Bobby Pierce (baseball coach, born 1978)

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]

Bobby Pierce
Biographical details
Born (1978-10-17) October 17, 1978
Playing career
1998UNLV
1999Central Arizona
2000–2001New Mexico State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003Central Arizona (assistant)
2004–2006Arkansas–Little Rock (assistant)
2007–2008Metro State
2009–2019Purdue Fort Wayne
Head coaching record
Overall243–444
TournamentsSummit: 4–6
NCAA: 0–0

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Metro State Roadrunners (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2007–2008)
2007 Metro State 17–3513–243rd (Mountain)Rocky Mountain Athletic Tournament
2008 Metro State 38–1930–102nd (Mountain)Rocky Mountain Athletic Tournament
Metro State: 55–5443–34
IPFW/Fort Wayne/Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (Summit League) (2009–2019)
2009 IPFW 13–386–218th
2010 IPFW 17–3813–155th
2011 IPFW 17–3412–165th
2012 IPFW 16–408–165th
2013 IPFW 22–329–216th
2014 IPFW 19–3611–134thSummit League Tournament
2015 IPFW 25–2312–153rdSummit League Tournament
2016 IPFW 33–2614–163rdSummit League Tournament
2017 Fort Wayne 9–434–266th
2018 Fort Wayne 10–356–216th
2019 Purdue Fort Wayne 7–452–286th
IPFW/Fort Wayne/Purdue Fort Wayne: 188–39097–208
Total:243–444

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Bobby Pierce Named Head Baseball Coach". CBS Sports Network. July 31, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "Bobby Pierce". IPFW Mastodons. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. Donald J. Boyles (August 18, 2008). "Bobby Pierce Named Head Baseball Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. "Baseball coach resigns at PFW". www.journalgazette.net. www.journalgazette.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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