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Elvis Dominguez
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBradley
ConferenceMissouri Valley
Record348–419–2
Biographical details
Born1963 (age 60–61)[1]
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Playing career
1983–1986Creighton
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1988Creighton (asst.)
1989–1992Omaha (NE) Central HS
1993–1997Creighton (asst.)
1998–2001Iowa (asst.)
2002–2008Eastern Kentucky
2009–presentBradley
Head coaching record
Overall526–618–4
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2

Elvis Dominguez is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head baseball coach of the Bradley Braves. He is the 15th head coach all time for the Bradley Braves, and in 2015 lead the Bradley Braves to their first regional in 40 years.

Playing career

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Dominguez grew up in Cienfuegos, Cuba. He enrolled at Creighton University to play college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays baseball team.[1]

As a freshman at Creighton University in 1983, Dominguez had a .237 batting average, a .462 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .339 SLG.[2]

As a sophomore in 1984, Dominguez batted .304 with a .511 SLG, 4 home runs and 20 RBIs.[3]

In the 1985 season as a junior, Dominguez hit 3 home runs and 9 doubles.[4]

Dominguez had his best season as a senior in 1986, having career highs in doubles (13), home runs (8), RBIs (38), batting average (.348) and slugging (.613).[5]

Coaching career

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In 1987, Dominguez became a graduate assistant for Creighton. After two seasons with the Bluejays, he accepted the head coaching position at Omaha Central High School. Dominguez lead Omaha Central for three seasons and, serving as a Spanish teacher, returned to Creighton as an assistant.[6] He then spent 4 years as an assistant at the University of Iowa, where he instructed infielders, hitting and recruiting.[7]

On August 13, 2001, Dominguez was introduced as the head coach for Eastern Kentucky Colonels.[8]

On June 24, 2008, Dominguez was named the head coach at Bradley.[9] During the 2015 season, he guided the Braves back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1968.[10]

In September 2018, Dominguez was invited to the White House by President Trump as an influential Hispanic person in the United States.[11]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (2002–2008)
2002 Eastern Kentucky 15–40 9–11 T-5th
2003 Eastern Kentucky 24–29 8–11 5th
2004 Eastern Kentucky 34–17 15–11 T-4th
2005 Eastern Kentucky 26–31 14–12 5th
2006 Eastern Kentucky 29–26 16–10 4th
2007 Eastern Kentucky 24–29–1 12–12 5th
2008 Eastern Kentucky 26–27–1 12–15 8th
Eastern Kentucky: 178–199–2 86–82
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Bradley 17–31 4–17 9th
2010 Bradley 20–33 8–13 7th
2011 Bradley 22–32 4–17 8th
2012 Bradley 27–27–1 8–13 6th
2013 Bradley 17–32 2–19 7th
2014 Bradley 24–27 5–16 7th
2015 Bradley 36–21 10–11 3rd NCAA Regional
2016 Bradley 29–21 11–9 3rd
2017 Bradley 20–31 6–14 7th
2018 Bradley 32–19 11–10 3rd
2019 Bradley 31–19 11–10 T-4th
2020 Bradley 4–6 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Bradley 20–22 12–10 3rd MVC tournament
2022 Bradley 20–29 11–10 4th MVC tournament
2023 Bradley 16–32 7–20 10th
2023 Bradley 13–37–1 6–21 10th
Bradley: 348–419–2 116–210
Total: 526–618–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "BU baseball coach Elvis Dominguez has maintained his vision for the program through some lean years". www.pjstar.com. GateHouse Media LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1983 Creighton Baseball State" (PDF). Creighton University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "1984 Creighton Baseball State" (PDF). Creighton University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "1985 Creighton Baseball State" (PDF). www.gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "1986 Creighton Baseball State" (PDF). Creighton University. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Christy Shearer (September 30, 1992). "Creighton Hires Dominguez" (PDF). Central High Register. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Iowa Travels to Bradley Tuesday". University of Iowa. April 23, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Dominguez Named Head Baseball Coach At EKU". Ohio Valley Conference. August 13, 2001. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Elvis Dominguez Named Bradley Baseball Head Coach". Missouri Valley Conference. June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Steven Pivovar (May 28, 2015). "After decades of futility, Bradley back in NCAA bracket". Omaha. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Austin Shone (October 26, 2018). "Dominguez honored at White House". The Bradley Scout. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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