Shirley Prejean
March 12, 2007Clyde Dennis
March 14, 2007
Nicholls State senior infielder Thomas Bourne has been through a coaching change and a rebuilding year, in his time on the Colonels baseball team. He is currently tied for first on the team in batting average with a .379. He also leads the team in runs (7) and hits (22) and is ranked third in RBI’s (7).
SN: Why did you start playing baseball?
TB: My parents got me started playing tee ball to try it out. I loved it and I been playing it ever since.
SN: What is your best baseball memory in either high school or college?
TB: Winning the state championship in high school was one of the greatest feelings. Hopefully we can get a championship here at Nicholls.
SN: What made you come to Nicholls?
TB: They gave me an opportunity to continue my baseball career, and that’s really all I wanted.
SN: When you leave Nicholls, how do you want to be remembered?
TB: I want people to say that I am an all-around good person who played baseball, made good grades, just an all-around good guy.
SN: What is the one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate?
TB: I want to win a conference championship.
SN: What song best describes you?
TB: “The Good Ole’ Boys” by Waylon Jennings because that’s what I consider myself.
SN: What are your plans after graduation?
TB: I want to go to grad school and become a coach somewhere and if not, I want to be a grad assistant.
Nicholls baseball vs University of Louisiana Monroe, ULM. Saturday match, NSU won.(Photo by Doug Keese/Nicholls State University)5/13/06
