NICHOLLS 2012 BASEBALL Media Guide Table of Contents/Quick Facts 20122 BaseballB b ll RRostert ............................................4 University Information Founded ________________________________________1948 2012 Outlook ........................................................5 Location __________________________Thibodaux, La. 70310 Seth Thibodeaux ...................................................7 Enrollment _____________________________________ 6,404 Nickname ___________________________________ Colonels Chris Prothro .........................................................9 Colors __________________________________ Red and Gray President ___________________________ Dr. Stephen Hulbert Rudy Darrow .......................................................10 Athletics Director __________________________Rob Bernardi Faculty Representative ____________ Dr. Arianna Smith Martin Jones/Waguespack ..............................................11 SWA _________________________________ DoBee Plaisance Schlegel/Lasco ....................................................12 Home Field Information Blake Bergeron ...................................................13 Name ______________________________ Ray E. Didier Field Capacity _______________________________________ 3,000 Beau Faulk ..........................................................14 Dimensions _______________________________ 331-400-331 Jeremy Hill ..........................................................15 Surface _________________________________ Natural Grass Press Box Phone _________________________(985) 448-4834 Kevin Persick ......................................................16 Coaching Staff Seth Webster .......................................................17 Head Coach ___________________________ Seth Thibodeaux Alma Mater _____________________ William Carey (‘03) Anderson/Barba ..................................................18 Nicholls Record ___________________ 28-29, Second Year Baxter/Delange ...................................................19 Career Record _______________________________Same Assistant Coaches__________________________Chris Prothro Brad Delatte ........................................................20 ___________________________ Rudy Darrow, Walt Jones Baseball Offi ce Phone ____________________ (985) 448-4808 Dufrene/Duplantis ...............................................21 Team Information Flores/Langston ...................................................22 2011 Overall Record _____________________________ 28-29 LeGrange/McCoy ...............................................23 2011 Southland Record ____________________ 15-18 (T-78h) 2011 Postseason _______________ Southland Tournament (2-2) Richard/Shreve ....................................................24 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ______________________ 15-12 Starters Returning/Lost ____________________________ 10/4 Suk/Seal/Vargas ..................................................25 Newcomers ________________________________________12 Weibel/Eureste ....................................................26 Postseason History Lyons/Ardoin ......................................................27 First Year of Baseball ______________________________1960 Joined Southland _________________________________1992 Cobb/Garrett/Miller ............................................28 All-time record ___________________________ 1,292-1,190-9 Southland Record/Years ________________ 202-346, 19th Year Rodrigue/Runnels/Zorn .......................................29 Southland Regular Season Titles/Last ________________ None 2011 Overall Season Stats ...................................30 Southland Tournament Titles/Last __________________1, 1998 NCAA Appearances/Last _________________________3, 1998 2011 Conference Only Stats ...............................31 Media Relations 2011 Results ........................................................32 Director of Media Relations (Baseball Contact) _____________ ___________________________________Clyde Verdin Jr. Team/Individual Records ....................................33 Email ________________________ [email protected] Year-by-Year Leaders ..........................................34 Offi ce _________________________________ (985) 518-9452 Cell ___________________________________ (985) 518-9452 Colonels in the Pros ............................................39 Fax ___________________________________ (985) 448-4490 Website ________________________ www.geauxcolonels.com Coaching Year-by-Year Records .........................40 Assistant Director _________________________ Jamie Bustos Colonels Baseball • 3 2012 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School 2 Leo Vargas Inf R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Homestead, Fla./Frank Phillips School 3 Philip Lyons Inf L/R 6-0 170 So. