Rice Baseball Hires Fired Texas Coach Midseason To Replace Old Manager Canned After 27 Days

Rice hires former Texas manager as new baseball coach

David Pierce was the Longhorns' head coach from 2017-2024, but previously worked as an assistant over legendary Rice head coach Wayne Graham.

Rice Baseball Hires Fired Texas Coach Midseason To Replace Old Manager Canned After 27 Days

Texas baseball coach David Pierce walks onto the field. A bizarre circle has now been completed within in the state of Texas after a wild coaching change at Rice University. The Owls have hired their second leader of the 2025 baseball season, and he’ll take over immediately. That hire is David Pierce, a fired Longhorns head coach that had previously been out of work. He’ll coach his first game on Friday when his new team takes on conference riva…