DEMOREST, Ga. - Piedmont Baseball Head Coach Justin Scali has announced the promotion of Trey Pearce to Associate Head Baseball Coach. Pearce joined the Piedmont staff in the fall of 2023 after spending a year as a volunteer assistant at LaGrange College in 2022 and serving as an assistant coach at LaGrange High School in 2023. 

"Coach Pearce has been a fantastic addition to our coaching staff, and made a sizable impact last season," Scali said. "He connected very well with each and every player in the program and I know he will take on this new role with the same passion and energy. I am fully confident he will continue to pour himself into our student-athletes on and off the field, and I look forward to working with him in this new role as we strive to continue building on past successes."

In his first season with the Lions, Piedmont posted 25 wins including a 12-6 mark in conference play. A total of five Lions earned all-conference honors in the CCS while Piedmont had three All-Region honorees and a Gold Glove winner in senior Trace Cate.

His familiarity with the Piedmont program comes after his own playing career at LaGrange College from 2019-2021 which included two USA South Tournament Championships. During his athletic career, Pearce was twice named the USA South Defensive Player of the Year (2019 & 2021) and was a 2021 USA South West Division first-team selection. 

"Being promoted to Associate Head Coach at Piedmont is a great honor," Pearce said. "I'm thankful for the time I had to learn from Coach Craig. He was an incredible mentor and will truly be missed here at Piedmont. I'm also grateful for Coach Scali and the opportunity he has given to me. I'm excited for this next chapter and can't wait to see what this season has in store."

The Panthers posted a 34-7 mark in USA South play during his career and totaled 68 wins over his three seasons (including the 2020 Covid-shortened year). Pearce appeared in 88 contests for the Panthers including 40 in 2019 where he posted 47 hits, 38 RBI and was walked 27 times. He totaled over 100 hits in his career (104) with a .325 career batting average. 

As a volunteer assistant coach at LaGrange in 2022, the Panthers once again won the USA South Tournament and advanced all the way to the NCAA DIII World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Prior to attending LaGrange College, Pearce worked with the Greater Naples Little League team in Naples, Florida volunteering over 500 hours with the youth baseball teams. He also was a coach at the Mike Martin Baseball Camps in Tallahassee, Florida from May-July of 2018. 

Pearce earned his bachelor's in sports management from LaGrange College in 2020 and his master of arts in teaching from LaGrange in 2021.