Steve Lomasney started with his Lawrence-based youth Baseball program, “The Show Baseball Academy” 14 years ago and took his best team to a tournament in Georgia to compete against the best. 

Speaking about the match,  former Red Sox prospect told The Daily News that the match was “eye-opening.” After so many years and numbers of matches, Lomasney today looks like he is proud as a peacock with its plumage all spread out, and definitely, he is. As of today, four of his players will play the NCAA Division 1 baseball tournament.

Steven Hajjar (Michigan), Sebastian Keane (Northeastern), Dom Keegan (Vanderbilt), and Jared Dupere (Northeastern) are not just good players but these are program-changing talents who all have a pro career awaiting, soon enough. 

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Both Hajjar and Keane of North Andover will start in the school’s openers at their respective regionals in South Bend, Ind., and Fayetteville. The other two Keegan and Dupere will both be batting third for their respective schools.

The baseball player oversees 28 baseballs and softball teams in his program, which works out at The Show hitting facility in Lawrence. Lomasney said he is very proud of his guys and keeps in touch with all of them. He said, “I text all my guys, wishing them congrats, checking in. I get messages back saying, ‘I wouldn’t be here without you, coach.’ Wow. Those messages mean a lot.”

He said all four players have something in common, beyond work ethic, and have very high competition for levels.  “It’s a mental toughness that is needed to thrive at this game at all levels. These guys all have different personalities, but their drive to win and be great separates them,” Lomasney said. 

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However, this is not Lomasney’s first rodeo with great talents. He has helped few other players, who are currently in the pro ranks, like N.H.’s Mickey Gasper (Yankees), Peabody’s Pat Ruotolo (Giants) Merrimack, Peabody’s Brandon Bingel (Indy ball), Peabody’s Pat Ruotolo (Giants), and N.H.’s Mickey Gasper (Yankees). They all got the bulk of their AAU work under the tutelage of Lomasney ad his assistants. 

Lomasney’s guys had the best years of their lives, as Hajjar was named first-team All-Big Ten and has remarkable 101 strikeouts over 75-plus innings. On the other hand, despite missing seven games due to COVID, Keegan led Vandy with a .369 average, 11 homers, and 46 RBI. Dupere was named the Colonial Athletic Association MVP with a .351 average, 21 homers, and 48 RBI. Fun fact, at one point Hajjar, Keegan, and Dupere all played on the same team. 

According to Lomasaney, Hajjar and Keegan were attracting most of the attention and it was amazing to watch all three talents play together. “You can’t predict what has happened to each of them, but I’m not surprised. They have the qualities needed to compete and beat the best in the country.” He will be following his guys today as it will be an interesting day and night and not about “The Show Baseball Academy.”

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“These guys are helping put Massachusetts and northeast baseball on the map,” says Lomasney,  the guys are only just proving that if play a little more baseball they can not only compete with anybody but will be better at it. “I love it. I can’t wait for (tonight).”