Belmont Bruins baseball

Belmont Bruins baseball
2024 Belmont Bruins baseball team
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
UniversityBelmont University
Head coachDave Jarvis (27th season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Home stadiumE. S. Rose Park
(Capacity: 750)
NicknameBruins
ColorsNavy, 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

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 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

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "All-Time Belmont Records" (PDF). Belmont University. 2016. pp. 5–13. Retrieved 2016-03-28.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "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.


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