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Dave Tollett is in his seventh season as head coach of the Florida Gulf Coast University baseball program. He was named the first-ever head baseball coach in August, 2001.

Tollett has led FGCU to at least 35 wins in each of the first six seasons of the program’s history, posting a school record 41 wins during the 2006 campaign. He earned his 200th career victory in 2007 and has a career record of 230-99. During his tenure, he has coached seven Division II All-South Region selections, two All-America honorees, and seven all Atlantic Sun players including the A-Sun player and pitcher of the year in 2008.  10 former Eagles have gone on to play professional baseball while six are currently playing minor league baseball.

This past season, Tollett led the Eagles to their first ever conference championship in the Atlantic Sun with a conference record of 25-8.  Senior Jason Peacock received the A-Sun Player of the year while junior Richard Bleier earned A-Sun Pitcher of the year.  The Eagles were honored as four players earned 1^st team A-Sun recognition including Jason Peacock, Ozzie Borrell, JJ Crumbley, and Richard Bleier.  Two Eagles including Pete Woodworth and Mikel Alvarez were named with 2^nd team A-Sun honors while Chris Sale and Richie Erath earned freshman A-Sun selections.  FGCU saw three players drafted, including a pair of pitchers, in the Major League Baseball draft as Richard Bleier was picked in the sixth round by the Texas Rangers, becoming the highest player drafted from FGCU.

During the 2007 season, coach Tollett guided the Eagles to their first ever conference championship.  FGCU finished the year with a 38-15 (25-8) record while he was named 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year.

A 1988 graduate of Tusculum College, Tollett made his mark as one of the top high school coaches in the state of Florida. During his 10-year stint as head coach at Charlotte High in Punta Gorda, he posted a 175-96 record to become the winningest coach in school history. In six of his last seven seasons with the Tarpons, his peers selected him as the FHSAA District 16 Coach of the Year. His teams won one district championship and made five appearances in the Florida High School Athletic Association state playoffs in a district that included perennial state powers Sarasota and Venice. In addition to developing numerous players drafted by professional teams, Tollett’s teams have averaged over a 3.50 grade point average in the classroom over his last five seasons.

Tollett also spent five years as the Director of Coaching for the Southwest Florida Eagles, a developmental program that has turned out 24 Division I athletes and eight professional players. He served as the coach of the Southwest Florida All-Star team on nine occasions and served as the Florida Athletic Coaches Regional Chairman in 2002.

An active member of the American Baseball Coaches Association, he is the proud parent of twins Cal and McKenna and resides in Fort Myers.