Hawks in the Major Leagues

Brett Tomko was born April 7, 1973. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1994. Brett and the Hawks were 21-8 during his senior season winning the Empire League Championship and making it to the CIF Division I Quarterfinals. He was selected in the 20th round of the Major League Amateur Draft in 1994. He chose to attend Mt. San Antonio College in 1994 and then transferred to Florida Southern College in 1995. He led FSC to the NCAA Division II National Championship going 15-2 with a 1.35 ERA and striking out 154 batters while holding opponents to hitting just .180. Tomko was named the MVP of the NCAA Division II Championship as well as earning the NCAA Division II Pitcher and Player of the Yea Awards.

Brett Tomko made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds on May 27, 1997. He has played fourteen Major League seasons. He has played for the Cincinnati Reds (1997-1999), Seattle Mariners (200-2001), San Diego Padres (2002), St. Louis Cardinals (2003), San Francisco Giants (2004-2005), Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-2007), San Diego Padres (2007-2008), Kansas City Royals (2008), New York Yankees (2009), Oakland Athletics (2009) and the Texas Rangers (2011). He is still an active Major League player as of the 2011 season.

The 1994 El Dorado High School alum has pitched in 397 Major League games starting 266. He has a Major League career ERA of 4.65 with a 100-103 record in 1,816 inning pitched. Brett was part of a multi-player trade sending him to the Seattle Mariners in 2000 for Ken Griffey, Jr.