Louisiana Baseball will travel to Nicholls State for an in-state showdown on Tuesday night, with first pitch slated for 6:30 p.m.

Louisiana last won at Nicholls in 2019 and is currently riding a five-game losing streak.

Who: Louisiana (9-8) at Nicholls State (7-7)
Where: Ben Meter Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
When: March 16
Listen: ESPN 1420
On the Call: Jay Walker (play-by-play), Brad Topham (color)
Last Meeting: Louisiana won, 3-1, (03/05/2019)

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: RHP Connor Cooke vs. LHP Tyler Theriot

Buster Posey Watch List
Drake Osborn has been named to the Buster Posey Award Watch List, given to the top Division I collegiate catcher. Osborn, a first-year player at Louisiana, spent four years at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, earning Southland Conference honors in 2018. This season, Osborn is hitting .240 in seven starts, but has missed the last few games due to injury. His best game of the season came against Tulane, going 4-for-6 with a double, home run and four RBI during opening weekend.

Passes the Vibe Check
Ben Fitzgerald is still swinging a hot bat for Louisiana, slashing .321/.350/.514. Fitzgerald still ranks in the top 10 in slugging, doubles, total bases and steals within the Sun Belt Conference.

Against Nicholls
Louisiana owns a 74-54-1 record against Nicholls, with the team's last win against the Colonels coming in Thibodaux in 2019. Louisiana has won the last five of six matchups against Nicholls.