THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls baseball team looks to bounce back from consecutive losses for the first time since late February, hosting the UNO Privateers at Ray E. Didier Field Tuesday night. The Colonels are coming off a 2-1 series loss to the Sam Houston State Bearkats over the weekend, the team's second series loss of the year and first in conference since last season. This is the last of a two-game in-season series against UNO, as the Colonels rallied to defeat the Privateers 15-7 in extra innings last Tuesday.
 
The Opening Pitch
Nicholls dropped its second series of the year, and first conference series since last year... The Colonels are now 4-6 at home this year... The team was held to just one hit in the series finale Sunday to Sam Houston State, the lowest hit total this year... Nicholls left 20 runners on base last weekend against the Bearkats... Michael LeGrange had his first back-to-back three-hit games of the year, and now has ten multi-hit games this year... Seth Webster won his second straight start last Friday, earning the complete game victory.... Jeremy Hill's consecutive start streak came to an end Sunday after he was injured in Saturday's game, ending his run at 76 straight games.
 
Following the action
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Nicholls/UNO Series Notes
UNO leads the all-time series with a 83-50 advantage, as they were one of the best programs in Louisiana for nearly two decades in being the first team to make the College World Series from the state... Nicholls won the first game this season 15-7, defeating the Privateers in extra innings in New Orleans... Nicholls has won 10 of the last 17 meetings, as the Colonels have scored eight or more runs in the last three games.
 
More on the Privateers
UNO is 9-9 on the year and 3-5 in the Gulf South Conference... The Privateers are coming off of a 2-1 weekend series loss to Alabama-Huntsville... UNO started the season 6-2, but have dropped seven of their last nine... Blake LeBlanc leads the Privateers hitting .324 on the year with 24 hits, five doubles and a home run... Jake Fabre has a 3.05 ERA for UNO starters, while Christian Cale has a 3-0 record... UNO is hitting .261 as a team while opponents are batting .290, while UNO pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.80, as compared to a 5.49 for visiting teams.
 
Up Next
The Colonels will hit the road, heading to Lake Charles for a weekend series against the McNeese Cowboys.