The road to Omaha begins here in Nashville. And the Belmont baseball team stands ready to crush anything thrown its way this spring over the course of the 56-game schedule. The Bruins will face off against their usual Ohio Valley Conference opponents in their last shot at an OVC title, in addition to taking on some high-profile programs outside the conference. Belmont head coach Dave Jarvis, who enters his 25th season with the Bruins this spring, expressed his enthusiasm to g

As Belmont enters its spring semester, some student-athletes look forward to their seasons while some reflect on the successes of the fall. Through the struggle and stress of the student-athlete lifestyle, Belmont’s cross-country, soccer and volleyball players followed through in the university’s final Ohio Valley Conference season. Belmont Athletics collectively gained one glorious conference win, two second-place finishes and two tournament appearances from the five teams c

Belmont student-athletes on the baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf teams now have their own indoor practice space at E.S. Rose Park. Standing two stories tall with coaching offices, locker rooms and meeting rooms on the top floor and batting tunnels, a bullpen and golf bays on the bottom, the much-needed space will give four of Belmont’s teams a new home base. “This will be the first time in 25 years that I’ve been at Belmont and we had our own locker room facility

For many of Belmont’s baseball players, summer doesn’t mean vacation. Finishing their 2020-2021 Ohio Valley Conference run by receiving the OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for the sixth time, 19 Bruins sought action in the collegiate summer baseball leagues around the country — with mixed success. “We have a good number of players that went out and competed and had very strong performances this summer,” said Belmont baseball head coach Dave Jarvis. “Several of them competed in t

Cody Liskey, 14, and his family thought they were visiting the hospital to deal with his appendicitis. However, while Cody’s appendix was fine, the doctors would find something more dangerous in the teenager’s body: an adult form of kidney cancer. Cody’s older brother Brandon Liskey, a freshman on Belmont’s baseball team, was in just as much shock as the rest of his family when the diagnosis came through on Jan. 2, said Brandon. Brandon would be there to support his family fo

On this week’s edition of Bruin Blitz, men’s golf wins their first tournament of the season, baseball owns the boulevard and a track and field freshman sets a new personal best in the hammer throw. Not included in this episode: Men’s tennis picked up their fourth win in five matches after a 7-0 sweep at Tennessee State. #hammerthrow #Ashtonvanhorne #TrackandField #BelmontAthletics #tennis #TylerVaughn #baseball #golf #tournamentwin

On this edition of Bruin Blitz, records fall for men’s track and field. Plus, the baseball and softball teams break out the brooms for conference play. #TrackandField #BelmontAthletics #softball #tennis #baseball #recordsbroken

On this edition of Bruin Blitz, long-time athletic director Mike Strickland announced his retirement from the university and baseball, softball and track and field were all in action this week. Also, a track and field athlete sets a school record and a men’s basketball player is named an honorable mention to the Associated Press All-American team. #BruinBlitz #MikeStrickland #TrackandField #BelmontAthletics #softball #tennis #allamerican #baseball

The sports department of the Vision is on the road this week with the basketball teams so this week’s edition of Bruin Blitz is coming to you in written form. Due to Spring Break, we’ll be bringing you two weeks worth of sports coverage this week so let’s get started. Leading off with hoops, both teams wrapped up their conference tournaments March 4 and 5. The women dominated SIUE in the semifinals 92-68 and blew out Eastern Kentucky 95-63 to capture their second NCAA automat

It’s a special OVC championship edition of Bruin Blitz as basketball and track and field compete against other OVC teams. Also, postseason awards for basketball come rolling in, a softball player throws her first career no-hitter and both golf programs head to the beach for spring break. Come back to the Belmont Vision Friday and Saturday night for updates on the men’s and women’s OVC basketball tournaments as they continue. Hosted by Grant Robinson. #Belmontgolf #indoorchamp

