Pierce Sets Baseball Wins Record in Final Season at Troy
Sun Belt RISE Program member Amy Austin, a senior at Troy University, spoke with Troy baseball head coach Bobby Pierce following his record-breaking 435th win in late March. The win put Coach Pierce alone atop the all-time wins list in Troy Trojans baseball history and surpassed legendary head coach Chase Riddle's win total of 434.
Amy Austin is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism at Troy University. Her minor is communication studies. She has worked as a reporter for Troy University Television since August 2013.
The Sun Belt Conference RISE Program (Raising the Industry through Sports and Education). is a partnership between the Sun Belt Conference and its 13 member institutions that gives one student on each campus the unique opportunity to act as a standalone digital media correspondent for the conference office. Each student aspires to have a career in digital media and has worked closely with Sun Belt Conference staff in developing each of their stories to tell the stories of student-athletes in a unique, intriguing and most importantly honest way.
Amy Austin is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism at Troy University. Her minor is communication studies. She has worked as a reporter for Troy University Television since August 2013.
The Sun Belt Conference RISE Program (Raising the Industry through Sports and Education). is a partnership between the Sun Belt Conference and its 13 member institutions that gives one student on each campus the unique opportunity to act as a standalone digital media correspondent for the conference office. Each student aspires to have a career in digital media and has worked closely with Sun Belt Conference staff in developing each of their stories to tell the stories of student-athletes in a unique, intriguing and most importantly honest way.