Bradley Braves baseball


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,,,,, and.
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Dozer Park

Dozer Park has been home to the Braves baseball team since 2003. The 8,500-seat stadium is located in downtown Peoria, and is also home to the Peoria Chiefs, the High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in the Midwest League.

Head coaches

Justin Dedman was named head coach in June 2025 after the retirement of Elvis Dominguez.
  • Records are through the end of the 2025 season
TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1898–1900, 1903, 1907, 1909no coach636–21
1901N. Gibson18–3
1902Pink Voris18–5
1904–1905D. Seisler114–8
1906C. Hughes15–7
1908L. Holsinger112–2
1910–1911, 1914–1918Fred Brown726–20
1912R. Schenck15–4
1913Les Lord15–1
1919Harold Olsen10–1
1920Joe Bike17–4
1921–1942, 1946–1948Alfred J. Robertson25242–156–6
1949–1972Leo Schrall24346–188–3
1973–1979Chuck Buescher7127–136–1
1980–2008Dewey Kalmer28842–772–4
2009–2025Elvis Dominguez17364–453–2
2026–Justin Dedman––
Totals16 coaches123 seasons2,047–1,781–16