AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Baseball head coach David Pierce has been named the American Baseball Coaches Association Central Regional Coach of the Year, the organization announced Thursday.
Texas finished the season tied for third at the College World Series and won 50 games for the first time since 2010. Coming out of the loser's bracket in Omaha, the Longhorns finished just one game shy of the CWS Finals after winning three-straight elimination games.
The Longhorns posted a 17-7 record in league play and won their second Big 12 Conference title in the last four seasons.