AMERICUS - Former Georgia Southwestern assistant baseball coach Ryne Foster has accepted a similar position at Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tenn., after spending two seasons in Americus.

"We thank Ryne for all he did to help our program, including the many things he did behind the scenes," GSW head baseball coach Bryan McLain said. "And wish him the best of luck in his new job."

McLain added that the process is underway to find Foster's replacement on the GSW staff.

Foster's work at GSW covered several areas including: batting instruction, outfielder training, recruiting, social media and parent/fan communication.

Foster came to GSW from Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he spent two years as a graduate assistant. At Concordia he worked with position players on defense and hitting, spent time recruiting and coordinated the strength and conditioning program for Cardinal position players.

A native of Danville, Ind., Foster was a two-sport athlete at NCAA Division III Anderson (Ind.) University. He was a four-year member of the Ravens baseball team and played three years of basketball. His best season on the diamond came in 2007 where he set career highs in batting average (.316) and runs batted in (15). On the hardwood, the 6-foot-4 Hoosier appeared in a personal-best 25 games as a senior in 2008-09. He graduated from Anderson in 2009.

Foster spent two summers as head coach of the Adirondack (N.Y.) Trail Blazers of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League prior to joining the GSW staff.