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At Charlotte - 2008: Team was 17-6 in games in which he appeared... Did not give up a hit in 11 of 23 appearances and did not give up a run in 15 appearances... In seven conference appearances, did not allow a hit in three and was not scored on in four games... Finished ninth in the A-10 with 23 relief appearances... Eighth in the league by finishing 15 games... He and teammate Bryan Hamilton tied for ninth in A-10 with four saves... Best fly ball to ground ball ratio on team (0.5)... Earned win in first appearance of season, lasting a career-best-tying 3.1 innings in game two of a home doubleheader against Manhattan on Feb. 23... Struck out career-tying five in the victory. Earned saves in three straight appearances against Wake Forest and pair of games at La Salle from March 26-30... Was struck in the jaw with a line drive in a relief appearance against Xavier on April 12 and missed one month of action, returning to get his fourth and final win of season in a relief appearance against Presbyterian on May 12... Chancellor's List (fall).
2007: Put together a streak of nine innings without allowing a run over the course of seven appearances from 3/1 to 4/28... Streak extended to nine games and 10.2 innings without allowing an earned run to 5/17... Tied career-high 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in a 1-1 tie at George Washington on 4/28 as Niners won that game 3-1 in extra innings as he got a no-decision... Earned first career save in 5-1 win versus Le Moyne at Winthrop on 3/10 after finishing the final three innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and two walks and tying his career high of four strikeouts... Earned first career conference save after inheriting a pair of baserunners and a 4-1 lead at Rhode Island on 4/14 to allow an RBI single and induce a game-ending ground-ball double play in the 4-2 victory and a weekend road sweep of the Rams... Earned saves in back-to-back A-10 appearances to finish the regular season... Entered with a 3-3 tie vs. St. Bonaventure and allowed an unearned run in an inning and a third in Charlotte's 10-4 win on 5/13... Came on to face the tying run with a 1-2 count in a bases-loaded, two-out scenario with a 5-1 lead in final regular-season appearance against Richmond and struck out the final batter to earn save on 5/17... Made two NCAA regional appearances, lasting a combined 3.2 innings pitched, allowing four hits and striking out a pair of batters... Dean's List (Spring and Fall).
2006: Lasted career-best 2.2 innings, striking out a career-high four batters in collegiate debut, versus Wake Forest on Feb. 12... Began the season without allowing an earned run in first 5.0 innings pitched, spread out in first three appearances, recording 10 strikeouts and allowing just three hits and two walks in that span... Pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings in Head Coach Loren Hibbs' 400th career win, a 14-3 victory at Virginia Tech on May 16... Team was 5-6-2 in games in which he appeared, including 1-1 in Atlantic 10 play... Dean's List (Fall)... Athletic Director's Academic List (Fall, 2005).
At North Mecklenburg - Should compete for time on the mound out of the bullpen ... Posted six saves in 2005 for his 27-6 club ... According to the Huntersville Herald, he was 5-2 with 33 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings, posting a 2.45 ERA in 2004 ... Honor Roll.
Personal - Parents are Liz and Walt Pierce ... Major is criminal justice... Born March 28, 1987.
