THIBODAUX, La. – After a five-game run last week, the Nicholls State University baseball team will play five more games this week, beginning on Tuesday night in Thibodaux as the Colonels host the South Alabama Jaguars at 6:30 p.m., before traveling to Baton Rouge to take on Southern Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Tuesday's game will be aired on KTIB 640 AM and on ThibodauxOnline.com, while Wednesday's game will be televised on Cox Sports Television live from Baton Rouge with the game also airing just on ThibodauxOnline.com.

The Colonels are coming off of an interesting week that saw some highs and lows, as the team went 2-3 in its games over the course of the week, earning a win over Tulane, splitting with Brown over the weekend, while falling to Louisiana-Lafayette and No. 4 LSU to end the week. The back-to-back losses to ULL and Brown to open the weekend was the first of its kind all year for the club, but was still able to snap a long losing skid to Tulane while regrouping to defeat Brown on Sunday.

At the plate, Nicholls struggled a bit hitting just .217 in the five games last week as the team's overall average dipped to .267 on the year. The Colonels still got some solid individual performances as Philip Lyons hit .350 with two doubles, while Matt Richard had his second three RBI game of the season against the Bears and Mike Barba reached base safely in his ninth consecutive game to go along with his current four-game hitting streak.

Defensively, the pitching staff is still doing a number on opposing teams during the year as the team's combined ERA of 3.00 is currently second in the league so far through the season. Kory Delange struck out 11 batters in a game following teammate Taylor Byrd who struck out ten two weeks ago. The 11 are the most for any Nicholls pitcher since Clint Dempster in 2010 when he struck out what is believed to be a school-record 16 in a single game. The senior improved to 3-0 on the year, while Byrd took the loss against the Tigers, he still held a hot-hitting LSU team to just two runs taking a no-hit bid into the fifth inning.

Nicholls is looking to extend its early domination of opponents at home, as Nicholls is 4-1 at Ray E. Didier Field in 2013, hitting .307 as a group in games in Thibodaux, outscoring the visitors 24-12.

South Alabama comes into the game on Tuesday at 10-3 on the season, sitting in most of the major polls last week until losing two of three to the College of Charleston last weekend. Still, the Jaguars are hitting .292 on the year, scoring double-digit runs in four consecutive games including 29 against New Orleans Feb. 22. Nicholls won both games against USA last season, as South Alabama holds a 30-14 advantage in all-time meetings.

The Colonels close out their series against the Southern Jaguars on Wednesday night, as Nicholls defeated Southern 11-1 back in February. Since that loss the Jaguars sport a record of 5-5 on the season, but began play in the Southwestern Athletic Conference over the weekend with a 2-1 series win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Nicholls will return home to host a three-game series against Sacred Heart University on Friday.