Bradley baseball head coach Elvis Dominguez announced his retirement on Friday.
Dominguez ends his 17-season tenure as the program’s second winningest coach (364 victories) and achieved 542 wins over a 38-year career. His coaching stops included Creighton, Iowa and Eastern Kentucky before being hired at Bradley in 2008.
“I’ve been very blessed and lucky to have lived one of my dreams for the last 38 years as a college baseball coach,” Dominguez said in a release. “I’ve been equally blessed to have coached great and talented young men of high character and have worked alongside talented, dedicated assistant coaches who have traveled along in this journey with me.”
Bradley earned its lone NCAA tournament at-large bid in 2015 under Dominguez. The Braves beat Morehead State, 9-4, in the Louisville Regional, securing the first NCAA tournament victory since 1956. That season Bradley finished with 36 wins, the most since the 1996 campaign.
“I want to also thank Bradley University for allowing myself and my family to be a part of this great university for the last 17 years,” Dominguez added. “To all the alums and donors, thank you for all your continued support throughout the years.
“I’m thankful for every coach I’ve worked with during this time, but more importantly the players. I am so proud of what they have accomplished after leaving the program. Not only have they been successful in their career paths after baseball, but have become great husbands and fathers — great role models in their communities.”
Bradley finished 16-35 overall and 12-15 in Missouri Valley Conference, earning a berth to the MVC tournament. There, seventh-seed BU lost its lone game, 11-7, to No. 6 Belmont.
An expected national search for Bradley’s next head baseball coach will begin in the coming weeks.
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