Bobby Pierce | |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1978 |
Player Years1: | 1998 |
Player Team1: | UNLV |
Player Years2: | 1999 |
Player Team2: | Central Arizona |
Player Years3: | 2000–2001 |
Player Team3: | New Mexico State |
Coach Years1: | 2003 |
Coach Team1: | Central Arizona (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 2004–2006 |
Coach Team2: | Arkansas–Little Rock (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 2007–2008 |
Coach Team3: | Metro State |
Coach Years4: | 2009–2019 |
Coach Team4: | Purdue Fort Wayne |
Overall Record: | 243–444 |
Tournament Record: | 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]