Keane Costa
Graduating class: 2009
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2023
Hall of Fame Category: Athlete
Former Standard-Times sports writer Buddy Thomas called Keane Costa “the best righthanded hitter I’ve ever seen in my half-century of covering high school baseball.” At Fairhaven High School the two-sport athlete swung into action in the fall as a member of the golf team.
But he produced his biggest numbers in the spring as a four-year starter for the Blue Devil squad. Costa absorbed the spotlight as a freshman when the sweet-swinging right-hander was primarily used in the role of designated hitter, and he responded by driving the ball from foul pole to foul pole and various places in-between against mostly upper-class, flame throwing pitchers from throughout the area. And he only got better.
Over his career Keane hit safely in 79 of 89 games, finishing with a four year combined batting average of .475. As a senior he hit a robust .502 and drove in 27 runs while clubbing 4 of his 13 career homeruns. His many highlights included a 39 game hitting streak compiled over his junior and senior seasons and being named Most Valuable Player in the South Coast Conference and being hailed as the Standard-Times Baseball Player of the Year following his final high school season.
After graduation Keane went on to Bridgewater State University and was the baseball team’s starting catcher for all four years. At the conclusion of his sophomore season, he earned all-conference honors after helping his team win a MASCAC championship and a second-place finish in the New England regionals.
After his junior season he once again earned all-conference honors while being the starting catcher for all 45 games, a BSU record. A month before his senior season Keane had multiple severe surgeries due to illness and was advised by his doctors to sit out the season. However, he was determined to play and worked his was back into the starting lineup eight games into the season, and finished his collegiate career by being named to the all-conference team for the third time.
After graduating from Bridgewater State Keane went to work at Granite Telecommunications in Quincy on the sales team for eight years selling IT Infrastructure to enterprise businesses. He currently oversees and manages the relationship of Granite’s largest customer. Keane and his wife Rachael are newlyweds who were married a month ago on May 26th and live in South Weymouth with their Australian Shepherd dog.