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.
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Founded | 1898 |
Conference history | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1911–1937) |
University | Bradley University |
Head coach | Elvis Dominguez (16th season) |
Conference | Missouri Valley |
Location | Peoria, Illinois |
Home stadium | Dozer Park (Capacity: 8,500) |
Nickname | Braves |
Colors | Red 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 |
Bradley in the NCAA Tournament
editYear | Record | Pct | Notes |
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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
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4–14 | .222 |
Dozer Park
editDozer 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
edit- Records are through the end of the 2018 season
Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bradley University Athletics Official Athletics Brand Identity - Usage and Style Guide" (PDF). March 30, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Dozer Park". www.bradleybraves.com. Bradley University. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
External links
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