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White High School 4 Matt Richard OF R/R 6-0 190 Jr. Gonzales, La./LSU-Eunice 5 Jeremy Hill 1B/OF L/L 6-3 220 Sr. Long Beach, Miss./Miss. Gulf Coast CC 6 Austin Flores INF R/R 5-9 185 Sr. Ft. Meyers, Fla./St. John’s River CC 8 Cody Dufrene C R/R 6-2 220 Jr. Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux High School 10 Chris Miller OF R/R 6-3 200 Fr. Slidell, La./Northshore High School 12 Mike Wisecarver LHP L/L 5-10 175 Sr. Kenner, La./Delgado CC 13 Mike Barba OF R/R 6-2 190 Jr. Thibodaux, La./South Terrebonne High School 14 Seth Webster RHP R/R 6-5 220 R-Sr. Deville, La./Buckeye High School 15 Ray Eureste SS R/R 5-9 165 Jr. Houston, Texas/St. Pius X High School 16 Jacob Rodrigue RHP R/R 6-3 175 Fr. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White High School 17 Michael Baxter RHP R/R 6-2 215 R-Jr. Ocean Springs, Miss./Miss. Gulf Coast CC 18 Beau Faulk 3B R/R 5-11 225 Sr. Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit High School 20 David Zorn OF L/L 6-1 165 R-Fr. Morgan City, La./Berwick High School 21 Michael LeGrange OF R/R 6-1 210 Sr. Baton Rouge, La./Meridian CC 22 Merrick Ardoin RHP R/R 5-8 155 Fr. Lafayette, La./Acadiana High School 24 Jordan McCoy RHP R/R 6-3 185 Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss./Central Alabama CC 25 Kevin Persick OF L/L 6-2 220 Sr. Zachary, La./Zachary High School 26 Byron Cobb OF/INF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. St. Francisville, La./West Feliciana High School 27 Donnie White RHP R/R 5-11 180 Sr. Maurepas, La./Delgado CC 28 Wes Runnels OF L/L 6-0 205 R-Fr. Fairhope, Ala./Spanish Fort High School 29 Kelby Langston RHP R/R 6-2 180 Jr. Ruston, La./Centenary College 30 Paul Anderson RHP R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Centennial, Colo./Hutchinson CC 31 Evan Weibel C R/R 6-0 200 Sr. Belden, Miss./Itawamba CC 32 Adam Seal C/INF L/R 6-4 220 R-Jr. Bentonville, Ark./Maple Woods CC 33 Michael Suk RHP R/R 6-5 250 Jr. Blairstown, N.J./Alabama Southern CC 34 Patrick Shreve LHP L/L 6-5 185 Sr. Mobile, Ala./Faulkner State CC 35 Chase Garrett C R/R 6-0 195 Fr. Youngsville, La./Teurlings Catholic High School 37 Brad Delatte LHP L/L 6-0 175 Sr. Gonzales, La./St. Amant High School 38 Blake Bergeron 1B R/R 6-2 225 R-Sr. Houma, La./South Terrebonne High School 39 Kory Delange RHP R/R 6-5 245 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Tallahassee CC 44 Tyler Duplantis INF R/R 6-1 195 Jr. Thibodaux, La./Loyola - New Orleans Head Coach – Seth Thibodaux Associate Head Coach – Chris Prothro Assistant Coach – Rudy Darrow Volunteer Assistant Coach – Walt Jones Director of Baseball Ops – Kevin Schlegel Strength Coach - Macky Waguespack Nicholls State University • 4 2012 Outlook n 2011, the Nicholls baseball team was looking to and second team all-region by the ABCA, fi nishing Iget fi rst-year head coach Seth Thibodeaux’s career in the top fi ve in the country in complete games with off on the right foot. The team did one better than that, seven and second in the conference in ERA a 2.30. heading to the semifi nals of the Southland Conference Webster will go into this year wanting to continue his baseball tournament for the fi rst time since 1998 and dominating performance from a year ago, where he did fi nish the season with a 28-29 overall season record, the not allow an earned run over 20.1 innings or a walk most wins in a season in nine years. over 28.1 innings during a stretch of the season. The 28 wins in a season is the second most for a rookie Just behind Webster was senior Pat Shreve, who head coach in their debut season at Nicholls, but fi nished the year with four wins and a 2.56 ERA in Thibodeaux knows how close that team was to making 11 appearances in 2011. Shreve fi nished third in the a special season, and that drive to fi nish is paramount conference in individual pitching, third in overall ERA in this year’s club. “I pushed those guys hard in the and fi fth in runs allowed. Shreve also dominated in the offseason, and used Texas State as a motivating tool categories of opposing batting average, placing sixth in every time they thought it was getting too rough,” the league, third in fewest hits allowed, fi rst in fewest Thibodeaux said. “Every guy in that locker room gets earned runs on the year and walks allowed, and second that’s twinge in the back of their necks when they hear in fewest doubles allowed. Along with Shreve, he and it, and I want them to feel that, because it’s a feeling I Webster fi nished tied for fi rst in the conference with want them to use to fuel them to be great.” only one home run allowed on the season. Although the club lost key pieces in Chase Jaramillo, Mike Wisecarver was the only other Colonel pitcher to Bear Comer and Scott Mosley, the Colonels return 15 have ten decisions on the year along with Webster, also players from last year’s team, including six pitchers and earning four wins in 82 innings pitched, the second most two