2023 Nicholls Colonels baseball team
The 2023 Nicholls Colonels baseball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Colonels played their home games at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field and were led by second–year head coach Mike Silva. They are members of the Southland Conference.
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 [2023 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team|McNeese Cowboys baseball team|McNeese] 3–2, Lamar 4–0, [2023 2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans Privateers baseball team|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.
Previous season
The Colonels had an overall season record of 26–25 and a conference record of 12–12 finishing tied for fourth place in the Southland Conference. They participated in the 2022 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the fourth seeded team. After winning their first conference tournament game against Northwestern State, the Colonels' season ended after losing to first seed McNeese and eighth seed Incarnate Word.Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Nicholls was picked to finish sixth in the Southland Conference with 59 votes.| Coaches poll | - | - |
| 1 | McNeese State | 118 |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 115 |
| 3 | Lamar | 88 |
| 4 | New Orleans | 87 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 59 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 41 |
| 9 | Incarnate Word | 20 |
Preseason All-Southland team
Four Nicholls Colonels players were named to the conference preseason first team.First Team
- Edgar Alvarez
- Brad Burckel
- Josh Leslie
- Parker Coddou
- Bo Willis
- Tre Jones
- Payton Harden
- Brendan Ryan
- Xane Washington
- Zach Garcia
- Grant Rogers
- Tyler Theriot
- Burrell Jones
- Alec Carr