Nicholls Colonels softball

Nicholls Colonels softball
Nicholls Colonels softball
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;
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.

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.^[3]

Year-by-year results

Source:^[4]^[5]^[6]

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall				Conference				Notes
Season	Conference	Coach	Games	Win	Loss	Tie	Games	Win	Loss	Tie	Notes
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

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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]

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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]

NWIT Division I Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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

Source:^[11]^[26]

References

^ "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
^ "2013 Nicholls Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Nicholls Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "2015 Softball Quick Facts" (PDF). Nicholls State University. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 11–35. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ "Nicholls Softball Archives". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
^ "FINAL 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1995 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1996 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1997 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 2000 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "FINAL 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ "Oklahoma Sooners 2015 Softball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Sooners Athletic Department. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

External links

[1] "Nicholls Colors – Nicholls Branding Guide". Retrieved April 2, 2016.

[2] "2013 Nicholls Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Nicholls Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[3] "2015 Softball Quick Facts" (PDF). Nicholls State University. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

[4] "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[SLCSoftball-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 11–35. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[6] "Nicholls Softball Archives". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.

[7] "FINAL 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[8] "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[9] "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[10] "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[Record87-11] "FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[12] "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[13] "FINAL 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[14] "FINAL 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[15] "FINAL 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[16] "FINAL 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[17] "FINAL 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[18] "FINAL 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[19] "FINAL 1995 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[20] "FINAL 1996 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[21] "FINAL 1997 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[22] "FINAL 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[23] "FINAL 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[24] "FINAL 2000 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[25] "FINAL 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

[26] "Oklahoma Sooners 2015 Softball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Sooners Athletic Department. p. 173. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

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v t e Nicholls Colonels softball
Venues	Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park (1981–present)
Culture & lore	Championships History Colonel Tillou
Coaches	Lynn Oberbillig (1983–1990) Cathy Compton (1991–1995) Lu Harris-Champer (1996–1997) Patti Holthaus (1998–2001) Phyllis Guedry (2002–2004) Jenny Parson (2005–2011) Angel Santiago (2012– )
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Nicholls State University
Located in: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Academics	College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Education College of Nursing and Allied Health
Campus	Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Elkins Hall Louisiana Women's Govt & Bus Hall of Fame
Athletics	Sports: Nicholls Colonels Baseball Basketball Men Women Cross country Football Soccer Softball Track and field Volleyball Southland Conference Venues: Atchafalaya Golf Course at Idlewild Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field Colonel Tennis Complex Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Nicholls Soccer Complex Stopher Gymnasium Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park Traditions: Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching band
Media	KNSU
Founded: 1948

v t e Southland Conference softball
Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals McNeese State Cowgirls Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
Championship	Southland Conference softball tournament