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24 James Foster

  • Position Outfield/Left Handed Pitcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Highschool Trinity Christian

Biography

Enters the season fifth in school history with 207 career hits and second in career singles with 166 ... 2011: Started all 55 games in centerfield ... Was the lead-off hitter in 47 games, hitting .306 on the season, which was second on the team ... Also second on the team in hits and doubles ... Led team with 22 stolen bases on 27 attempts ... Was fifth in the SoCon in stolen bases ... Ranked 48th toughest to strike out in the nation ... Recorded 20 multiple hit games ... Named 2011 Preseason All-Southern Conference second team  ... Against USC Upstate (3/1) had three doubles and an RBI ... Against Harvard (3/12) was four-of-four from the plate and scored three runs ... At USC Upstate (3/29) had three hits ... At UNC Asheville (4/20) had three hits and two stolen bases ... Against South Carolina (5/4) was three-of-four from the plate and added two stolen bases ... In the first game at Georgia Southern (5/6) scored two runs on two hits with two RBIs and two stolen bases ... Also at Georgia Southern (5/8) had three stolen bases along with two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs ... During the summer played for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League ... 2010: Started all 55 games in centerfield ... Led team with a .387 batting aveage and also had a team-best 89 hits ... Second on team with 57 runs scored and added 35 RBIs ... Among SoCon leaders, he was second in batting average and third in hits ... Tied the school single season mark for hits (89) with Brandon Waring ... Set the school mark with 70 singles in a season ... Put together a 21-game hitting streak that was the second longest in school history ... In the field had 148 putouts with a .975 fielding percentage ... Also had 18 stolen bases on 24 attempts ... Had 26 multi-hit games on the season ... Was the leadoff hitter in 51 games ... Had three hits and three RBIs against Dayton (2/28) ... At New Mexico State (3/28) was four-of-five with four runs scored ... At Vanderbilt (3/31) had three hits and three RBIs ... Against The Citadel (4/3) had four hits and three RBIs ... At UNC Greensboro (4/24) was four-of-five with three RBIs and three runs scored ... Against Samford (5/8) scored three runs on three hits ...Also had three hits each in games at Furman (5/14) and against Appalachian State (5/22) ... Played for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League, winning the 2010 championship ... 2009: Played in 47 games with 44 starts in the outfield as a true freshman ... Led team with 20 stolen bases on the season, which was eighth in the Southern Conference ... Batted .287 on the season with 50 hits, which was fifth on the team, and 40 runs which was third ... Added 19 RBIs and made 99 putouts with only four errors on the season for a .963 fielding percentage ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team  ... At South Carolina (3/11) was 3-of-5 with two runs scored in the win ... Against North Carolina A&T (3/18) had a single that scored two runs and reached on an error that also scored a run ... At North Carolina A&T (4/1) was two-of-three with four runs scored and an RBI ... Had three hits in four plate appearances against UNC Greensboro (4/9) ... In the second game against UNC Greensboro (4/11), had two hits, including a double, and three RBI ... Had two doubles in the third game against the Spartans (4/11) ... Against College of Charleston (5/9) had his first career home run to lead off the game ... During the summer played for the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate Baseball League and led the league in stolen bases with 17 ... Coppell won the League Championship and Foster earned Player of the Week honors after batting .688 in a five-game stretch in July ... Named to the TCL All-League Team ... HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at Trinity Christian Academy for coach Jack Sharp ... As a senior, the team reached the state semifinals ... Had a .375 batting average with four home runs as a senior ... Earned All-America, district MVP, state All-Tournament team, and All-District first team honors ... During his junior season, hit .422 with 34 RBIs and was 8-2 on the mound with a 1.49 ERA ... Named All-State, All-District first team and All-Tournament team ... As a sophomore, led the team to the TAPPS 6A state championship ... Was the starting pitcher in the title game giving up two runs in five innings and also hit two triples ... Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Born May 23, 1989 ... Son of Jim and Charlotte Foster ... Government major ... Brother, John, played baseball at Richland College. FAVORITES: Movie - 13 Assassins ... Celebrity - Denzel Washington ... Local Restaurant - Buffalo Wild Wings ... Pro Sports Team - Texas Rangers ... Historical Figure - Martin Luther.

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Historical Player Information

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    2009Freshman

    Outfield/LHP
    5'9" 167 lbs
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    2010Sophomore

    Outfield/LHP
    5'10" 175 lbs
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    2011Junior

    Outfield
    5'10" 185 lbs
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    2012Senior

    Outfield/Left Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 185 lbs
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