David Pierce Returns to Houston as Head Coach of Rice Owls Baseball
In a surprising yet strategic move, former Texas Longhorns head coach David Pierce has been appointed as the new head coach of the Rice Owls baseball team, marking his return to Houston after a ...
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Mid-season baseball coach shakeup is bold
Rice Athletics turned heads this week by firing head baseball coach José Cruz Jr. just a few days before conference play — and after a 10-game losing streak. He was swiftly replaced by David Pierce, a ...
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Rice baseball is pulling off a very rare feat in college athletics
In-season firings are commonplace in college athletics, even moves that take place closer to the beginning of the season than ...
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Out with the old, in with the new
Just days later, Rice welcomed baseball veteran David Pierce to fill Cruz’s seat. “I do not take lightly the dismissal of a legendary Owl such as Coach Cruz,” said Athletic Director Tommy McClelland ...
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Rice baseball is pulling off a very rare feat in college athletics
Last Monday, David Pierce was an off-field assistant with Texas State's baseball program. Two days later, he was Rice's head coach. In-season firings are commonplace in college athletics, even moves ...
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David Pierce finds a new job 9 months after ouster as Texas baseball coach
This weekend in Florida, former Texas baseball coach David Pierce will return to the dugout. Pierce was hired Monday as the next head coach at Rice. He replaces José Cruz Jr., the ex-Rice star who was ...
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College Baseball Week 6 Roundup
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