2024 Nicholls Colonels baseball team
The 2024 Nicholls Colonels baseball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Colonels played their home games at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field and were led by third–year head coach Mike Silva. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Colonels compiled a 38–22 overall record and a 16–8 record in conference play for a second-place finish. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 2nd seeded team, the Colonels defeated 7th seed Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–2; 6th seeded Southeastern Louisiana 5–4 and 4–3; and McNeese 15–1 to win the tournament championship and earn the conference auto–bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. As the 3rd seeded team in the Corvallis Regional, the Colonels fell to 2nd seeded UC Irvine 12–13 and 0–3.
Previous season
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 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.Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Nicholls was picked to first in the Southland Conference with 126 overall votes and 14 first place votes.| Coaches poll | - | - |
| 1 | Nicholls | 126 |
| 2 | Lamar | 106 |
| 3 | New Orleans | 92 |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 81 |
| 5 | McNeese | 67 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 |
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 53 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 42 |
| 9 | Houston Christian | 26 |
Preseason All-Southland team
Edgar Alvarez, MaCrae Kendrick, Parker Coddou, Issac Williams, and Gavin Galy were named to the conference preseason first team. Garrett Felix was named to the conference preseason second team.First Team
- Edgar Alvarez*
- MaCrae Kendrick
- Ethan Ruiz
- Parker Coddou*
- Miguel Useche
- Rey Mendoza*
- Mitchell Sanford*
- Samuel Benjamin*
- Issac Williams
- Jacob Mayers*
- Brooks Caple*
- Hunter Hesseltine*
- Gavin Galy*
- Kanin Dodge
Second Team
- Cameron Crotte
- Austin Roccaforte
- Dylan Mach
- Jake Haze*
- Bo Willis
- River Orsak
- Garrett Felix
- Cooper Hext
- Christian Smith-Johnson
- Chase Prestwich
- Isaiah Zavala
- Jacob Ellis
- Jackson Cleveland
- Isaiah Zavala
Conference awards and honors
2024 All-Southland Conference team
Source:Edgar Alvarez was named conference Player of the Year. Nico Saltaformaggio was named conference Relief Pitcher of the Year. Edgar Alvarez and Nico Saltaformaggio were also named to the All-Southland Conference first team. Parker Coddou, Basiel Williams, and Drake Anderson were named as second team members. Edgar Alvarez was also named to the All-conference Defensive team.
First Team
- Miguel Useche
- Edgar Alvarez
- Isaac Webb
- TJ Salvaggio
- Shea Thomas
- Mitchell Sanford
- Samuel Benjamin
- Cooper Hext
- Dalton Beck
- Bryce Calloway
- Brooks Caple
- Colton Mercer
- Brennan Stuprich
- '''Nico Saltaformaggio '''
Second Team
- Zak Skinner
- Brayden Evans
- Diego Villescas
- Parker Coddou
- Sebastian Trinidad
- Reese Lipoma
- Basiel Williams
- Cameron Caley
- River Orsak
- Drake Anderson
- Matthew Watson
- Jacob Ellis
- Hunter Hesseltine
- Caleb Bunch
2024 All-Southland Defensive team
- Miguel Useche
- Edgar Alvarez
- Dalton Hurst
- Kanin Dodge
- Rocco Gump
- Cooper Hext
- Conner Westenburg
- Mitchell Sanford
- Cameron LeJeune