The 2023 Nicholls Colonels softball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Colonels played their home games at Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park and were led by second-year head coach Justin Lewis. They are members of the Southland Conference.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 26, 2023. Nicholls was picked to finish ninth in the Southland Conference with 32 votes.
Coaches poll 1 McNeese State 128 (16) 2 Southeastern Louisiana 113 (2) 3 Northwestern State 91 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 85 5 Houston Christian 58 6 Lamar 49 7 Texas A&M–Commerce 47 8 Incarnate Word 45 9 Nicholls 32
Preseason All-Southland team Two Nicholls players were named to the conference preseason second team.
First Team Crislyne Moreno (MCNS, SO, 1st Base) Caleigh Cross (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base) Jil Poullard (MCNS, JR, 3rd Base) Maddie Watson (SELA, SO, Shortstop) Bailey Krolczyk (SELA, JR, Catcher) Kaylee Lopez (MCNS, SR, Utility) Audrey Greely (SELA, JR, Designated Player) Laney Roos (NSU, JR, Outfielder) Alayis Seneca (MCNS, SR, Outfielder) Cam Goodman (SELA, JR, Outfielder) Ashley Vallejo (MCNS, JR, Pitcher) Bronte Rhoden (NSU, SR, Pitcher)
Second Team Sydney Hoyt (TAMUCC, JR, 1st Base) Madison Rayner (SELA, SR, 2nd Base) Haylie Savage (HCU, SO, 3rd Base) Ryleigh Mata (UIW, SO, Shortstop) Tristin Court (NSU, JR, Catcher) Melise Gossen (NICH, SR, Utility) Chloe Gomez (MCNS, JR, Designated Player) Alexa Poche (NICH, JR, Outfielder) Makenzie Chaffin (NSU, JR, Outfielder) Bailie Ragsdale (NSU, SO, Outfielder) Lyndie Swanson (HCU, JR, Pitcher) Siarah Galvan (TAMUCC, SO, Pitcher)
Roster
Schedule and results Legend Nicholls win Nicholls loss Postponement/CancellationBoldNicholls team member
2023 Nicholls State Colonels softball game log Regular season (29–24) February (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordFeb. 9 Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park • Thibodaux, LA 3–12(5 inn) LINTON, Amber (1-0) Yoo, Molly (0-1) ESPN+ 0–1 Lion ClassicFeb. 10 vs. North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–3 McNeill, Audrey (1-0) Gracie Johnston (0-1) 100 1–1 Feb. 11 vs. Missouri State Game cancelled due to weather LSU InvitationalFeb. 12 vs. Oregon State 19 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 3–6 Ellie Garcia (1-1) Yoo, Molly (0-2) Tarni Stepto (1) 247 1–2 Feb. 12 at 20 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA 3–4 Alea Johnson (1-0) VandenBout, Molly (0-1) Sydney Berzon (2) SECN+ 1,959 1–3 Mardi Gras MamboFeb. 17 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 11–4 Yoo, Molly (1-2) LYON ANDREA (1-1) 200 2–3 Feb. 17 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 3–4(8 inn) Isabelle True (0-0) Paden, Averi (0-0) 29 2–4 Feb. 18 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 12–2(5 inn) Turner, Brittney (1-0) Cris'Deona Beasley (1-2) 88 3–4 Feb. 18 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 5–2 McNeill, Audrey (2-0) KNIGHT, Sophia (1-3) 75 4–4 Feb. 19 vs. Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA 4–1 Yoo, Molly (1-2) CHAREST, Mollie (0-1) 5–4 Feb. 22 Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 9–0(5 inn) McNeill, Audrey (3-0) Parker, Kiri (0-1) ESPN+ 203 6–4 Feb. 22 Alcorn State Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 12–1(5 inn) Yoo, Molly (3-2) Fletcher, Ta'Niyah (0-1) ESPN+ 203 7–4 Black and Gold InvitationalFeb. 24 vs. Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 4–1 McNeill, Audrey (4-0) Emma Taylor (0-1) Turner, Brittney (1) 8–4 Feb. 24 vs. Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 11–0(5 inn) Yoo, Molly (4-2) Danika Bryant (0-4) 743 9–4 Feb. 25 vs. Yale Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 3–5 Maddie Latta (1-1) Paden, Averi (0-2) Nicole Conway (1) 9–5 Feb. 25 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 13–2(5 inn) Turner, Brittney (2-0) Traelen Humphrey (0-2) 10–5 Feb. 26 at Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 1–3 Morgan Leinstock (5-1) McNeill, Audrey (4-1) 744 10–6 March (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordMar. 1 at Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS 13–0(5 inn) Yoo, Molly (5-2) Macie Kuppenbender (1-2) 11–6 Mar. 1 at Jackson State Jackson State University Softball Stadium • Jackson, MS 8–0 Gremillion, Jensen (1-0) Takiya Hill (1-4) 12–6 Mar. 3 Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 3–4 Hulett, Gianni (5-1) McNeill, Audrey (4-2) ESPN+ 201 12–7 Mar. 4 Louisiana–Monroe Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 1–0 Yoo, Molly (6-2) Giddens, Kassidy (1-3) ESPN+ 132 13–7 Mar. 4 Louisiana–Monroe Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 2–3 Chavarria, Adrianna (4-1) McNeill, Audrey (4-3) Hulett, Gianni (4) ESPN+ 201 13–8 Mar. 7 Game cancelledMar. 