Jim Foster (baseball) explained

Jim Foster
Birth Date:1971 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Player Years1:1990–1993
Player Team1:Providence
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:2004–2005
Coach Team1:Brown (asst.)
Coach Years2:2006–2014
Coach Team2:Rhode Island
Coach Years3:2015–2016
Coach Team3:Boston College (assoc. HC)
Coach Years4:2017–2022
Coach Team4:Army
Coach Years5:2023
Coach Team5:Northwestern
Tournament Record:NCAA
Championships:
Awards:
  • A-10 Coach of the Year (2011)

James Thomas Foster (born August 18, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who was most recently the head coach of Northwestern Wildcats. He played college baseball for the Providence Friars from 1990 to 1993. He served as the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams (2006–2014) and the Army Black Knights (2017–2022).

Early life and playing career

Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Foster attended Bishop Hendricken High School and Providence College and played at catcher on the Providence Friars baseball team under Paul Kostacopoulos, where he was named MVP of the 1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament.[1] As a senior in 1993, Foster had the Friars' best batting average at .386, in addition to 61 hits, 38 RBI, and seven homers.[2]

Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the 1993 MLB draft, Foster played for the Orioles organization from 1993 to 1999, starting with the Bluefield Orioles. In 1999 and 2000, Foster also played for the Anaheim Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Chicago White Sox organizations. He ended his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Barons and Charlotte Knights in 2000.[3] Foster was a Topps All-Rookie honoree in 1993 and Baseball Weekly Minor League Catcher of the Year in 1997.[4]

Coaching career

In 2004 and 2005, Foster was an assistant coach at Brown University.

Foster served as head baseball coach at the University of Rhode Island from 2006 to 2014, compiling a record of 268–230–3.[5] [6] The 2006 and 2013 Rhode Island teams won Atlantic 10 Conference regular season titles.[7] Following a 13–40 season, Foster resigned on July 17, 2014, with three years remaining on his contract to accept the associate head coach job with Boston College.[8]

Foster served as associate head coach at Boston College in 2015 and 2016 under Mike Gambino.[9] [10] [11]

Foster was named head baseball coach at the United States Military Academy on June 23, 2016.[12] [13] [14] [15] After a 25–31 season in 2017, Army won both the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles in 2018 and qualified for the NCAA tournament.[16] [17] [18] In the NCAA tournament, Army went 1–2 in the regional round, including a 5–1 upset of regional host and nationally ranked NC State on opening day.[19] [16]

On June 28, 2022, Foster was named the head baseball coach of the Northwestern Wildcats.[20] On July 13, 2023, Foster was fired after an investigation by the university human resources department revealed “bullying and a toxic environment within the program".[21] [22]

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Notes and References

  1. News: College Baseball Notes: Bryant cracks top 25. May 5, 2016. The Providence Journal. Koch, Bill. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161446/http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20160505/college-baseball-notes-bryant-cracks-top-25. live. April 18, 2018.
  2. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBA1/Baseball_Men's_Division%20I_1993_556_Providence%20College.pdf
  3. Web site: Jim Foster. baseball-reference.com. June 3, 2018.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041011061936/http://brownbears.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/foster_jim00.html. October 11, 2004. Jim Foster. Brown University. June 3, 2018. live.
  5. News: Jim Foster earns 200th win as URI baseball coach. April 3, 2012. The Providence Journal. Bourassa, Corey. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161858/http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/college/content/20120403-jim-foster-earns-200th-win-as-uri-baseball-coach.ece. dead. April 18, 2018.
  6. Web site: NCAA Statistics.
  7. Web site: Jim Foster. University of Rhode Island. June 3, 2018. July 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160721091620/http://gorhody.com/sports/m-basebl/coaches/foster_jim00.html?view=bio. dead.
  8. Web site: Jim Foster Resigns From Position as Head Coach of Rhode Island Baseball Team. University of Rhode Island. June 3, 2018. July 17, 2014. June 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160608000014/http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-basebl/2014-15/releases/2014071625ywya. dead.
  9. News: URI baseball coach Foster leaving for Boston College. July 17, 2014. The Providence Journal. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418054501/http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/content/20140717-uri-baseball-coach-foster-leaving-for-boston-college.ece. dead. April 18, 2018.
  10. News: After nine seasons with Rams, Foster to soar with Eagles. July 25, 2014. The Independent. Koch, Bill. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623083225/http://www.independentri.com/independents/sports/article_e258d6b5-8eeb-5243-bec9-1ec835d19bb3.html. live. June 23, 2022.
  11. News: Sources: Boston College Baseball "On The Verge" Of Deal With URI Head Coach Jim Foster. July 11, 2014. Soaring to Glory. Egan, Kyle. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161552/https://soaringtoglory.com/2014/07/11/sources-boston-college-baseball-verge-deal-uri-head-coach-jim-foster/. live. April 18, 2018.
  12. News: Pitching guru Foster named Army baseball coach. June 23, 2016. Times Herald-Record. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161517/http://www.recordonline.com/collegevarsity/20160623/pitching-guru-foster-named-army-baseball-coach. dead. April 18, 2018.
  13. News: What people are saying about Foster. June 30, 2016. Warwick Beacon. Fontaine, Pete. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418042413/http://warwickonline.staging.communityq.com/stories/what-people-are-saying-about-foster,114021. April 18, 2018.
  14. News: Gershkoff to play in Army West Point American Legion Baseball Classic. July 6, 2017. RhodyBeat. Fontaine, Pete. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225358/http://rhodybeat.com/stories/gershkoff-to-play-in-army-west-point-american-legion-baseball-classic,25997. live. April 18, 2018.
  15. News: Source: Army offer baseball opening to Boston College assistant. June 23, 2016. hudsonvalley.com. Interdonato, Sal. April 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418060911/http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-college-sports/2016/06/23/source-army-offer-baseball-opening-to-boston-college-assistant/. dead. April 18, 2018.
  16. Web site: 2018 Baseball Schedule. Army West Point. June 3, 2018.
  17. Web site: Army Baseball Claims League-Leading 8th Title. Army West Point. June 3, 2018. May 21, 2018.
  18. Web site: Army Claims Share of Regular season Title. Army West Point. May 6, 2018. June 3, 2018.
  19. Web site: Army Makes Statement in Regional Opener. Army West Point. June 2, 2018. June 3, 2018.
  20. Web site: Baseball: Northwestern taps Army West Point's Jim Foster as coach . June 28, 2022 . Charlotte Varnes . The Daily Northwestern . www.dailynorthwestern.com . June 29, 2022.
  21. Web site: 2023-07-13 . N'western fires baseball coach amid allegations . 2023-07-14 . ESPN.com . en.
  22. Web site: Bengel . Chris . Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster following allegations of 'bullying and abusive behavior' . CBS . 17 September 2023 . 14 July 2023.

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