For Immediate Release: Thursday, 21 November 2002
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

BRONCS SIGN RYNE FOSTER

EDINBURG, TX-The University of Texas-Pan American's baseball team has signed its second recruit for the fall.

Ryne Foster, a left-handed pitcher from Cedar Park High School, and Cedar Park, TX, will join the Broncs for the fall of 2003. He will enter as a freshman, with four years of eligibility.

As a junior, Foster was 6-2 with a 1.64 earned run average. He allowed 33 hits in 51 1/3 innings, while walking 15 batters and striking out 51. He completed four of his eight starts, helped lead the Timberwolves to the District 17-4A championship, and was named first team All-District.

Foster went 5-3 with a 2.12 ERA as a sophomore, walking 14 and fanning 36 while completing four of seven starts. He was named first team All-District, and CPHS was the District 17-4A champion. He played for the Austin Wings last summer, and plans to play for them again in the summer of 2003.

"Ryne has a good chance to contribute as a freshman," said UTPA Head Coach Willie Gawlik. "He can throw strikes, he's always around the plate, and he has good poise, good character, and he's a competitor, and those are the kinds of things we're looking for. He's a hard worker, a good student of the game, and he's very poised."

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