Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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5 'Z ,Ali wi tg 3 il , ,. o wir J 4 x 4, 4 Even vvnile warming up, Craig iviolison eyes the first batter for Southern University. The senior first base- man out 156 opponents out, second nignest on the tearn. Eyes fixed on the pifcner, Lou Buuok waits for the rignt moment to lead off first base. Buuok vvas seo- ond in nome runs C55 and one of six players vvno nit over SOO. Penninglon Baseballs Even-Year Hex 131

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Mulligan tfcepceatfrss com. All-GSC team, Zontrrmess atlsco ecelicecetbcecil Gary McDonnell named MVP on offense while Carl Zornes named MVP on defense Cuenca Coach T. C. Calmes sits in his special chair near the edge of the dugout. Calmes, in three years, has coached two Gulf South champions and one run- ner-up. Rusty Rebowe rounds third base, slaps hands with the coach and heads for home on his home run shot against Livingston State University in the NCAA playotts. 130 Baseballs Even-Year Hex led both the team and the conference in stolen bases with 24. McDonnell also had two home runs and 20 runs batted in. Following McDonnell in batting were Carl Zornes at .343, Mike Mulligan .333, Craig Molaison .329, Lou Buuck .319 and Tim Richard at .312 Zornes led the team in home runs with six and runs batted in with 30. Mulligan had 25 Rl3l's while McDonnell, Ricky Simmons and Steve Stropolo had 20 each. Designated hitter Lou l3uuck's show of power was surprising as he finished sec- ond in home runs with five. Molaison, Mulligan, McDonnell and Rusty Rebowe had two each. Simmons and Zornes were second in stolen bases with 17 and 13 respectively. Champagne and Fay were the win- ningest pitchers with 6-4 records. Steve Jones finished with a 4-1 record, while Mike Moity and Kell North had 5-2 marks. Champagne had the most strikeouts with 62 in 76 innings while Moity had the best earned run average at 2.27. For Coach T. C. Calmes, his three years as baseball coach have meant two conference titles, a runner-up spot and a career 80-57-1 won-lost record. The two years his teams have won the Gulf South Conference title, they have also received an invitation to the NCAA playoffs. The Colonels will be losing seven sen- iors to graduation, but will return ten jun- iors, five sophomores and eight freshmen to continue the winning tradition, and hopefully break the odd-year hex. After a home run there's nothing to do but stand there, as Eric Champagne watches a Livingston runner head home for a score. Champagne finished 6-4 for NSU Fbgh

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Without crowds or cheer Some teams at Nicholls don't have large crowds or the ring of cheers when they compete. Instead, they compete in concentration and silence, attempting to perfect their ability. The Nicholls rifle and golf teams have different back- grounds, but are the sports without crowds or cheers. The rifle team became recognized as an intercollegi- ate sport, with its members able to letter in the sport. With only one senior and junior on the squad, the rifle team finished 4-3 overall, with their three losses to the Loyola ROTC rifle team, Nicholls outpointed Northwestern Louisiana, Florida State Ctwicej and McNeese State. Captain of the team was Terry l.eBeouf. Team coach was M. Sgt. Edward Trent. Sgt. Major William Miton, who coached the team in 1974, is planning to return and coach the 1977 team. With a team returning only three experienced players from last year, Coach Bob Gros took his young golf squad into more tournaments and less match play. Gary Noto, Butch l-lale and Ken Kee returned after finishing fifth last year in the GSC tournament and going undefeated in six matches. The top six this year usually consisted of Gary Noto, Butch Hale, Tom Maled, l-lerman Mesa, Doug Ryan and Ken Kee. Other members of the golf team were Matt Palmer, Waiting after his swing, Ken Kee watches his shot arch down the fair- way at the Ellendale Country Club in Houma. The country club's course is used as the practice and home field of the Colonel golf team The 1976 Nicholls Rifle Team: Kneeling: Karen Cullotta and Nancy Adams. Standing: Sgt. Edward Trent, advisor, Terry LeBeouf, Archie Chiasson and Allen Doucet, Missing: Becky Arceneaux and Mike Eells. VC 151.5 92 , , J' 2 ' I . M' -T 4 , :zu mn UE Without Crowds or Cheers 9 . X 5 Q Q Y .Y 7 S Km. ff ' . gs J: give- ,G 'Q A , N. . .Stix sf' f. it Q 'SA V1 Q 1 N. i. f K he f Q x 'S 3 MQ: f . X . ' iw!-t3'3'4' K hi., . 4 ' 'A vw ,js A L is P' X A ne rye. Pennington tree? , 'wa