# Dave Jarvis

David Jarvis is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Belmont Bruins baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 1998 season.

## Playing career

Jarvis played collegiately at Three Rivers Community College for two years before completing his eligibility at Arkansas State. He was primarily a catcher, and also played a short semi-pro career before turning to coaching. In 1985, he earned a master's degree at Arkansas State.

## Coaching career

Three Rivers made Jarvis their head coach in 1985. He remained with the Raiders for nine seasons, amassing a record of 324–152 at the junior college. The program was consistently ranked under Jarvis, and he was named a three time Midwest Community College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In 1994, Jarvis made the jump to Division I, serving as an assistant at Murray State, with responsibilities for hitters and catchers, and helping in recruiting the junior college ranks. While at Belmont, he led the program into the NCAA and from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Ohio Valley Conference. The Bruins claimed A-Sun conference titles in 2011 and 2012, and appeared in the NCAA Regional Final against Vanderbilt in 2011.

## Head coaching record

This table shows Jarvis' record as a head coach at the Division I level.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Three Rivers (1985–1993) ||||||
| Three Rivers: | Three Rivers: | 324–152 NJCAA | | | |
| Belmont Bruins (1998–1999) ||||||
| 1998 | Belmont | 23–21–1 | | | |
| 1999 | Belmont | 28–24 | | | |
| Belmont: | Belmont: | | | | |
| Belmont Bruins (Independent) (2000–2001) ||||||
| 2000 | Belmont | 27–25 | | | |
| 2001 | Belmont | 30–23 | | | |
| Belmont (Ind.): | Belmont (Ind.): | | | | |
| Belmont Bruins (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2002–2012) ||||||
| 2002 | Belmont | 22–30 | 9–20 | T-10th (11) | |
| 2003 | Belmont | 29–23 | 19–14 | 4th (12) | |
| 2004 | Belmont | 31–23 | 13–17 | 7th (12) | |
| 2005 | Belmont | 28–26 | 12–18 | 9th (11) | |
| 2006 | Belmont | 24–31 | 11–19 | 10th (11) | |
| 2007 | Belmont | 34–26 | 16–11 | 3rd (10) | A-Sun tournament |
| 2008 | Belmont | 25–33 | 16–17 | 7th (12) | A-Sun tournament |
| 2009 | Belmont | 29–29 | 15–15 | 6th (11) | A-Sun tournament |
| 2010 | Belmont | 27–27 | 13–13 | 7th (11) | |
| 2011 | Belmont | 38–26 | 17–13 | 6th (11) | NCAA Regional |
| 2012 | Belmont | 39–24 | 17–11 | 1st (10) | NCAA Regional |
| Belmont (A-Sun): | Belmont (A-Sun): | | 158-168 | | |
| Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2022) ||||||
| 2013 | Belmont | 38–20 | 22–8 | 3rd (11) | OVC tournament |
| 2014 | Belmont | 24–30–1 | 13–16–1 | 9th (11) | |
| 2015 | Belmont | 29–29 | 15–15 | 5th | OVC tournament |
| 2016 | Belmont | 33–27 | 17–13 | T-4th | OVC tournament |
| 2017 | Belmont | 31–29 | 17–13 | T-3rd | OVC tournament |
| 2018 | Belmont | 19–36 | 11–19 | 9th | |
| 2019 | Belmont | 27–30 | 18–12 | 4th | OVC tournament |
| 2020 | Belmont | 14–3 | 3–0 | | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Belmont | 22–30 | 14–16 | T-7th | |
| 2022 | Belmont | 39–20 | 18–6 | 1st | OVC tournament |
| Belmont: | Belmont: | 710–645–2 | 148–118–1 | | |
| Belmont Bruins (Missouri Valley Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023 | Belmont | 27–33 | 10–17 | T-7th | MVC tournament |
| 2024 | Belmont | 26–32 | 12–15 | 7th | MVC tournament |
| Belmont: | Belmont: | 763–710–2 | 22–32 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 763–710–2 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
* ↑ The top six finishers of the A-Sun's eight eligible teams qualified for the Tournament in 2007.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the A-Sun's eight eligible teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the A-Sun's seven eligible teams qualified for the Tournament in 2009.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the OVC's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.