Florida State University Athletics
2018-19 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jonathan Foster
- Position:
- Catcher
- Year:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- LaGrange, Ga.
- High School:
- Troup County
- Previous School:
- Auburn/Chattahoochee Valley Community College
SENIOR (2019):
Hit .194 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in 36 appearances and 17 starts…drew 16 walks and was hit by five pitches, finishing with a .398 on-base percentage…scored 19 runs, with a season-high three against Maine and Youngstown State…also drew three walks against the Penguins…had his only multi-hit game against Notre Dame on March 23…hit solo home runs in one-run victories against Virginia Tech and at Miami.
JUNIOR (2018):
Hit .214 (6-for-28) with two doubles and two home runs in 21 appearances and six starts…notched seven RBI and scored four runs…playing behind All-American Cal Raleigh, started three games at catcher and three as the designated hitter…hit a three-run home run in his first plate appearance as a Seminole, against Troy (2/23)…his second home run was one of FSU’s biggest hits of 2018, a walk-off two-run home run against No. 18 Louisville (3/30) to give FSU an 8-7 victory…the home run was FSU’s first of three walk-off home runs in 2018 and the first walk-off home run when losing a game (not tied) since Mike McGee in 2010 against Miami…both of Foster’s home runs came as a pinch hitter…played summer ball for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods Baseball League.
PERSONAL:
A transfer from Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, Ala., played his freshman season at Auburn…hit .330 with 10 home runs and 60 runs batted in in 2017, and was a first team All-Conference and All-State selection…at Auburn, made 14 starts, hit .265 with three doubles and four runs batted in…helped lead Troup County High School to back-to-back final four appearances, hitting .385 as a junior…all-state at Troup County all four seasons…also played football for the Tigers…majoring in social science…born October 17, 1996.
