High School & College
Foster comes from a broken family and grew up in poverty. Using sports as an escape, he played football, basketball and baseball at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. He amassed a 44-4 record and twice earned All-State honors pitching at DeSoto High, and led his team to the second State Championship in school history his senior year. He attended nearby Blinn College for a year before transferring to the University of Texas-Arlington. He earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year honors for UTA in 1988.
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