Bobby Pierce
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Troy |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 395–256 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 18, 1959 Marianna, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1981 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | Outfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1989 | Chipola |
| 1990–1994 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1995–2002 | Alabama-Huntsville |
| 2003–present | Troy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
930–459 (college) 259–92 (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 5–8 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
2001 Gulf South Champions (UAH) 2005 Atlantic Sun Champions 2006 Sun Belt Champions 2011 Sun Belt Champions 2013 Sun Belt Champions | |
| Awards | |
|
Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame 2005 A-Sun Coach of the Year 2006 Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2011 Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2011 South Central Region Coach of the Year (ABCA) | |
Bobby Pierce (born July 18, 1959) is the head baseball coach at Troy University. He started his coaching career at Chipola Junior College, where he coached from 1982 to 1989. He posted a 259–92 record there with five berths in the state tournament. He was later hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Alabama. As an assistant, he went 158–122. In 1996, he was the head baseball coach at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, where he went 276–108.
Since becoming head coach of Troy in 2003, Pierce has won an Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title (2005), two Sun Belt Conference regular season titles (2006, 2011), and one Sun Belt Conference tournament title (2006). He has coached Troy to multiple winning seasons, including three 40+ win seasons. Pierce has also led his program to four NCAA Regionals (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013) since becoming head coach.
In 2010, Pierce was inducted into the Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.
Head coaching records
Below is a table of Pierce's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[1][2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Trojans (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Troy State | 27–27 | 16–17 | t-7th | |||||
| 2004 | Troy | 36–22 | 15–15 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | Troy | 37–21 | 23–7 | 1st | |||||
| Troy Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2006–present) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Troy | 47–16 | 20–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Troy | 34–27 | 16–14 | t-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Troy | 32–26 | 18–12 | 3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Troy | 33–21 | 18–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 2010 | Troy | 36–25 | 16–14 | t-6th | |||||
| 2011 | Troy | 43–19 | 21–9 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Troy | 28–30 | 14–16 | t-6th | |||||
| 2013 | Troy | 42–20 | 20–10 | t-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Troy | 25–32 | 11–18 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | Troy | 30–25 | 18–10 | 2nd | |||||
| 2016 | Troy | 32–26 | 17–13 | 4th | |||||
| Troy: | 483–339 | 243–169 | |||||||
| Total: | 486–339 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AtlanticSun.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.