Jill Odom Sports Editor After devoting much of his life to baseball, Bobby Pierce is approaching his final season as head coach of Troy University’s baseball team. After announcing that the 2015 season will be his last on Aug. 13, Pierce shared what his friendship with his successor, assistant coach Mark Smartt, has meant to him. “His impact has been equal to mine. He came in 12 years ago with me with an obvious true passion about Troy University,” Pierce said. Smartt played for Troy as the second baseman on…
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