Franklin Pierce earns top seed

MANSFIELD, Mass. – American International and Franklin Pierce clinched regular season titles on Saturday and will be the top seeds in the Southwest and Northeast Divisions, respectively, when the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championship begins on Tuesday. 

It is the first time since 1991 that American International has won an NE10 regular season title in baseball, while Franklin Pierce wins its first since 2016 — snapping a seven-year streak for Southern New Hampshire.

American International (19-23, 13-11 NE10) won a tightly-contested Southwest Division by one game over New Haven, Pace and Southern Connecticut. The Yellow Jackets, under head coach Nick Callini, will be the No. 1 seed in the Southwest Division and are one win on Tuesday away from hosting NE10 Championship Weekend.

Franklin Pierce (30-18, 20-5 NE10) finished the season by winning 12 of 14 games — including a series win at Southern New Hampshire last weekend — to claim the regular season championship in the Northeast Division. The Ravens, ranked fifth in the latest Division II East Region rankings, have finished as runner-up in the NE10 Championship each of the past two seasons.

There will be four quarterfinal matchups Tuesday — with each game streamed on NE10 NOW on FloSports. In the Northeast Division, Franklin Pierce will play Saint Anselm, and Bentley will host Southern New Hampshire. On the Southwest Division side, American International will take on New Haven, while Pace welcomes Southern Connecticut.

For the full schedule of the 2025 NE10 Baseball Championship, please see below. The higher-seeded teams will host on Tuesday, while the highest remaining seed from the Southwest Division will host Championship Weekend beginning on Thursday.

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2025 NE10 Baseball Championship

	Northeast Division
		NE10
1.	Franklin Pierce	20-5
2.	Bentley	19-6
3.	So. New Hampshire	18-7
4.	Saint Anselm	9-16
	Southwest Division
		NE10
1.	American International	13-11
2.	Pace*	12-12
3.	Southern Connecticut *	12-12
4.	New Haven *	12-12

* Within the mini-conference, Pace earned the #2 seed with a 5-1 record; SCSU and New Haven were both 2-4. SCSU earned the #3 seed based on a 2-1 record vs. New Haven during the regular season.

Tuesday, May 6^th – First Round (single elimination)
Game 1: #4 SW New Haven at #1 SW AIC  (3:00 pm)
Game 2: #3 SW SCSU at #2 SW Pace (4:00 pm)
Game 3: #4 NE Saint Anselm at #1 NE Franklin Pierce (6:00 pm)
Game 4: #3 NE SNHU at #2 NE Bentley (2:00 pm)

Thursday, May 8^th, Friday, May 9^th & Saturday, May 10^th (the finals weekend will be hosted by the highest remaining seed in the Southwest Division)
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G4 winner
Game 6: G2 winner vs. G3 winner
Game 7: G5 loser vs. G6 loser
Game 8: G5 winner vs. G6 winner
Game 9: G7 winner vs. G8 loser
Game 10: G9 winner vs. G8 winner
Game 11: If necessary game.

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