Belmont Bruins baseball

The Belmont Bruins baseball team (formerly the Belmont Rebels) is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.^[2] The team is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at E. S. Rose Park in Nashville. The Bruins are coached by Dave Jarvis.

Belmont Bruins baseball
2025 Belmont Bruins baseball team
Founded	1954; 71 years ago (1954)
University	Belmont University
Head coach	Dave Jarvis (28th season)
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Home stadium	E. S. Rose Park (Capacity: 750)
Nickname	Bruins
Colors	Navy, white, and red[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2011, 2012
Conference tournament champions
VSAC: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 A-Sun: 2011, 2012
Regular season conference champions
A-Sun: 2012 OVC: 2022

Belmont in the NCAA Tournament

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
2011	2–2	.500	Nashville Regional
2012	0–2	.000	Baton Rouge Regional
TOTALS	2–4	.333

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Volunteer State Athletic Conference (1954–1984)
1954[3]	Larry Striplin	3–8
1956[3]	W.C. Griffith	2–5
1957[3]	Harold Boguskie	10–7
1962[3]	—	8–10
1963[3]	Ken Sidwell	15–13
1966[3]	—	8–8
1967[3]	—	7–7
1968[3]	Dewey Jones	2–16
1969[3]	—	15–19
1970[3]	Dave Whitten	18–17
1971[3]	Dave Whitten	12–18
1974[3]	Dave Whitten	23–12
1975[3]	Dave Whitten	31–9
1976[3]	Dave Whitten	31–11
1977[3]	Dave Whitten	29–13
1978[3]	Dave Whitten	23–12
1979[3]	Dave Whitten	28–12
1980[3]	Dave Whitten	23–12
1981[3]	Dave Whitten	22–11
1982[3]	Dave Whitten	26–12
1983[3]	Dave Whitten	12–30
1984[3]	Dave Whitten	17–18–1
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (1985–1995)
1985[3]	Dave Whitten	25–22–1
1986[3]	Dave Whitten	22–19
1987[3]	Dave Whitten	19–19–1
1988[3]	Dave Whitten	23–19
1989[3]	Dave Whitten	31–24
1990[3]	Dave Whitten	28–12
1991[3]	Dave Whitten	25–16
1992[3]	Dave Whitten	25–20
1993[3]	Dave Whitten	20–18
1994[3]	Dave Whitten	25–12
1995[3]	Dave Whitten	28–15
Independent (1996–1997)
1996[3]	Dave Whitten	21–17
1997[3]	Dave Whitten	31–17
Division I Independent (1998–2001)
1998[3]	Dave Jarvis	23–21–1
1999[3]	Dave Jarvis	28–24
2000[3]	Dave Jarvis	27–25
2001[3]	Dave Jarvis	30–23
Atlantic Sun Conference (2002–2012)
2002[4]	Dave Jarvis	22–30	9–20	11th
2003[4]	Dave Jarvis	29–23	19–14	4th
2004[4]	Dave Jarvis	31–23	13–17	7th
2005[4]	Dave Jarvis	28–26	12–18	9th
2006[4]	Dave Jarvis	24–31	11–19	10th
2007[4]	Dave Jarvis	34–26	16–11	3rd
2008[4]	Dave Jarvis	25–33	16–17	7th
2009[4]	Dave Jarvis	29–29	15–15	6th
2010[5]	Dave Jarvis	27–27	13–13	7th
2011[6]	Dave Jarvis	38–26	17–13	6th
2012[7]	Dave Jarvis	39–24	17–10	1st
Ohio Valley Conference (2013–present)
2013[8]	Dave Jarvis	38–20	22–8	3rd
2014[9]	Dave Jarvis	24–30–1	13–16–1	9th
2015[10]	Dave Jarvis	29–29	15–15	6th
OVC:
Total:
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

Major League Baseball

Belmont has had 26 Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[11] The only players from Belmont to go on to play in the majors are Jerry Bell, Dwight Bernard, and Matt Beaty.^[12]

Bruins in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year	Player	Round	Team
1974	Dwight Bernard	2	Mets
1975	Michael Perkins	2	Cubs
1976	Larry Corr	20	Tigers
1976	Thomas Wright	18	Athletics
1979	Wilson Tucker	32	Tigers
1983	David Cram	22	Phillies
1989	Joe Seals	39	Dodgers
1991	Trace Ragland	53	Pirates
1993	Mike Lane	24	Orioles
2001	Jason Anderegg	19	Padres
2005	Blake Owen	6	Orioles
2007	Wilson Tucker	33	Royals
2007	Ben Petsch	19	Twins
2008	Derek Wiley	50	Athletics
2008	Carlo Testa	18	Royals
2009	Derek Wiley	31	Braves
2009	Daniel Wagner	16	White Sox
2010	Patrick Elkins	37	Cardinals
2013	Austin Coley	27	Mets
2013	Jared Breen	24	Orioles
2013	Chase Brookshire	20	Cardinals
2014	Jamie Ritchie	13	Astros
2014	Greg Brody	11	Giants
2014	Austin Coley	8	Pirates
2015	Drew Ferguson	19	Astros
2015	Matt Beaty	12	Dodgers

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. Belmont University Brand Book. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
2. "Belmont Bruins". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
3. "All-Time Belmont Records" (PDF). Belmont University. 2016. pp. 5–13. Retrieved 2016-03-28.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "2014–15 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. 2015. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
5. "2010 Belmont Baseball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
6. "2011 Baseball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
7. "2012 Belmont Baseball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
8. "2013 Belmont Baseball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
9. "2014 Belmont Baseball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
10. "2015 Belmont Baseball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
11. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Belmont University (Nashville, TN)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
12. "Belmont University Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

External links

• Official website