Dave Tollett
David Tollett (born March 30, 1966) is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of Florida Gulf Coast since 2002, the program's first season. Under Tollett, the Eagles have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments and won Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014. Tollett was named the A-Sun Coach of the Year in each of those four seasons. Worst loss of career came during the 2013 season when Tollett and the Eagles lost to an NAIA school, Ave Maria. Two of Tollett's players at FGCU, Chris Sale and Casey Coleman, have gone on to play in Major League Baseball.[1][2][3]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Florida Gulf Coast |
Conference | Atlantic Sun |
Record | 608–365–3 |
Biographical details | |
Born | March 30, 1966 |
Alma mater | Tusculum College '88 |
Playing career | |
1985–1988 | Tusculum |
Position(s) | Third base |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2003–present | Florida Gulf Coast |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 608–365–3 |
Tournaments | A-Sun: 16–15 NCAA DII: 3–4 NCAA DI: 1–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
A-Sun: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014 | |
Awards | |
A-Sun Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019 |
Head coaching records
Below is a table of Tollett's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[4][5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Florida Gulf Coast (Independent – NAIA) (2003) | |||||||||
2003 | Florida Gulf Coast | 35–15–2 | |||||||
Florida Gulf Coast (Division II independent) (2004–2007) | |||||||||
2004 | Florida Gulf Coast | 39–17 | |||||||
2005 | Florida Gulf Coast | 37–18 | |||||||
2006 | Florida Gulf Coast | 41–17 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
2007 | Florida Gulf Coast | 40–17 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
Florida Gulf Coast: | |||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun Conference – DI) (2008–present) | |||||||||
2008[lower-alpha 1] | Florida Gulf Coast | 38–15 | 25–8 | 1st | |||||
2009[lower-alpha 1] | Florida Gulf Coast | 36–18 | 23–7 | 1st | |||||
2010 | Florida Gulf Coast | 38–20 | 25–5 | 1st | |||||
2011 | Florida Gulf Coast | 27–28 | 16–14 | 7th | |||||
2012 | Florida Gulf Coast | 26–31 | 15–12 | T-4th | |||||
2013 | Florida Gulf Coast | 37–20 | 19–8 | 2nd | |||||
2014 | Florida Gulf Coast | 39–22 | 19–8 | 1st | |||||
2015 | Florida Gulf Coast | 30–26–1 | 11–9 | 5th | |||||
2016 | Florida Gulf Coast | 27–32 | 9–12 | T-5th | |||||
2017 | Florida Gulf Coast | 43–20 | 13–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Florida Gulf Coast | 32–21 | 8–13 | 7th | |||||
2019 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34–21 | 16–7 | 1st | ASUN Tournament | ||||
2020 | Florida Gulf Coast | 9–7 | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic[6] | ||||||
Florida Gulf Coast: | 608–365–3 | 199–109 | |||||||
Total: | 608–365–3 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
- Until the 2010 season, FGCU was ineligible for the postseason while it transitioned to Division I.
References
- "Dave Tollett". FGCUAthletics.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- Soffian, Seth (May 20, 2014). "FGCU Baseball Bags Trio of Top Awards". News-Press.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- Caldwell, Dana (May 24, 2010). "College Baseball: Tollett Has Built FGCU into Conference Power, NCAA Tournament Contender". NaplesNews.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- "2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AtlanticSun.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- "2009 Florida Gulf Coast Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 15, 2020.