Hanson homered in each of his first three games to open his senior season in a big way. The first baseman’s hot start yielded a .667 batting clip last weekend and powered the Pioneers to 21 runs in three games at Southeastern Louisiana. The senior masher went 8-for-12 at the plate with 13 RBI and seven runs scored during the season-opening series. Hanson walked once, absorbed a hit-by-pitch, and suffered only one strikeout in 14 plate appearances. Six of Hanson’s eight hits were of the extra-base variety as he produced three two-baggers in addition to the trio of long balls. The veteran first baseman’s most meaningful home run of the weekend came during the fifth inning of an eventual 13-8 SHU victory on Saturday. After singling in one run and doubling in another two to help stake Sacred Heart to an 8-3 lead, Hanson added to his monster four-hit, seven-RBI day by delivering the NEC’s first grand slam of the season, a shot to deep left-center. He went 2-for-3, drove in three runs, and scored twice in the season opener. The right-handed slugger led off third inning with homer and his two-run double in the fourth inning put the Pioneers out in front 8-3 before Southeastern Louisiana put up responded with 7 runs in next two frames to steal a 10-9 victory. Starting two of the three contests at first after missing 42 games due to injury last year, the two-time All-NEC selection (2006, 2007) recorded 19 put outs.