Bradley Braves baseball

Bradley Braves
2024 Bradley Braves baseball team
Founded1898
Conference historyInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1911–1937)
UniversityBradley University
Head coachElvis Dominguez (16th season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley
LocationPeoria, Illinois
Home stadiumDozer Park
(Capacity: 8,500)
NicknameBraves
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1950, 1956
NCAA Tournament appearances
1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1968, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1950, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1968
Regular season conference champions
1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968

The Bradley Braves baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Braves have played in seven NCAA Tournaments, going in 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1968 and 2015.

Bradley in the NCAA Tournament

Year Record Pct Notes
1950 0–2 .000 College World Series 7th place
1956 3–2 .600 College World Series 3rd place, District 5 Champions
1957 0–2 .000 District 5
1959 0–2 .000 District 5
1962 0–2 .000 District 5
1968 0–2 .000 District 5
2015 1–2 .333 Louisville Regional
TOTALS
 4–14 .222

Dozer Park

Main article: Dozer Park

Dozer Park has been home to the Braves baseball team since 2003. The stadium is located in downtown Peoria, and is also home to the Peoria Chiefs.[2]

Head coaches

  • Records are through the end of the 2018 season
Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1898–1900, 1903, 1907, 1909 no coach 6 36–21 .632
1901 N. Gibson 1 8–3 .727
1902 Pink Voris 1 8–5 .615
1904–1905 D. Seisler 1 14–8 .636
1906 C. Hughes 1 5–7 .417
1908 L. Holsinger 1 12–2 .857
1910–1911, 1914–1918 Fred Brown 7 26–20 .565
1912 R. Schenck 1 5–4 .556
1913 Les Lord 1 5–1 .833
1919 Harold Olsen 1 0–1 .000
1920 Joe Bike 1 7–4 .636
1921–1942, 1946–1948 Alfred J. Robertson 25 242–156–6 .606
1949–1972 Leo Schrall 24 346–188–3 .647
1973–1979 Chuck Buescher 7 127–136–1 .483
1980–2008 Dewey Kalmer 28 842–772–4 .522
2009–present Elvis Dominguez 14 319–350–1 .477
Totals 15 coaches 120 seasons 2,002–1,678–15 .544

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bradley University Athletics Official Athletics Brand Identity - Usage and Style Guide" (PDF). March 30, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dozer Park". www.bradleybraves.com. Bradley University. Retrieved July 5, 2018.


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