Las Positas forward Foscalina, aka 'Cowboy,' kicking in goals in bunches

Jake Foscalina, a former soccer and baseball star at Livermore High, has been scoring in bunches at Las Positas. He struck four times against Merritt on Aug. 25 and twice more against Monterey last week. His seven goals this season ranks near the top in the state.
Foscalina, aka “Cowboy,” is adjusting well to a super-deep Hawks squad under his former coach at Cal State East Bay, Andy Cumbo. Las Positas has enough players to fill up a coffee shop.
“Usually some teams have 20 or so players, and we are able to fill three teams,” Foscalina said. “Usually it’s hard to play with a bunch of players like that and play as a team, but with all of us, everyone knows their spot on the team.
“We’re playing good and we have fun when we’re playing, which is nice.”
That said, Foscalina would like to spread the wealth a little better in terms of his scoring. There’s nothing wrong with stringing together a bunch of one-goal games, rather than going Cowboy wild in one game.
“I’d rather score one and two a game than have my little bunches I’m doing, but whatever gets the team wins,” said Foscalina, who played soccer for coach Keith Switzer at Livermore.
Does coach Cumbo call him “Cowboy” because of Livermore High’s mascot?
“That’s been my nickname with Cumbo for about three years now … The first day (at Cal State East Bay) he just started calling me ‘Cowboy,’” Foscalina said. “I really don’t know the story behind it. He just started calling me it, and I just went along with it.”
Maybe the nickname evolved from what Foscalina was driving.
“I was driving a big-lifted pickup truck, which is why I think he called me Cowboy,” Foscalina said with a chuckle.
Down the road, Foscalina is looking to play soccer at the four-year level and attend a trade school to possibly become an electrician.
“I would really love to transfer somewhere and keep playing, that’s my goal right now,” Foscalina said.
Maybe then 'Cowboy' can ride off into the Division I soccer sunset.