Troy University Athletics
2013 Baseball Roster
Roster
Pierce, Logan

Jersey Number 24
Logan Pierce
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Troy, Ala.
- High School:
- Charles Henderson HS
- Prev School:
- Shelton State CC
Bio
2012 All-Sun Belt Conference
First Team
Louisville Slugger National Hitter of the Week (2011)
2012 Summer
Participated in the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game
2012 (Junior)
Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team after batting .341 with 51 runs scored, 77 hits, 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs, 47 RBIs, a .496 slugging percentage, a .444 on-base percentage and .940 OPS … Finished seventh in the Sun Belt in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, fourth in runs scored, fifth in hits, seventh in RBIs, third in doubles, 10th in total bases and fourth in walks (43) … Put together a 20-game hit streak in which he hit .474 (36-of-76) and had multiple hits in 13 of the 20 games; had seven doubles, three homers and 18 RBIs during the streak … Finished the season ranked 84th in the NCAA in doubles, 133rd in on-base percentage, 50th in walks per game, 118th in runs, 168th in hits and 44th in walks ... Hit safely in 39 of Troy’s final 47 games on the season – 22 multi-hit games with 17 doubles and 37 RBIs – and in 43 of 58 games on the year … Reached base safely in 52 of 58 games, including a streak of 25 straight games … Played and started all 58 games; started 57 games at first base and one as the designated hitter ... Led the Trojans with 25 multi-hit games and was third with 10 multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-4 with three doubles in the opener at Western Kentucky; added three hits and a pair of RBIs in the series finale … Had a season-high four hits against Jacksonville State … Drove in four runs on two different occasions; in the third game of the season against Central Michigan and in the opener against Arkansas State … In four games against the Red Wolves hit 9-of-16 (.563) with three walks and seven RBIs … Hit .600 (3-of-5) with the bases loaded and .421 (24-of-57) when leading off an inning … Led the Trojans with a .413 batting average with runners in scoring position … Scored a runner from third with less than two outs 73 percent of the time (16-of-22) … Drew three walks against Samford, Bethune-Cookman and ULM … Batting averaged reached a peak .404 at the heart of his hit streak
2011 (RS-Sophomore)
Played in all 62 games and made 58 starts at first base ... Finished third on the team with 43 RBIs ... Belted 13 doubles, one triple and four home runs to go along with a .235 batting average and .351 on-base percentage ... Finished the season with just five errors at first base for a .990 fielding percentage ... Fifth on the team with 12 multi-hit games and third with 10 multi-RBI games ... Had a monster week against Auburn and FIU -- was 9-for-15 with four runs scored, 15 RBIs, two doubles and two home runs; was named Louisville Slugger National Hitter of the Week and Sun Belt Hitter of the Week ... Against Auburn, went 4-for-5 with two doubles and seven RBIs and in game two against FIU was 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBIs ... Against Oklahoma State in the NCAA Regional opener went 2-for-4 with a run scored ... Successful against in-state rival South Alabama -- in six games against the Jaguars was 9-for-22 (.409) with five RBIs and four doubles ... Hit .455 (5-for-11) with the bases loaded
2010 (Sophomore)
Redshirted
Shelton State
Played one season at Shelton State … Part of the state championship team in 2009, helping squad advance to the Junior College World Series … Hit .416 with 31 RBIs as a freshman
Prep
Played three seasons at Charles Henderson High School under current Troy pitching coach Brad Phillips … Hit .350 with 52 RBIs and was named first team all-area as a junior … As a senior, was named first team all-state, all-area and all-region and hit .414 with 66 RBIs
Personal
Full name is Benjamin Logan Pierce … Son of Troy baseball head coach Bobby Pierce and Kay Pierce … Born Feb. 1, 1990 … Has one brother, Lance, and one sister, Lauren … Majoring in sport and fitness management
First Team
Louisville Slugger National Hitter of the Week (2011)
2012 Summer
Participated in the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game
2012 (Junior)
Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team after batting .341 with 51 runs scored, 77 hits, 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs, 47 RBIs, a .496 slugging percentage, a .444 on-base percentage and .940 OPS … Finished seventh in the Sun Belt in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, fourth in runs scored, fifth in hits, seventh in RBIs, third in doubles, 10th in total bases and fourth in walks (43) … Put together a 20-game hit streak in which he hit .474 (36-of-76) and had multiple hits in 13 of the 20 games; had seven doubles, three homers and 18 RBIs during the streak … Finished the season ranked 84th in the NCAA in doubles, 133rd in on-base percentage, 50th in walks per game, 118th in runs, 168th in hits and 44th in walks ... Hit safely in 39 of Troy’s final 47 games on the season – 22 multi-hit games with 17 doubles and 37 RBIs – and in 43 of 58 games on the year … Reached base safely in 52 of 58 games, including a streak of 25 straight games … Played and started all 58 games; started 57 games at first base and one as the designated hitter ... Led the Trojans with 25 multi-hit games and was third with 10 multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-4 with three doubles in the opener at Western Kentucky; added three hits and a pair of RBIs in the series finale … Had a season-high four hits against Jacksonville State … Drove in four runs on two different occasions; in the third game of the season against Central Michigan and in the opener against Arkansas State … In four games against the Red Wolves hit 9-of-16 (.563) with three walks and seven RBIs … Hit .600 (3-of-5) with the bases loaded and .421 (24-of-57) when leading off an inning … Led the Trojans with a .413 batting average with runners in scoring position … Scored a runner from third with less than two outs 73 percent of the time (16-of-22) … Drew three walks against Samford, Bethune-Cookman and ULM … Batting averaged reached a peak .404 at the heart of his hit streak
2011 (RS-Sophomore)
Played in all 62 games and made 58 starts at first base ... Finished third on the team with 43 RBIs ... Belted 13 doubles, one triple and four home runs to go along with a .235 batting average and .351 on-base percentage ... Finished the season with just five errors at first base for a .990 fielding percentage ... Fifth on the team with 12 multi-hit games and third with 10 multi-RBI games ... Had a monster week against Auburn and FIU -- was 9-for-15 with four runs scored, 15 RBIs, two doubles and two home runs; was named Louisville Slugger National Hitter of the Week and Sun Belt Hitter of the Week ... Against Auburn, went 4-for-5 with two doubles and seven RBIs and in game two against FIU was 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBIs ... Against Oklahoma State in the NCAA Regional opener went 2-for-4 with a run scored ... Successful against in-state rival South Alabama -- in six games against the Jaguars was 9-for-22 (.409) with five RBIs and four doubles ... Hit .455 (5-for-11) with the bases loaded
2010 (Sophomore)
Redshirted
Shelton State
Played one season at Shelton State … Part of the state championship team in 2009, helping squad advance to the Junior College World Series … Hit .416 with 31 RBIs as a freshman
Prep
Played three seasons at Charles Henderson High School under current Troy pitching coach Brad Phillips … Hit .350 with 52 RBIs and was named first team all-area as a junior … As a senior, was named first team all-state, all-area and all-region and hit .414 with 66 RBIs
Personal
Full name is Benjamin Logan Pierce … Son of Troy baseball head coach Bobby Pierce and Kay Pierce … Born Feb. 1, 1990 … Has one brother, Lance, and one sister, Lauren … Majoring in sport and fitness management
Behind the Wall - S10, E1
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PODCAST - Josh Lauer
Thursday, September 04
Football Press Conference (Players) - Clemson Game
Monday, September 01
Gerad Parker Press Conference (Clemson Game)
Monday, September 01