THIBODAUX, La. – Coming off of its conference series win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi over the weekend, the Nicholls baseball team puts its 7-0 midweek record to the test against the 18-9 Jackson State Tigers on Tuesday at home in Thibodaux. The Colonels are only 7-7 at Ray E. Didier Field this year, but have yet to drop a game in-between weekends, while the Tigers are just 7-9 away from Mississippi.
 
The Opening Pitch
The Colonels will have a short week as they host the Tigers on Tuesday before departing on Wednesday to begin a conference series against the UT-Arlington Mavericks on Thursday... The Colonels had their three-game winning streak snapped over the weekend, but earned their second conference series win of the year after dropping the last two... Seth Webster was named the LSWA Pitcher of the Week for the second week in-a-row on Monday... Blake Bergeron hit his third home run of the year and tenth of his career over the weekend... Nicholls is 7-0 in midweek games this year and 10-6 against non-conference opponents.
 
Following the action
Radio - None
Internet - ThibodauxOnline.com
Live Stats - GeauxColonels.com
 
Nicholls/Jackson State Series Notes
The Colonels hold a 27-13-1 advantage in all-time meetings with the Tigers... This is the first meeting between the two schools since 1995... In that year the Colonels defeated the Tigers twice on back-to-back days 10-9 and 15-3.
 
More on the Tigers
The Tigers are 18-9 overall and 10-2 in the SWAC coming off a 2-1 series win at Alabama A&M over the weekend... Jackson State is undefeated at home at 11-0, but 7-9 on the road... JSU was picked to finish second in the SWAC Eastern Division during the preseason, but currently has a three-game lead in the division and has the league's best record... Jackson State boasts five preseason all-SWAC players in pitcher Quintavious Drains (first team), second baseman Stephen Curtis (second team), third baseman Frank Solis (first team) and outfielders Kendall Logan (first team) and Charles Epperson (second team)... Logan leads the team at the plate with a .385 average with 37 hits, nine being homeruns, with 34 RBI's... Desmond Russell leads the Tigers in ERA with a 2.74 ERA, while Drains leads the team in wins with six... The Tigers had a ten-game winning streak from March 4-17, and is 7-1 against common opponents with Nicholls, including sweeps over Alabama State and Alcorn State.
 
Up Next
The Colonels begin a seven-game road trip over the next two weeks, traveling for a crucial series with the UT-Arlington Mavericks this Thursday-Saturday in Texas.