In 2002 – his second year as an assistant coach – Pierce helped UH reach a Super Regional.
His hitters finished with almost 700 hits and a .310 team batting average, good for 5th in Cougar history.
[1] Pierce joined the Rice staff as a hitting coach in 2003 and was part of the school's first national championship.
[6] In his first year at Tulane, David Pierce brought the Green Wave back to postseason play for the first time since 2008.
In 2018, Pierce led the Longhorns to the Big 12 Conference regular season title, NCAA Regional and Super Regional crowns, and the program's 36th appearance in the College World Series.