The Nicholls State Hall of Fame Class of 2026 was inducted on Sept. 26 before the Colonel football contest against Lamar. The six member group included Kasey Frederick of Bridge City.
Frederick (2016-19) was a four-year letterwinner for the Colonel softball team, earning All-Southland three times which included two first-team honors. Seeing time at first base and in the outfield, Frederick left Nicholls with a career .314 batting average and ranked in the Top 5 in RBIs (2nd – 124), home runs (t-4th – 23), doubles (5th – 37), and total bases (5th – 284). Her breakout season came as a sophomore where she hit .303 with 33 RBIs, earning her first of two straight All-SLC First Team selections. In 2018, Frederick posted a career-high .377 batting average with 61 hits including 16 doubles while driving in 42 runs, helping Nicholls to its first Southland regular season title since 1996. She wrapped up her career with another All-SLC performance, batting .281 with six home runs and led the Colonels with 36 RBIs. Frederick garnered All-Louisiana Second Team as a junior and was named Southland All-Tournament in her final two campaigns.
The other inductees included Jacob Bender (football, 2003-06), Terrel Castle (men’s basketball, 1993-95), Chuck Hickman (baseball, 2001-03), Ashley Ray (softball, 2011-12), and Kadi Whisnant (track & field/cross country, 2008-11).
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