THIBODAUX, La. (Interstat) — Greyson Shafer drove in four runs and Keegan Giger launched a decisive grand slam as Nicholls State routed Jackson State 12-2 on Tuesday night at Ray E. Didier Field.

The Colonels (10-8) scored five runs in the second inning, highlighted by Giger’s four-run homer, to seize control. Shafer added an RBI double in that inning and finished 3 for 3 with a sacrifice fly.

Jackson State (7-9) managed just four hits, scoring both runs in the third. Pierre Cabral and Hudson had RBIs. Nicholls State pitchers Eli Waters, Will Mabry and Cole Simoneaux combined on the win.

The Colonels’ 12-run output surpassed the Interstat simulator’s projection of a 7-5 victory.