{{cite web|title=FINAL 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_2001_483_Nicholls%20State%20University.pdf|access-date=February 24, 2015}}

| Southland

| Patti Holthaus

| 55

| 21

| 34

| 0

| 27

| 5

| 22

| 0

|

2002

| Southland

| Phyllis Guedry

| 57

| 15

| 42

| 0

| 27

| 7

| 20

| 0

|

2003

| Southland

| Phyllis Guedry

| 56

| 29

| 27

| 0

| 27

| 13

| 14

| 0

|

2004

| Southland

| Phyllis Guedry

| 51

| 24

| 29

| 0

| 26

| 12

| 14

| 0

|

2005

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 52

| 18

| 34

| 0

| 27

| 10

| 17

| 0

|

2006

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 56

| 23

| 33

| 0

| 26

| 11

| 15

| 0

|

2007

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 55

| 27

| 28

| 0

| 26

| 15

| 11

| 0

|

2008

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 54

| 31

| 28

| 0

| 29

| 15

| 14

| 0

|

2009

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 55

| 30

| 25

| 0

| 30

| 14

| 16

| 0

|

2010

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 47

| 25

| 22

| 0

| 30

| 16

| 14

| 0

|

2011

| Southland

| Jenny Parsons

| 52

| 15

| 37

| 0

| 29

| 7

| 22

| 0

|

2012

| Southland

| Angel Santiago

| 45

| 14

| 31

| 0

| 20

| 8

| 12

| 0

|

2013

| Southland

| Angel Santiago

| 48

| 22

| 26

| 0

| 25

| 12

| 13

| 0

|

2014

| 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

|

Postseason appearances

=NCAA Division I Tournament results=

The Colonels have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments, all as Nicholls State University. Their combined record is 3–6.

class="wikitable"

! Year !! Round !! Opponent !! Result/Score

colspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Nicholls State Colonels}}" | NCAA Division I Tournament results
align="center"

| 1995

First Game
Second Game
Third Game		Louisiana–Lafayette
Louisiana Tech
Washington		L 1–5
W 4–1
L 2–7
align="center"

| 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
align="center"

| 1997

First Game
Second Game		UCLA
Louisiana–Monroe		L 0–3
L 0–1

Source:

=NCAA Division I Tournament play-in results=

The Colonels have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournament Play-Ins, all as Nicholls State University. Their combined record is 6–0.

class="wikitable"

! Year !! Round !! Opponent !! Result/Score

colspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Nicholls State Colonels}}" | NCAA Division I Tournament results
align="center"

| 1995

First Game
Second Game		Florida A&M
Florida A&M		W 9–0
W 15–0
align="center"

| 1996

First Game
Second Game		Hampton
Hampton		W 15–0
W 13–0
align="center"

| 1997

First Game
Second Game		Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic		W 1–0
W 8–0

Source:

=NWIT Division I Tournament results=

The 1987 team appeared in the women's NWIT tournament winning one of three games.

class="wikitable"

! Year !! Round !! Opponent !! Result/Score

colspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Nicholls State Colonels}}" | NWIT Division I Tournament results
align="center"

| 1987

First Game
Second Game
Third Game		Oklahoma
Western Illinois
Akron		W 8–5
L 0–1
L 2–3

Source:{{cite web|title=Oklahoma Sooners 2015 Softball Media Guide|url=http://www.soonersports.com/pdf9/3164647.pdf|publisher=University of Oklahoma Sooners Athletic Department|access-date=February 24, 2015|page=173|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224154454/http://www.soonersports.com//pdf9/3164647.pdf|archive-date=February 24, 2015|df=mdy-all}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://www.geauxcolonels.com/index.aspx?tab=softball&path=softball}}
  • [http://geauxcolonels.com/galleries/?gallery=13&tab=athleticfacilities Nicholls Colonels Athletic facilities]

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