7 Mississippi Valley State Game cancelledMar. 10 Incarnate Word Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 2–4(8 inn) Aaliyah Garcia (3-2) Yoo, Molly (6-3) ESPN+ 102 13–9 0–1Mar. 10 Incarnate Word Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 10–2(5 inn) McNeill, Audrey (5-3) Madison Floyd (1-4) ESPN+ 112 14–9 1–1Mar. 11 Incarnate Word Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 3–0 McNeill, Audrey (6-3) Aaliyah Garcia (3-3) ESPN+ 151 15–9 2–1Mar. 15 at Lady Jaguar Field • Baton Rouge, LA CancelledMar. 17 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 4–5(8 inn) Sanchez, Julia (3-5) Turner, Brittney (2-1) ESPN+ 326 15–10 2–2Mar. 17 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 15–6(6 inn) Yoo, Molly (7-3) Arredondo, Anissa (2-8) ESPN+ 16–10 3–2Mar. 18 at Texas A&M–Commerce John Cain Family Softball Complex • Commerce, TX 6–2 McNeill, Audrey (7-3) Sanchez, Julia (3-6) ESPN+ 203 17–10 4–2Mar. 21 South Alabama Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 2–5 Lagle, Madison (1-0) McNeill, Audrey (7-4) Hardy, Jenna (2) ESPN+ 102 17–11 Mar. 24 Northwestern State Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 5–6 Darr, Maggie (7-5) McNeill, Audrey (7-5) ESPN+ 131 17–12 4–3Mar. 24 Northwestern State Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 1–3 Seely, Kenzie (4-2) Yoo, Molly (7-4) ESPN+ 102 17–13 4–4Mar. 25 Northwestern State Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 4–3(8 inn) Yoo, Molly (7-4) Rhoden, Bronte (2-2) 127 18–13 5–4Mar. 31 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 3–2(8 inn) Yoo, Molly (9-4) Aholelei, Primrose (10-9) ESPN+ 19–13 6–4Mar. 31 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–1 Yoo, Molly (10-4) Hoyt, Sydney (2-3) ESPN+ 237 20–13 7–4 April (7–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC recordApr. 1 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–9 Aholelei, Primrose (11-9) McNeill, Audrey (7-6) ESPN+ 249 20–14 7–5Apr. 4 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS 1–8 Morgan Leinstock (9-10) Yoo, Molly (10-5) 590 20–15 Apr. 6 Lamar Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 5–4(8 inn) McNeill, Audrey (8-6) Niedenthal, C (2-6) ESPN+ 87 21–15 8–5Apr. 6 Lamar Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 0–10(5 inn) Ruiz, A (5-9) Yoo, Molly (10-6) ESPN+ 21–16 8–6Apr. 7 Lamar Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 1–0 McNeill, Audrey (9-6) Ruiz, Aaliyah (5-10) ESPN+ 66 22–16 9–6Apr. 11 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL 2–3 Lackie, Olivia (14-6) McNeill, Audrey (9-7) ESPN+ 331 22–17 Apr. 14 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 0–6 Vallejo, Ashley (11-7) McNeill, Audrey (9-8) ESPN+ 22–18 9–7Apr. 15 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 0–8(6 inn) Tate, Whitney (13-3) Yoo, Molly (10-7) ESPN+ 807 22–19 9–8Apr. 15 at McNeese Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 4–5 Vallejo, Ashley (12-7) Yoo, Molly (10-8) ESPN+ 787 22–20 9–9Apr. 21 at Southeastern North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 8–2 McNeill, Audrey (10-8) Blanchard, Cera (14-6) VandenBout, Molly (1) ESPN+ 219 23–20 10–9Apr. 21 at Southeastern North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–5 Ladner, KK (12-1) Yoo, Molly (10-9) ESPN+ 276 23–21 10–10Apr. 22 at Southeastern North Oak Park • Hammond, LA 4–8 Ladner, KK (13-1) Yoo, Molly (10-10) ESPN+ 302 23–22 10–11Apr. 26 Southern Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 6–3 Yoo, Molly (11-10) Chakirrious Parker (2-2) ESPN+ 203 24–22 Apr. 28 Houston Christian Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 6–0 McNeill, Audrey (11-8) Janes, Katy (6-11) ESPN+ 231 25–22 11–11Apr. 28 Houston Christian Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 3–2(8 inn) Yoo, Molly (12-10) Swanson, Lyndie (9-7) ESPN+ 231 26–22 12–11Apr. 29 Houston Christian Swanner Field at Geo Sources Park • Thibodaux, LA 2–1(8 inn) McNeill, Audrey (12-8) Swanson, Lyndie (9-8) ESPN+ 201 27–22 13–11 Post-Season (2–2) (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 9 vs. (6) Northwestern State (3) Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 2–8(8 inn) Seely, Kenzie (7-7) Yoo, Molly (12-11) ESPN+ 457 27–23 0–1May 10 vs. (7) Houston Christian (3) Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 2–1 McNeill, Audrey(13-8) Grofman, Ronni(5-6) ESPN+ 28–23 1–1May 11 vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (3) Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 1–0 Yoo, Molly (13-11) Aholelei, Primrose (18-14) ESPN+ 29–23 2–1May 12 vs. (4) Lamar (3) Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA 4–5 Ruiz, A (15-12) Yoo, Molly (13-12) ESPN+ 29–24 2–2 Schedule source:*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
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