Entering his 28th season at the helm of Belmont’s baseball program and 43rd year of coaching overall, head coach Dave Jarvis has cultivated a rich program that has seen success both on the field and in the classroom. Jarvis has led the Bruins since their inception as a NCAA Division I institution in 1998, leading Belmont to four conference championships and its two NCAA Tournament berths in 2011 and 2012.

On July 3, 2024, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced Jarvis as a Hall of Fame Class of 2025 member. Jarvis will be honored at the ABCA Hall of Fame Banquet, which will be held on Friday, January 3, 2025, during the 81st annual ABCA Convention.

As a coach, Jarvis has culminated an overall record of 1,098-881-2 in 37 years as a head coach and helped produce nine seasons in which the Bruins garnered 30 or more wins. The team constructed a program-best 39 wins during both the 2012 and 2022 seasons.

Not only has Jarvis lifted Belmont Baseball to new heights, but he is also in elite company in NCAA Division I baseball. Jarvis is one of just 16 active head coaches to record 700 or more Division I wins at their current school.

Jarvis has developed 29 players from Belmont who have gone on to play professional baseball, including current San Diego Padres infielder/outfielder Matt Beaty and 2022 MLB Draft pick Guy Lipscomb, who was selected No. 151 overall by the Cleveland Guardians to become the highest draft selection in program history. In addition to his on-field success, Jarvis has helped his players excel in the classroom. Following the 2021-22 academic year, a league-high 30 Belmont baseball players were named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

During the 2022 season, Belmont secured their first OVC Regular Season championship by finishing conference play with an 18-6 mark, tying the program record for both regular season wins (37) and total wins (39). The Bruins swept the conference's major awards, with Jarvis earning OVC Coach of the Year, Guy Lipscomb earning OVC Player of the Year, and Andy Bean taking home OVC Pitcher of the Year. On April 22-24, the Bruins swept Purdue on the road, the program's first-ever road sweep of a Power Five opponent. 

The Bruins boasted one of the top defenses in the country in 2022, finishing 4th in NCAA Division I in fielding percentage (.983) with first baseman Brodey Heaton being named one of three finalists for the 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award, given annually to the top defender at each position. Guy Lipscomb turned in one of the best individual season in program history, setting program records for batting average (.406) and stolen bases (42) on the way to Third-Team All-American status and towards becoming the first player in NCAA Division I since 2011 to hit over .400 and steal at least 40 bags.

Lipscomb and Bean earned First-Team All-Conference honors while Heaton, Jalen Borders, and Kyle Brennan picked up Second-Team All-Conference recognition in 2022.

Jarvis recorded his 1,000th career win on February 23, 2022 with an 11-1 victory over Middle Tennessee. On April 26, 2022, Jarvis picked up his 700th win at Belmont with an 8-2 victory at Evansville.

On April 17, 2021, Jarvis won his 664th game at Belmont to pass Belmont Baseball legend Dave Whitten to become the program's winningest coach in program history. During the 2021 season, Jarvis also guided his son, Logan Jarvis, and John Behrends to All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors and Andy Bean to a spot on the All-OVC Second Team and Freshman Team. 

With Jarvis and Behrends making All-OVC First Team, the awards marked the first time since the 2017 season where multiple Belmont Baseball players were placed on the conference's first team. Bean's All-OVC Second Team accolade marked the first time since 2015 where Belmont was represented on both the first and second teams. 

The 2020 Belmont Bruins finished the season receiving votes in the final two weeks of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30 poll, posting the 17th-highest win-loss percentage in NCAA Baseball with an .824 mark. The Bruins were also 18th in the country in total home runs with 20.

Belmont saw a rise in its offensive statistics during the 2020 season, ranking in the top five in the OVC in 14 categories. Jarvis helped the Bruins to a strong defensive performance in 2020, with Belmont leading the OVC in ERA with a 3.38 mark and putouts with 471. 

Pitchers Casey Queener and Joshua South earned spots on All-OVC teams in 2019, marking the 14th consecutive year where Jarvis helped at least two players land spots on the All-Conference team. Queener and Grayson Taylor earned All-OVC Tournament honors in that same season.

Jarvis led Belmont to a win over nationally ranked Vanderbilt University at First Horizon Park in 2018, helping Dylan King and Matt Cogen get drafted in the 2018 MLB Draft.

In 2017, the Bruins registered a 31-29 mark while finishing third in the OVC. The Bruins made their first appearance in the OVC Championship Game since joining the conference.   In 2017, outfielder Tyler Walsh was selected in the 33rd round by the Los Angeles Angels. In 2016, Belmont saw Aaron Quillen enter the draft as he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds. 

The Bruins were recognized for their accomplishments during conference play in 2018, with three All-OVC selections and a Freshman All-American award winner in Kyle Brennan. In addition to conference recognition, Belmont has earned nine All-American honors since Jarvis took over, including three Freshman All-American nominations. Nick Egli earned All-American honors and was awarded the 2017 Gregg Olson Award.

In 2011, Belmont beat Oklahoma State and Troy in the Baton Rouge Regional, marking the first time in program history that the Bruins won an NCAA tournament game in any sport. Concluding the landmark season, Jarvis was named the TBCA College Coach of the Year. The previous year, Belmont carved another program-best when they started the season with a perfect 10-0 start.

Belmont toppled its first ranked opponent in 2001 when Jarvis’ squad beat then-No. 13 ranked Georgia, who would be an eventual College World Series participant. Since then the Bruins have beaten multiple ranked opponents. 

Jarvis fine-tuned his coaching ability with a nine-year stint as head coach at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. from 1985-93. With Jarvis at the helm, the Raiders were consistently ranked in the National Junior College Athletic Association top 20 poll, highlighted by a No. 4 ranking in 1992. He was a three-time selection as Coach of the Year for the Midwest Community College Athletic Conference, as well as garnering Coach of the Year honors for women's basketball.
 
Jarvis broke into NCAA Division I baseball as an assistant with Murray State in the fall of 1993. At Murray State, 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 Racers.
 
He finished his playing career at Arkansas State as the starting catcher and team captain. The Missouri native earned a bachelor's degree in education and later received his master's in education, both at Arkansas State.
 
A dedicated family man, Jarvis has three sons, Jordan, Logan, and Jackson. Logan played under his father at Belmont from 2017-2022. The family resides in Franklin, Tenn.