{"id":10451,"date":"2023-07-13T22:38:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=10451"},"modified":"2023-07-13T22:38:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:38:23","slug":"report-northwestern-fires-baseball-coach-jim-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/report-northwestern-fires-baseball-coach-jim-foster\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Northwestern<\/strong><\/a> reportedly fired baseball head coach Jim Foster<\/strong>, according to Danny Parkins of 670 The Score<\/a>. Parkins and the outlet originally reported Foster\u2019s creation of a \u201ctoxic environment\u201d within the program.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBREAKING: Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired,\u201d Parkins wrote on Twitter. \u201cThe players were just informed via zoom by President Schill and AD Gragg.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parkins later said on the air Foster was \u201crelieved of his duties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original report came on the heels of former football coach Pat Fitzgerald\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> suspension. Fitzgerald was later fired amid the hazing allegations within the football program.<\/p>\n

Foster just wrapped up his first year as Northwestern\u2019s head coach after coaching Army from 2017-22.<\/p>\n

The team went 10-40 this season after Foster had a 162-140 stint with Army, including four NCAA Regional appearances.<\/p>\n

Nine players reportedly shared with 670 The Score the information, which included an investigation conducted by the university. However, the administration allegedly did not speak to players during the process.<\/p>\n

An HR report was filed in November 2022 and concluded in February 2023 with two assistant coaches and the program\u2019s director of operations stepping down.<\/p>\n

In addition to alleged inappropriate comments to a female staffer, Foster allegedly made racist remarks and encouraged players not to seek treatment for injury.<\/p>\n

According to the report, one player was forced to engage in a \u201cpunishment run,\u201d which lasted for nearly an entire two-and-a-half hour practice.<\/p>\n

The report claimed 15 players transferred solely because of Foster and when the coach left Army last summer, there was allegedly a Zoom celebration and the school was thrilled he was gone.<\/p>\n

In addition to the off-the-field reports, the hiring process was unusual. Athletic Director Derrick Gragg and Deputy Director of Athletics Monique Holland allegedly passed off the hiring process to two Northwestern boosters, who sat in on the final interviews.<\/p>\n

The boosters reportedly used to play for former head coach Ron Wellman and said a disciplinarian like Foster would help Northwestern overachieve and have success on the baseball field.<\/p>\n

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