Prep Baseball Report

2023 Team Preview: Foster Falcons


PBR Texas Staff

The 2023 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement abounds throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Texas

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in the Austin at the State Tournament, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Texas. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews and eventually releasing our preseason Top 30 teams in the state.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our players of the week and updating the Top 30 teams in the state.

*Please note that all information is based on team preview questionnaires that were sent out and returned by the participating high school coaches.


High School Name: Foster

Coach’s Name: Mick Tosch

Classification: 5A (District 20)

No. of Returning Positional Starters: 5

No. of Returning Pitchers4

Team Strengths: Pitching & run production

 

Top Returning Players:

2023 C/OF Hayden Holchak

2023 RHP/OF Jackson Low (Blinn Junior College)

2024 LHP/OF Chase Batten (Arizona State)

2023 2B Coleman Biggs

2024 RHP/1B Cooper Schwank 

2023 SS/RHP Micah Dean (Kansas State)


Top 2023 Prospects:

2023 RHP/OF Jackson Low (Blinn College)

2023 SS/RHP Micah Dean (Kansas State)

 

Top 2024 & 2025 Prospects:

2024 LHP/OF Chase Batten (Arizona State)

Team Outlook

The Foster Falcons come into 2023 with a lot of excitement and promise following a 2022 season that saw them make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs.  They return a lot of big pieces and received a big addition that could help make some noise in the Spring.

Foster returns a lot of experience on the mound. They are led by Jr. LHP Chase Batten.  The Arizona State commit and 2021 Team Texas Future Game member has an upper 80's fastball with feel for a Changeup and Slider.  Anytime Batten toes the rubber, Foster will have a chance to win that game.  Sliding into the #2 spot will be Cooper Schwank. The Jr. RHP has a mid to upper 80's FB that he has good command of plus a full arsenal of offspeed pitches.  Schwank was a member of Team Texas at last year's Future Games. They will also get big innings from Blinn signee Jackson Low.

At the plate, Low, Batten, and Schwank will be joined by returning MIF Coleman Biggs and C  Hayden Holchak. They both received all district honors last year and give them potential for a deep lineup.  To really add some punch to the lineup, Foster added K State Signee Micah Dean.  Dean, also a 2021 Team Texas Future Games Member, is an athletic player that could play anywhere on the diamond.  He can impact the game with his bat and also hop on the mound and sit in the upper 80's, 

Foster has a good core of upperclassmen this spring, and the pitching staff should be one of the best in the Houston Area.  They have all the key ingredients to make a deep run in 2023.

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Fort Worth Preseason ID TX 01/03 Weatherford College (Roger Williams Ballpark) - Weatherford, TX
Houston Preseason ID TX 01/07 Rice University (Reckling Park) - Houston, TX
San Antonio Preseason ID TX 01/08 Marion High School - Marion, TX
South Houston Preseason ID TX 01/14 Alvin Community College - Alvin, TX
Dallas Preseason ID TX 01/15 Lake Dallas High School - Corinth, TX
Central Texas Preseason ID TX 01/16 Salado High School - Salado, TX
Houston Rising Stars ID TX 02/25 Cotton Ranch Sports Complex

 

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