**SCHEDULE CHANGE -- Due to inclement weather sweeping through the area, Friday evening's contest has been officially postponed to Sunday, creating a doubleheader (first pitch TBD). Further, Saturday's first pitch has been moved up to 11 a.m. in order to accommodate to back-to-back twin bills.**

BEAUMONT, Texas -- Following a rough conclusion to last weekend's home series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the Nicholls State University baseball program (14-17, 9-7 SLC) aims for a quick recovery as the team returns to inter-league road action in a key four-game set at Lamar (15-11, 7-9 SLC), squaring off with the Cardinals from Saturday, Apr. 17 through Sunday, Apr. 18 at Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

WHAT: Nicholls at Lamar
WHEN: Saturday, Apr. 17 // 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. | Sunday, Apr. 18 // TBD
WHERE: Vincent-Beck Stadium | Beaumont, Texas
MEDIA: Live Stats | Watch -- Friday // Saturday (G2) // Saturday (G3) // Sunday | Listen (TBA)

COMPLETE PROGRAM BREAKDOWN
Roster | Schedule | Quick Facts

• Seth Thibodeaux currently resides in his 11th season at the helm for the Red & Gray, sporting a 280-273 (142-148 SLC) overall record with the Colonels.
• The team boasts seven seniors and two graduate students: 1B Dillon Belle, INF Alex Galy, RHP Trever Kilcrease, OF Alec Paz, RHP Peter Holland, LHP Beau Balado, RHP Colin Kramer, C Greg Anderberg and INF JD Davis.
• This year's roster is highlighted by 23 newcomers, as graduate students C Greg Anderberg (George Washington) and INF JD David (The Citadel) along with freshman Wes Toups (LSU) joined as transfers from fellow DI institutions, sophomores LHP Josh Mancuso, C Austin Trahan, RHP Bradley Ely, INF Kyle Boudreaux, RHP Chase Gearing, 1B Grant Askins, RHP Logan Miracle, INF Austin Cain and INF Jeffrey Worley as well as redshirt freshman OF Basiel Williams climbed aboard via a JUCO program and freshmen OF Donovan Hamilton, RHP Gavin Galy, RHP Nico Saltaformaggio, LHP Luke Barbier, C Parker Serio, INF Parker Coddou, OF Garrett Urry, OF Sean Saviano, RHP Devin Desandro and INF Blaise Breerwood signed on directly from high school.
• This season's depth chart features 19 players from across the state of Louisiana, nine out of Texas, a quartet from Florida, a pair out of Mississippi and one from each of the following: Alabama, California, Iowa, Tennessee, South Carolina, Illinois, Georgia, New Jersey and Michigan.
• The Colonels are projected to finish ninth in the Southland Conference, per the league's preseason poll.
• Nicholls returns six players from last year's batting order (Dane Simon, Xane Washington, Alex Galy, Erick Hernandez, Dillon Belle & Alec Paz) along with three starting pitchers (Trever Kilcrease, Nick Heckman and Tyler Theriot) and three primary relievers (Joe Taylor, Peter Holland & Beau Balado).

UP NEXT
After closing out business at Lamar, the Red & Gray continue the eight-game road stretch with a series at Northwestern State next weekend, matching wits against the Demons from Friday, Apr. 23 through Sunday, Apr. 25 up in Natchitoches, La.

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