Hawks in the Major Leagues

Phil Nevin was born January 19, 1971. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1989. Phil helped the Hawks win the 1989 CIF 5A Championship hitting .347 with 7 homeruns. The Hawks won 68 games during his three year EDHS Varsity career. Phil had a Hawk career hitting 20 doubles (6th), 56 RBI (T9th), 83 hits (10th) and 62 runs (12th). He played for the Cal State Fullerton Titans following his Hawks career. Nevin was awarded the NCAA Division I Golden Spikes Award (Nation’s best amateur baseball player) in 1992 as well as earning the MVP of the 1992 College World Series where the Titans finished second. Phil Nevin was selected in the first round of the 1992 Major League Amateur Draft and first overall pick by the Houston Astros (ahead of Derek Jeter – 6th overall pick).

Phil Nevin made his Major League debut with the Houston Astros on June 11, 1985. He played twelve Major League seasons. He played for the Houston Astros (1995), Detroit Tigers (1995-1997), Anaheim Angels (1998), San Diego Padres (1999-2005), Texas Rangers (2005-2006), Chicago Cubs (2006) and the Minnesota Twins (2006). He played his final Major League game on October 3, 2006.

The 1989 El Dorado High School alum appeared in 1,217 Major League games with a career batting average of .270. Phil hit 208 homeruns, 209 doubles and 6triples in 4,188 at-bats while collecting 1,131 hits, 743 RBI and scoring 584 runs. He was voted to the National League All-Star team in 2001. As recently as November 11, 2010 he was named Manager of the AAA Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers affiliate).