Official Store      Joe Keenan     Joe Keenan      Volunteer
Assistant Coach      Alma Mater:     Notre Dame, 1970
Baseball Celebrates Successful Alumni Weekend      Annual event
brings Wildcats back together for a weekend in Evanston      Joe
Keenan is in his 24th year as a Wildcat coach. As a volunteer
assistant, Keenan works mainly with the catchers and
outfielders. Since Keenan joined the staff in 1988, seven of his
Wildcat catchers have been drafted -- Tom Dodge (Angels; 1990),
Joe Perona (Tigers; 1991), Brett Wyngarden (Astros; 1992), Brian
Fuller (Tigers; 1995), Joe Hietpas (Mets; 2001), Dan Pohlman
(Diamondbacks; 2004) and Chad Noble (Cubs, 2010). An eighth,
Doug Murray, was signed by Houston as a free agent in 1996.
Keenan was a standout catcher for three years at Notre Dame
(1968-70), earning team MVP honors his final year. He was later
named the Chicago College Player of the Year by the Old Timers
Baseball Association.      A Park Ridge, Ill., native, Keenan
graduated from Notre Dame in