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Head coach Dave Jarvis now begins his twelth season at the helm of the Belmont Bruins, and twety-first season as a head coach.
This past season, the Bruins posted 25 wins and made the Atlantic Sun Tournament for the third time in school history. Belmont posted wins over Tennessee, as well as 2008 NCAA participants Lipscomb and Western Kentucky. Outfielder/pticher Carlo Testa was named to the A-Sun First Team as a pitcher and outfielder, the first time this has been accomplished in conference history. Catcher Matt Zeblo and outfielder/pitcher Nate Woods were also named to the All-Freshman team. Testa and infielder Derek Wiley, who was named to the A-Sun All-Tournament team, were selected in the 2008 Entry Draft. Testa was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 18th round and Wiley in the 50th round by the Oakland Athletics.
Jarvis led the Bruins to their fourth winning season in five seasons in 2007. The team finished 34-26 overall, including a conference record of 16-11. The Bruins made their second-ever appearance in the A-Sun Tournament and finished one game short of making the NCAA Tournament. Pitcher Charles Lee, as well as infielder Matt Reynolds, outfielders Kane Simmons and Wilson Tucker and designated hitter Derek Wiley were all named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team.
Former Bruin Ben Petsch and Wilson Tucker were selected in the 2007 Major League Draft. Simmons was named the 2007 Golden Baseball League Spalding Rookie of the Year in September and signed with the Colorado Rockies. Tucker was named the MVP of the Burlington Royals, a single A minor league affiliate of the Kansas City Royals in August, 2007. Reynolds was signed by the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League.
2006 saw two players earn first team All-Conference, and Wiley was named the Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year as well as a member of Collegiate Baseball's Freshmen All-American squad. Several other players earned weekly honors from the Atlantic Sun Conference throughout the season as well.
Former Belmont pitcher Justin Jordan reached the AAA level after being drafted out of Belmont in 2005. Teammate Blake Owen had a successful season in 2006, posting a 7-4 record with a 3.81 earned run average at A-level Delmarva. Cody Blackard played a key role for the Evansville Otters, as they won the Frontier League Championship.
In 2005, Jarvis led the Bruins to their third consecutive winning season, and their seventh in his eight years at Belmont. The team finished 28-26, including a 13-11 road record. The Bruins defeated in-state rival Tennessee for the second straight season, and faced two other opponents from the Southeastern Conference.
In 2004, the Bruins posted a 31-23 record, the most wins in school history.
Jarvis was named the A-Sun Coach of the Year in 2003, and his Bruins finished third in the league standings. Despite the disappointing ending, the Bruins continued to rack up honors, with two Bruins earning All-Conference nods and two other Bruins being named Academic All-America.
In 2001, Belmont captured their first win over a ranked opponent after knocking off eventual College World Series participant Georgia in Athens, and in 2003, the Bruins defeated #17 Florida Atlantic on the road. In 2004, Belmont toppled two more ranked teams with, besting #23 Tennessee at Knoxville and #30 Florida Atlantic.
The 49-year-old Missouri native has a career record of 625-436-1 over 20 seasons. He cut his teeth in coaching with a stellar nine-year stint as head coach at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. beginning in 1985. From 1989-1993, Jarvis' teams were ranked in the top-20 highlighted by a No. 4 ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll with a 42-15 record. He was selected as the Midwest Community College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year three times as baseball coach and once as women's basketball coach.
Throughout his tenure as a head coach, a total of 35 players reached the professional ranks including four players who have made it to the major league level: Bart Evans (Kansas City), Jimmy Hurst (Detroit), Chuck Malone (Philadelphia), and Alan Mahaffey (Chicago NL).
Jarvis took an opportunity to join Murray State's coaching staff at the NCAA-I level in the fall of 1993 where he was hired by current Belmont Athletic Director, Mike Strickland. As an assistant, he was primarily responsible for the instruction of hitters and catchers as well as teaching base running skills. Jarvis also used his extensive junior college network to create a recruiting pipeline for the Thoroughbreds.
As a player, Jarvis capped off his senior campaign at Arkansas State earning a bachelor's degree in education as the team's starting catcher and team captain. He received his Master's degree in education at Arkansas State in 1986.
A dedicated family man, Jarvis has three sons, Jordan, 14, Logan, 10, and Jackson, 7. The family resides in Franklin, Tennessee.
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