Wheaton, Ill. – Bobby Elder has announced his resignation as head baseball coach at Wheaton College. Elder leaves his post with the Thunder to take a job as a high school athletic administrator in North Carolina.

Elder served at the helm of the Thunder program for seven years. His 92 career wins at Wheaton is the second-highest total in school history. During his tenure he turned around a program that had never earned a bid to the four-team CCIW Baseball Tournament, as he guided the Thunder to its first-ever CCIW Tournament berth in 2008. For his effort he was selected as the 2008 “CCIW Coach of the Year” by league’s coaches.

In seven years at Wheaton, his teams established 11 school records as a team and 10 individual school records. His 2008 team set eight individual records and nine team records, including a school single-season record for victories with 23.

Wheaton Athletic Director Dr. Tony Ladd mentions, “We appreciate the significant contribution that Bobby Elder has made to the Wheaton College baseball program.” Ladd adds, “Due to Bobby’s hard work he has built a program that positively reflects Wheaton College and what the institution stands for. We wish Bobby and his family the best in their new endeavor.” Ladd notes that a national search to hire a new baseball coach will begin immediately.