Biography
– ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SELECTION – SECOND TEAM (2017)
– THREE-TIME SUN BELT CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S LIST SELECTION (2015, 2016 AND 2017)
– THREE-TIME NFCA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR ATHLETE (2015, 2016 AND 2017)
INTANGIBLES
Ranks second at South Alabama in career sacrifice flies (9)
Tied for 17th at South Alabama in career multi-hit games (23)
Tied for 12th at South Alabama in career multi-RBI games (20)
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
Named to the Sun Belt Conference’s preseason all-league team for the first time in her career.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
One of two Jaguars to start all 55 games with all her starts coming at shortstop … Earned second-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors … Just missed eclipsing the .300 mark as she was 49-for-164 at the plate for a .299 batting average … Had a .384 slugging percentage and a .372 on-base percentage … Led the club with 38 RBI with 24 of those runs driven in coming against Sun Belt competition … Was a run producer over South’s final 29 games as she drove in 27 runs and had seven multi-RBI performances … Hit first home run of the season vs. Butler (2/17) … Dropped in an extra-inning, bases-loaded, walk-off single to left vs. Kansas (3/4) at the Diamond 9 Citrus II Classic … Had a seven-game (3/25 - 4/5) and a six-game (4/14 - 4/23) stretch of games with at least one RBI … During her seven-game RBI streak, she drove in 11 runs and during her six-game RBI streak, she had eight RBI … Scored 18 runs, five doubles and three home runs … Ranked third on the team with 63 total bases … Her 20 walks were second most on the club … Was 2-for-2 in stolen bases … Led the club with 10 multi-RBI outings and her 13 multi-hit games were second-most on the roster … Named to three different all-tournament teams – Sand Dollar Classic, Mardi Gras Invitational and South Alabama Invitational – during the opening month of the season … Went 4-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored against Murray State (2/18) … The four hits vs. the Racers set a new career best and the three runs driven in tied a career high … Scored a career-high three runs and drove in a run as well vs. Jackson State (2/19) … Was 3-for-3 at UAB on March 14 with walk and a RBI … Also drove in three runs in the series finale against Coastal Carolina (3/19) … Also came up big in a three-game series sweep at Appalachian State (4/1-2) where she scored twice, drove in five and stole the first two bases of her Jaguar career … Trailing by two runs entering the seventh inning in game two of the series vs. the Mountaineers, Foster ignited a Jag rally as she led the inning off with a first-pitch homer to center … Delivered a RBI-single in the top half of the seventh inning to tie the game up 4-4 in the series opener at UTA (4/14) … In game two of the series, she was clutch again as she had another RBI-single in the top of the seventh to cut the Jag deficit in half … The next day, she was 3-for-4 with two more runs driven in … Had a two-run single in the third to break a scoreless tie and put the Jaguars out in front for good … For the series at UTA, Foster was 6-for-12 with five RBI … Led off the third inning in the series finale at ULM (4/23) with a solo home run … Selected as the Jaguars’ representative on the conference’s Leadership Team at the Sun Belt’s annual spring meetings … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List … Named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
One of five Jaguars to start all 51 games … Batted .248 in 137 at-bats, finishing the season with 34 hits, five doubles, a triple, 27 RBI, 20 runs scored … Her four sacrifice flies were second-most on the club along with her 24 walks … The four sac flies were also tied for fourth in the Sun Belt … Had four multi-hit and five multi-RBI games … Reached base safely in 15-straight games (3/20 – 4/17) which was fifth on the team … During that streak, she had 10 hits and walked 11 times … Ended the season by reaching base safely in eight straight games … Was 2-for-2 at the plate in the second game of the season vs. Lipscomb on Feb. 12 … Had five hits in seven at-bats in back-to-back games against Southeast Missouri State (2/14) and Mississippi State (2/19) … Was 2-for-4 with two RBI against SEMO and 3-for-4 with 2 RBI against the Bulldogs … Had a 2-for-3 performance in the SBC series finale against ULM (3/20), driving in a season-high three runs … Also had 3 RBI in the series finale at Appalachian State on March 26 … Final multiple hit game of the season came in game two of a doubleheader with Kennesaw State on April 30 where she was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and an RBI … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List … Selected to the NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete list for the second-straight year.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
Started 27 of the 39 game in which she played … Led all freshmen with 22 hits, 15 RBI and seven doubles … Posted six multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games … Supplied a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning vs. Marshall on March 1 at the Carolina Classic to give the Jags a 5-3 victory … Recorded a five-game hitting streak between 2/14-21, delivering seven hits in the five-game span with three RBI and a pair of runs … Delivered a career-high three hits in game three at UTA (4/4) with a RBI … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI a week later vs. Georgia Southern, scoring two runs in the second game vs. Eagles on the same day … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and selected to the NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete list.
AT PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four seasons in softball at Pelham High School in Pelham, Ala. … Recorded a career .429 average for the Panthers in 195 games and 602 at-bats, while also ending her prep career with 258 hits, 176 runs scored, 115 RBI, 58 doubles, eight triples and 12 home runs … As a senior, batted .461 with 77 hits, 29 RBI, 22 doubles, four triples and five home runs with 49 runs scored … Led the 2013 PHS squad to a runner-up finish in the 6A state finals and was named honorable mention Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A all-state after batting .471 as a junior with 81 hits, 38 RBI and 55 runs scored, doubling 19 times and hitting six homers … Batted .403 as a sophomore and had 62 hits, 50 runs scored, 11 doubles and 31 RBI.
PERSONAL
Kristian Leigh Foster … Born in Birmingham, Ala. … Daughter of Byron and Leigh Foster … One of two children in her family … Has an older brother, Nick … Brother played baseball for two years at Lawson State CC and cousin, Kerri Foster, played softball at UAB for four seasons … Hobbies include hunting and fishing … Favorite musical artists are Ed Sheeran and Sam Hunt … Favorite class is math … Wants to attend physical therapy school after completing her under graduate degree … Serves as softball representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … Majoring in exercise science.
