My name is Daniel Keenan, but everyone calls me Dansby.
I grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and have played baseball since I was two years old. I have played at junior colleges in Dayton, Ohio, and Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Now I am settled at what should be my final college, Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. I am getting ready for my first season here, which I am excited for as the team has been leading the conference for the last couple years. I was raised by an Irish family; my grandmother was from Westport, Co. Mayo, and my grandfather was from Roscommon. Me and my only brother, Riley, Irish danced and played the fife in a fife and drum band.
That was through the East Side Irish American Club in Cleveland, where we spent a lot of time with the family. I still have family in Ireland, but the only one with whom I communicate often is my father’s cousin, Fergus Keenan, in Dublin. I am currently studying accounting and training to be in the US Air Force. Given that one of those two options works itself out, I will either be an accountant or a pilot. Other than that, I am just enjoying college and playing the sport I love.