Bobby Pierce (baseball coach, born 1978)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1978 |
| Playing career | |
| 1998 | UNLV |
| 1999 | Central Arizona |
| 2000–2001 | New Mexico State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | Central Arizona (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Arkansas–Little Rock (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Metro State |
| 2009–2019 | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 243–444 |
| Tournaments | Summit: 4–6 NCAA: 0–0 |
Robert Fitzroy Pierce (born October 17, 1978) is an American baseball coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the Purdue University Fort Wayne from the 2009 season to 2019. He played at UNLV, Central Arizona, and New Mexico State. With Central Arizona, he played in the 1999 JUCO World Series. He began his coaching career as an assistant with Central Arizona for one season before becoming an assistant at Arkansas–Little Rock. Two seasons later, he became head coach at NCAA Division II Metro State before accepting the same job at IPFW.[1][2][3][4] On July 3, 2019, Pierce stepped down as the head coach at Purdue Fort Wayne.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro State Roadrunners (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Metro State | 17–35 | 13–24 | 3rd (Mountain) | Rocky Mountain Athletic Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Metro State | 38–19 | 30–10 | 2nd (Mountain) | Rocky Mountain Athletic Tournament | ||||
| Metro State: | 55–54 | 43–34 | |||||||
| IPFW/Fort Wayne/Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (Summit League) (2009–2019) | |||||||||
| 2009 | IPFW | 13–38 | 6–21 | 8th | |||||
| 2010 | IPFW | 17–38 | 13–15 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | IPFW | 17–34 | 12–16 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | IPFW | 16–40 | 8–16 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | IPFW | 22–32 | 9–21 | 6th | |||||
| 2014 | IPFW | 19–36 | 11–13 | 4th | Summit League Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | IPFW | 25–23 | 12–15 | 3rd | Summit League Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | IPFW | 33–26 | 14–16 | 3rd | Summit League Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Fort Wayne | 9–43 | 4–26 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Fort Wayne | 10–35 | 6–21 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 7–45 | 2–28 | 6th | |||||
| IPFW/Fort Wayne/Purdue Fort Wayne: | 188–390 | 97–208 | |||||||
| Total: | 243–444 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bobby Pierce Named Head Baseball Coach". CBS Sports Network. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "Pierce to head Metro State's baseball program". Rocky Mountain News. August 1, 2006. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "Bobby Pierce". IPFW Mastodons. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Donald J. Boyles (August 18, 2008). "Bobby Pierce Named Head Baseball Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball coach resigns at PFW". www.journalgazette.net. www.journalgazette.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.