The Belmont Vision is on the road this week at the Southeastern Journalism Conference so we will be bringing you Bruin Blitz in written form. Leading off with basketball, the men’s and women’s teams traveled to Morehead State on Saturday for a doubleheader. The men were up first and led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but fell short and lost 78-77. Senior Craig Bradshaw led all scorers with 28 points. The women were up next and were able to come away with a comfor

Empty stands rise up behind home plate, the netting sways and rolls, Van Halen blasts through the speaker system and yet it almost seems like the only thing you can hear is the sound of baseball. The sounds of the prototypical ball park setting. The ringing of the aluminum bats, the thud of a broken in glove catching a ball, the crunching of gravel and dirt, the sound the crowd makes when the ball is hit deep and they all rise to their feet, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn i

The baseball team had a series against Austin Peay and the softball team faced two OVC opponents. The men’s tennis team is off to the OVC Championships this weekend. All that and more in this week’s episode of Bruin Blitz. Not included in Episode: Because we don’t shoot on the day we post, sometimes we miss a few athletic events. Below is a recap of what didn’t make it in Episode 17 of Bruin Blitz. Baseball  at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, April 14 A solo home run in the eighth inn

Baseball won a series over the weekend and men’s tennis earned split results. Unfortunately, the women’s teams had trouble as the softball team lost five-straight games and the tennis team also fell short. #BruinBlitz #drewferguson #softball #evanbradds #Womenstennis #NickEgli #MensTennis #2015season #baseball #golf #BelmontBruins

Basketball season came to a close for Belmont after the team lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Also, the tennis teams began the conference season, while Belmont baseball and softball continued conference play. Not included in Episode: Because we don’t shoot on the day we post, sometimes we miss a few athletic events. Below is a recap of what didn’t make it in Episode 14 of Bruin Blitz. Women’s Golf  Samford Women’s Intercollegiate in Hoover, Alabama The women’s

The second installment of Bruin Blitz will bring you up to speed on all the news you may missed in Belmont Athletics. We recap everything that happened from OVC Cross Country Championships to the baseball schedule release and more. Join Sports Editor Emily Proud as she recaps the “week that was” in Belmont athletic events. New episodes of Bruin Blitz will become available on YouTube every Tuesday and here on BelmontVision.com. #womenssoccer #BruinBlitz #WomensGolf #crosscount

The Belmont baseball team’s first loss of the season came 9-3 to their crosstown foe Vanderbilt Tuesday afternoon. “Vanderbilt tonight was a very good team. There’s a reason they are ranked second in the country right now,” coach Dave Jarvis said. “It gives us direction to work with here on forward.” Sophomore left-hander Dan Ludwig was the losing pitcher for the Bruins at Rose Park. In four innings, he allowed seven hits and five runs and struck out four. Left-hander Philip

After a late ninth-inning rally, the Belmont baseball team held on to win its season opener 4-3 against the Valparaiso Crusaders Friday night at Rose Park. The Bruins’ 4-0 lead was narrowed in the final inning after two hits followed by dropped fly ball in left field and a hit batter. “We had put ourselves in jeopardy with a couple of missed plays and opportunity to end the game,” coach Dave Jarvis said. “Anything could have happened right there, but fortunately it went our w

After a season that included a program-record 39 wins and a NCAA tournament berth, the Belmont baseball team hopes to match that success in its first season in the Ohio Valley Conference. Last Friday, the Bruins were picked to finish second in the conference’s preseason poll behind Austin Peay, the OVC’s back-to-back champions. This year’s squad is returning 19 lettermen and six positional starters including last year’s Atlantic Sun tournament MVP Judah Akers. He led the team

After losing their first game in an NCAA regional Friday, the Belmont baseball team found itself in a familiar situation. Last year, the Bruins lost their first game ever in the NCAA tournament, but then won their next two games reach the regional finals. This year, however, was different for the Bruins. They lost to the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 6-3 Saturday in Baton Rouge, La., ending their season and eliminating them from the NCAA tournament. The ULM Warhawks took an early