Dave Jorn has made a profound and lasting effect on the University of Arkansas baseball program entering his 12th season as the Razorbacks' pitching coach.
Beginning his sixth year under head coach Dave Van Horn, Jorn's unmistakable impact on the Razorback baseball program can not only be seen on the pitcher's mound but in the locker room and on the draft boards of every Major League Baseball team.

During two assistant coaching stints in Fayetteville, Jorn has been a part of 469 wins, three trips to the College World Series and 10 NCAA tournament berths.
In addition, the Hogs have enjoyed seven 40-win seasons, two 50-win campaigns and his Razorback pitchers have tossed five no-hit games.

Jorn returned to Arkansas in 2003 after spending six years with the Razorbacks in the same capacity from 1983-88 under legendary UA head coach Norm DeBriyn. In his second tour of duty with the Razorbacks, he has revived Arkansas' pitching fortunes once again.

Jorn's 2007 starting rotation was possibly the best three-man rotation in college baseball and one of the best in school history. Nick Schmidt, who garnered All-America honors for the second-consecutive season, anchored a rotation that included junior college transfers Jess Todd and Duke Welker. The trio combined for 27 wins, 315 innings, a .217 opponent batting average and 319 strikeouts.

Under Jorn's guidance, Schmidt finished his three-year Razorback career as one of the most-decorated players to ever don an Arkansas uniform. His 11-3 record and career-low 2.69 ERA in 2007 cumulated a career that produced a 28-8 record, 2.83 ERA and a school record 345 strikeouts.

Schmidt was drafted in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres with the 23rd overall selection. He became the first Razorback to be drafted in the first round since 1999 and just the fourth first-rounder in school history.
Jorn's trio of starting pitchers were all selected by the 82nd overall pick in the second round of the 2007 MLB Draft. Welker went with the 68th pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates while Todd was taken No. 82 by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Both Schmidt and Todd were first-team All-SEC selections by league coaches. Todd also earned second-team All-American honors with a 9-3 record, two saves, two complete games and 128 strikeouts that tied for the third-most in a single season in school history.

Jorn's 2007 staff became just the third Arkansas pitching staff in the last 16 years to have an ERA below 4.00. All three of those teams have been under the guidance of Jorn, including the 2004 staff that posted a 3.87 ERA and the 2006.

The Hogs' 2007 pitchers recorded a school record 565 strikeouts in 569 innings of work for 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings that ranked fifth nationally. The staff also garnered a 2.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio and held opponents to a .249 batting average. The 2006 staff, led by Schmidt, posted the 12th-best team ERA (3.64) in school history. It was the lowest ERA in 15 years. The last Hogs' staff to post a better ERA was the 1991 team that had a 3.59 ERA.

Schmidt finished 9-3 with 145 strikeouts and was named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year by league coaches. The 145 strikeouts were also the second-most in a single season in Arkansas history. Jorn also molded lefty Devin Collis into one of the league's top closers, finishing with nine saves. Shaun Seibert also came into his own under Jorn's guidance, posting a 2.79 ERA that ranked second in the SEC.

In 2005, Arkansas posted a 4.05 ERA and rode the strong arms of Charley Boyce and freshman All-American Schmidt to 39 wins and a NCAA Regional berth.

Schmidt established himself as the staff ace and Friday night starter right out of the gate. He finished with an 8-2 record and a 2.80 ERA in 99.2 innings of work. He earned wins against some of the toughest competition the Razorbacks faced, including eventual national champions Texas and national runner-up Florida. Boyce proved to be the workhorse of the staff, throwing the second-most innings in a season by any Arkansas pitcher with 122.1. He also led the nation in decisions as the hard-luck hurler went 11-10 with a 3.53 ERA and two saves. Freshman Shaun Seibert joined Schmidt as a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American after a 5-3 season with a 3.60 ERA.

In 2004, the Hogs claimed a share of the SEC overall title and advanced to the College World Series for the first time in 15 seasons. Under Jorn's guidance, Razorback hurlers posted the lowest team ERA since 1991 with a 3.87 mark. Jorn helped Boyce post a 10-3 record and a 3.20 ERA in 2004, while part-time starter Jay Sawatski also posted a 10-3 record with a 3.38 ERA. The Hogs' bullpen was equally effective under Jorn's instruction in 2004 as the relievers recorded a 3.72 ERA with a 25-11 record and 16 saves, one shy of tying the team record of 17.

In 2003, Jorn's impact was also substantial. Arkansas pitchers recorded the team's lowest ERA since 1991 with a 4.08 mark and allowed the fewest walks in more than two decades. The 2003 staff surrendered just 111 walks, marking the fourth-lowest total in team history. Only the 1970 (106), 1971 (108) and 1973 (107) teams allowed fewer walks. In addition, the Hogs' surrendered just 293 runs, the lowest mark since 1993.

Jorn first served as the Hogs' pitching coach from 1983-88. During Jorn's time on DeBriyn's staff, Arkansas posted a record of 268-108 (.713), competed in five NCAA Regionals and earned trips to the 1985 and the 1987 College World Series.
Six different Razorback pitchers earned All-Southwest Conference honors during that span including Kevin Campbell ('84), Tim Deitz ('85), Bobby Edwards ('87, '88), Fred Farwell ('85), Steve Parker ('86) and Tim Peters ('87).

Van Horn and Jorn coached together on the UA staff from 1985-88. Van Horn was a graduate assistant while Jorn was in the midst of his first stint as UA's pitching coach.
Jorn left the Razorback program in January of 1989 to work in player development in the New York Yankees' minor league system. He was the pitching coach at Class-A Prince William, Va., in the Carolina League in 1989, helping the Cannons to a league title. Jorn then served in the same position in the Class-A South Atlantic League in Greensboro, N.C., in 1990. He then spent two years (1991-92) as the pitching coach at the Yankees' Class-AA affiliate in Albany, N.Y., helping them to a league championship in 1991.

He joined the New York Mets' organization in 1993 and worked with their Class-A South Atlantic League affiliate in Columbia, S.C., in 1993-94. Jorn transferred to Kingsport, Tenn., to serve as pitching coach for the Mets in the Class-A rookie league from 1995-96, winning a league title in 1996. He then returned to Columbia, S.C., for the 1997 season.

In 1998, he was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks and worked as the pitching coach in Lethbridge, Ontario, Canada, in the organization's short season Class-A league club in the Pioneer League.

Jorn spent the next two seasons (1999-2000) with the Diamondbacks' Class-A Midwest League affiliate in South Bend, Ind. He served as the pitching coach in 1999 before being elevated to the role of manager in 2000.
Jorn rejoined the Yankees' organization in 2001 as a scout covering the Midwest. He was responsible for scouting in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Following the 2001 draft, he managed the Yankees' Class-A short season team playing in the New York-Penn League in Staten Island, N.Y.
Prior to his initial tenure at Arkansas, he was the pitching coach at Lurleen B. Wallace (Ala.) Junior College for one season.

Jorn and Melinda Gatling were married in April 2007. They have two daughters, Molly Gatling (22) and Maggie Gatling (15). Jorn also has a daughter, Christina, and twin grandchildren Kellen and Alexis (5).