THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University softball team heads to Birmingham, Alabama this weekend for four games in the UAB Softball Invite.
 
The Colonels (4-3) were slated to play five games, but one has been canceled due to bad weather in the forecast for Friday morning. The rest of the schedule is as follows:
 
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
vs. Alabama State - 4 p.m.
 
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
at UAB - 4 p.m.
vs. Alabama State - 6:30 p.m.
 
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
vs. Eastern Illinois - 10 a.m.
 
Nicholls started off the season with a perfect 3-0 mark in the Lion Classic but suffered three consecutive losses at home in their double doubleheader last weekend. The Colonels defeated Southern Miss in Game 1 Friday before dropping a close contest in the nightcap. On Saturday, HBU took both games in a nonconference matchup.
 
Through seven games, Nicholls is outhitting the opposition, .285 to .244. Scout Blades leads the lineup with a .500 batting average with nine hits and the lone Colonel home run. Ashlyn Reavis also had nine hits for a .474 average, and Kennedy Hebert has eight for a .381 clip. Reavis hit safely in her first seven games as a Colonel while Hebert paces the team with four multi-hit games on the season.
 
Jordan Moon has been solid in the circle, posting a 0.72 ERA in 9.2 innings. Alexis LaBure has seen the most time for the pitching staff, tossing 18.2 innings and has a 2-1 record with a 3.75 ERA. 
 
Host UAB is 4-5 on the year, notching wins over Ole Miss, Belmont, and two against Southeastern Louisiana. Three of its losses were against No. 9 UL-Lafayette and No. 4 Alabama.
 
Eastern Illinois has been on the road for a week and is 6-1 on the trip. Its victories came against Southern, Jackson State and ULM, with the lone setback also against ULL.
 
Alabama State is 1-7 but has played a tough schedule. The Hornets fell to Alabama as well, and have a loss to Notre Dame, which was receiving votes in the top 25 poll.