Former Texas coach taking over duties at Rice

by | Mar 17, 2025

A familiar face is now leading the Rice baseball program.

D1Baseballcom’s Kendall Rogers reports former Texas baseball coach David Pierce will take over at Rice. Pierce spent eight seasons at Texas and led the Longhorns to three College World Series appearances, including in 2022 when his team beat ECU in the Super Regional.

Sports Illustrated reported, “Pierce, a Houston native, was an assistant coach at Rice in 1991 before returning in 2003. He left the Owls in 2011 to take the head coaching job at Sam Houston. He eventually took over at Texas in 2017.”

Photo credit: David Pierce (Kendall Rogers, D1Baseball.com photo)

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