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Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night

The Colonels baseball team will host faculty and staff appreciation night for its game against South Alabama on Wed. March 29.

Tailgating will start at 4 p.m. outside of Barker Hall with all food and drinks provided.

Faculty and staff can then walk over to the gate for the first pitch at 5:30 p.m.

Baseball

Catcher Jose Higuera was named the LSWA Hitter of the Week, announced the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association Tuesday morning. RHP Sean Morgan of Tulane was named the LSWA Pitcher of the Week.

A senior from Douglas, Ariz., Higuera batted .444 (8-of-18) with two doubles, five RBIs and three runs scored, including a 3-for-4 outing with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in Game 1 of a Southland Conference series at Stephen F. Austin. Defensively, Higuera had 21 putouts and five assists, including catching four of six runners attempting to steal.

Higuera, usually the Colonels’ third baseman, was forced to play out of position the entire week due to academic suspensions on the team. Although limited to a traveling party of 18 players – with no more than 11 receiving playing time in each of its four games last week – Nicholls still came away with a 3-1 record, recording wins over No. 14 Tulane and Stephen F. Austin.

Softball

Despite hitting three home runs, Nicholls softball team couldn’t overcome Sam Houston State with a score of 4-3 Sunday.

With the loss, Nicholls dropped to 7-18 overall and 3-6 in Southland Conference play, while Sam Houston State improved to 12-16, 5-4.

Taking the loss was sophomore Jessica Barksdale (3-7), as she worked five innings in relief and allowed one run on four hits with three strikeouts.