Bobby Pierce (baseball coach, born 1978)

Bobby Pierce

Biographical details
Born	(1978-10-17) October 17, 1978 (age 46)
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

Statistics overview

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
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. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. 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.