MANCHESTER, N.H. – For the first time since 2012, the Saint Anselm College baseball team will host a round of the Northeast 10 Conference Championship. The third-seeded Hawks will welcome sixth-seeded Pace University for a first-round matchup on Tuesday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m. at Sullivan Park.
Saint Anselm earned the No. 3 seed after posting a 21-15 record in conference play, marking its highest postseason placement in more than a decade.
This is the second consecutive season that Saint Anselm has qualified for the postseason under third-year head coach Harry Oringer. The Hawks finished the season 23-21 overall, marking the most wins in a single season since the 2012 campaign, in which the squad went 29-25-2 with an appearance in the NCAA East Regional.
After opening the season with weekend series in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, the Hawks began conference play by splitting a series at Adelphi University. They followed with another split before earning their first series victory of the year against Southern Connecticut State University in late March. At 11-14 overall, Saint Anselm then traveled to Worcester and swept Assumption University on the road.
The Hawks continued their momentum with a series win over Franklin Pierce University to move to 18-16 overall. After splitting a home series with Bentley University and defeating Pace, 14-9, they entered May with one series remaining against Saint Michael's College. Saint Anselm went 2-2 against the Purple Knights in Colchester to finish the regular season at 23-21 (21-15 NE10), securing the right to host a first-round playoff game.
Sophomore first baseman George Slauson leads the NE10 in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, hitting .432/.533/.769. He has totaled 69 hits, including 15 doubles and 12 home runs, while his 68 RBIs rank fourth in the conference.
Sophomore center fielder Coleson Kaluza ranks first in the NE10 with 25 stolen bases and sits second in both runs scored (64) and on-base percentage (.515). He is also tied for third in the conference with 38 walks.
Andrew Chenevert delivered a strong and consistent campaign on the mound, finishing the regular season with a perfect 6-0 record across seven appearances in his junior season. The right-hander logged 37.0 innings, allowing just 15 earned runs for a 3.65 ERA while striking out 31 batters, holding opponents to 36 hits while issuing just eight walks.
Chenevert opened the year with five consecutive victories, highlighted by a pair of scoreless outings against AIC and SCSU. Closing out the regular season, he added another scoreless appearance at Saint Michael's.
In his first collegiate season, right-handed pitcher Finn Ramseyer emerged as a frequent option out of the bullpen, making 16 appearances and logging 17.0 innings. He finished with a 5-2 record and five saves, striking out 24 batters while issuing just six walks.
The Hawks posted a 3-1 record against Pace through four matchups in 2026, winning twice at Sullivan Park and twice in Pleasantville, N.Y. Junior shortstop Mavrick Bourdeau (4-for-10) and Powers (6-for-15) earn batted .400 against the Setters in the regular season. Dating back to the 2005 season, Saint Anselm holds a 17-14 advantage in the all-time series.
The winner of Tuesday's game will move on to face Bentley in the championship round on Thursday, May 7 at 3:30 p.m. at SNHU's Penmen Field in Hooksett, N.H.
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