Use Alfred App to open applications with keyboard shortcuts

I know this thread is SUPER old, but I figured I'd throw this out there for anyone who finds it:


I was wondering the exact same thing, and while there's no way to set it up natively, I found Alfred App does some really powerful stuff. It even allows you to setup keyboard shortcuts for groups of Apps if you buy the power pack. Alfred itself is free.
http://www.alfredapp.com/

Good luck!