Pierce was an assistant on legendary Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham's staff from 2003-11, and he won a national championship with the Owls ... over at Texas and coached the Longhorns for eight ...

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 ...

Texas Longhorns pitcher Dylan Volantis (99) throw a pitch during the annual Texas baseball alumni game at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman ...

and he won a national championship with the Owls in 2003. After leaving Rice, Pierce was the head coach at Sam Houston State and Tulane from 2012-16. He then took over at Texas and coached the ...