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Mar. 5—Two players from the same high school playing college baseball. It’s no big deal. Happens all of the time. What’s different with Dom Keegan and Steven Hajjar where they are doing it. And their impact. Instead of Central Catholic, where Keegan and Hajjar helped take the program to another level, it is Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan, two college baseball powerhouses. For their last two years together at Central, the duo drew pro and college scouts to most of their games. And if Hajjar was pitching, it was basically a 2-for-1 special, as Keegan was his catcher. Now, separated by 522 miles — Keegan in Nashville, Tenn., at Vanderbilt and Hajjar in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the University of Michigan — they still are, indirectly, connected at the hip. As in Big Men on Campus. Keegan is currently batting third for No. 3 Vanderbilt, the premiere college program in the country. Enough said. And Hajjar is pitching in today’s opener with Iowa as the unanimous Big Ten favorite, earning the nod with only four college starts on his resume. They have a lot in common entering their red-shirt sophomore seasons. Both are eligible for the draft. Hajjar was rated an early second rounder by most draftniks recently. Keegan wasn’t really rated before the season in any Top 100 lists, but after his start the last two weeks — .571 average, 3 HRs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 13 RBI — he’s got to be a candidate for the early rounds.
Both have similar experiences with injuries, really bad ones, as both lost a year. Hajjar tore his ACL during winter break as a freshman playing basketball — “A huge mistake,” he said — and Keegan had what ended up being a blood clot in his bicep as a sophomore in the COVID-19 shortened season. Hajjar had to watch his Michigan team play 72 games from the stands or on TV. The good news was Michigan made it to the College World Series’ final game. The bad news was Michigan made it to the CWS final game and he wasn’t pitching. Story continues “It was the toughest thing I’ve ever had to do,” said Hajjar. “But the positive was I got to watch probably the best pitching staff in the country up close every game. I learned a lot, more than I probably would have if I was playing.” Keegan’s injury was scary in that it was originally thought to be a muscle before it was correctly diagnosed. And due to the severity of the clot, there was a chance he might never play again. “That hadn’t been easy for (Keegan),” said Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin. “It was something that he had to deal with over Thanksgiving and over Christmas and certainly coming back here — and his mom and dad were a part of that. Just hoping that condition stays away and he becomes a consistent part of the team because he’s a good player.” Fast-forward to the last two weeks. It’s early, but Keegan, last week’s SEC Player of the Week, is second to nobody in the Player of the Year hype. “I haven’t even played my first game and Dom’s already got the award,” said Hajjar. Ironically, Hajjar did what Keegan did last year. His first career collegiate start against No.
8 ranked Arizona State was spectacular, throwing six shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven. Then the 6-foot-5 left-hander held the best team in New England, UConn, to two runs over five innings; struggled a teeny bit in allowing two runs over three innings against Cal-Poly Tech; before a rock-solid six-inning, two-run and 10-strikeout performance over No. 24 Pepperdine before COVID-10 ended the season. Hajjar’s consistent 93-mph fastball and revamped slider put him at 3-0 and on the national map, just like Keegan did the last two weeks. Hajjar’s been literally waiting 364 days to pitch a real game again. “I’m a caged animal,” said Hajjar, laughing. “I am so excited for this season to finally begin. Not only did we have to wait a year, but I had to watch games the last two weekends, including Dom’s games. I need to play.” Cat Sewing Because Murder is Wrong Shirt Keegan laughs when told of his pal’s impatience. “He’s one competitive dude,” said Keegan. “I know exactly what he’s feeling. I know he’s crazy about finally playing. That’s why I love him. He loves the game and loves to compete.” Their successes are not a surprise. After Central was eliminated from the Super 8 state tournament when they were both juniors, according to their then-high school coach Marc Pelletier, they were gone within a few days to play AAU and compete in national showcases.
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