Seth Thibodeaux (born 1980) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He currently is assistant coach for the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. He played college baseball at LSU Eunice from 1999 to 2000 before transferring to William Carey, where he played for coach Bobby Halford from 2001 to 2002. He then served as the head coach of the Nicholls Colonels (2011–2021).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Louisiana |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Church Point, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | LSU Eunice |
| 2001–2002 | William Carey |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Pearl River CC (asst) |
| 2006–2007 | Southeastern Louisiana (C/OF) |
| 2008–2010 | Nicholls State (asst) |
| 2011–2021 | Nicholls |
| 2022–present | Louisiana (asst) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 287–290–1 |
| Tournaments | Southland: 4–8 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Coaching career
editOn August 1, 2007, Thibodeaux was named an assistant coach at Nicholls State.[1]
On August 18, 2010, Thibodeaux was promoted to head coach for the 2011 season.[2][3][4] On June 3, 2021, Thibodeaux resigned as the head coach of Nicholls.[5] On June 8, 2021, Thibodeaux joined the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns as assistant coach, under head coach Matt Deggs.[6]
Head coaching record
editBelow is a table of Thibodeaux's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls (State) Colonels (Southland Conference) (2011–2021) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Nicholls State | 28–29 | 15–18 | T-8th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Nicholls State | 26–28 | 13–19 | 11th | |||||
| 2011 | Nicholls State | 26–29 | 9–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2014 | Nicholls State | 32–26 | 21–9 | 2nd | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Nicholls State | 34–19–1 | 18–11 | 3rd | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Nicholls State | 26–30 | 14–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Nicholls State | 29–27 | 15–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2018 | Nicholls State | 28–32 | 14–16 | T-7th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Nicholls | 27–28 | 13–17 | T-9th | |||||
| 2020 | Nicholls | 10–8 | 1–2 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Nicholls | 21–34 | 16–24 | 12th | |||||
| Nicholls: | 287–290–1 | 149–165 | |||||||
| Total: | 287–290–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Nicholls hires baseball assistant". www.houmatoday.com. Houma Today. August 1, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Seth Thibodeaux". Nicholls State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Thibodeaux promoted to head coach at Nicholls". College Baseball Insider. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Nicholls names new baseball coach". Houma Today. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Brennan Arcement (June 3, 2021). "Nicholls baseball coach Seth Thibodeaux resigns". thenichollsworth.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Two UL Baseball Assistants Depart, Seth Thibodeaux Joins Staff".