Dave van Horn (born September 17, 1960) is the current head baseball coach of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team, which plays its home games in recently renovated Baum Stadium. He has been the head coach since June of 2002 when he took over for legendary Arkansas coach Norm DeBriyn.

Prior to the 2008 season, Coach van Horn holds a record of 235-134 (.637) as coach of the Razorbacks, and a career record of 820-374 (.687) in his 20 seasons of head coaching.

Dave van Horn played baseball at McLennan Community College in Texas for two years, earning all-conference and all-region honors as a freshman, while helping the Highlanders finish third in the NJCAA College World Series. He transferred to Arkansas for the 1982 season. As a Razorback, van Horn would earn All-Southwest Conference and SWC Newcomer of the Year awards for his performance.

Dave van Horn’s teams have had plenty of success, reaching the College World Series three times as head coach, once while at Arkansas (2004), the other two during his tenure at Nebraska (2001 and 2002). As a graduate assistant at Arkansas he has reached the CWS twice more, in 1985 and 1987. Coach van Horn has also led nine straight teams to the postseason NCAA tournament, from 1999–present.

Arkansas reached the SEC Tournament every year under Van Horn as head coach from 2003-2007. The 2008 team did not qualify for the SEC Tournament but qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

Career highlights:
Overall 820-374 (20 seasons)

Championships:
2004 SEC, 2001 Big XII
1995 and 1997 Southland Conference
1994 Division II National Champion
1992 Texas Eastern Conference

Awards:
SEC Coach of the Year: 2004
Baseball America National Coach of the Year: 2001
Big 12 Coach of the Year: 2001
ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year: 2000, 2001
Southland Coach of the Year: 1995, 1997
NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year: 1994
ABCA Central Region Coach of the Year: 1994
All-Southwest Conference, infielder: 1982
Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year: 1982