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).

Bret Boone was born April 6, 1969. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1987. He is tied for the Hawks single season Home Run record with ten during the 1987 season and holds the Hawks career homerun record at 16. Bret helped the Hawks reach the CIF Semi-Finals in 1986 (record 22-8) and 1987 (record 22-5). Bret had a Hawk career batting average of .399 (6th) while hitting 16 homeruns (1st) and 22 doubles (4th) while collecting a career 107 hits (3rd), 65 RBI (3rd) and scoring 75 runs (3rd) between 1985-1987. He was drafted in the 5th round (131st overall) in the 1990 Major League Amateur Draft out of the University of Southern California where he played baseball following his Hawk career.

Bret Boone made his Major League debut with the Seattle Mariners on August 19, 1992 making Major League history by becoming the first-ever third-generation Major Leaguer. His Dad (Bob Boone – Phillies, Angels & Royals) was a Major League catcher from 1972-1990 while his Grandfather (Ray Boone – Tigers, White Sox, KC Athletics, Milwaukee Braves & Red Sox) was a Major League infielder from 1948-1960.

Bret Boone played fourteen Major League seasons. He played for the Seattle Mariners from 1992 to 1993, the Cincinnati Reds from 1994 to 1998, the Atlanta Braves in 1999, the San Diego Padres in 2000, the Seattle Mariners from 2001 to 2005 and played his final Major League game on July 30, 2005 with the Minnesota Twins. The 1987 El Dorado High School alum appeared in 1,780 Major League games with a career batting average of .266. Bret hit 252 homeruns, 366 doubles and 38 triples in 7,432 career plate appearances while notching 1,775 hits, 1,021 RBI and scoring 927 runs. He was voted to the American League All-Star team three times (1998, 2001 & 2003) and was a four-time Gold Glove recipient at second base (1998, 2002, 2003 & 2004).

Dan Petry was born November 13, 1958. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1976. He holds the Hawks single season strike out record as a pitcher recording 149 during the 1976 season. Dan helped lead the Hawks to a 16-9 record and the 1976 CIF Class 2A Championship. The 149 strikeouts in 1976 stands fourth best in a career by a Hawk pitcher. Dan was drafted out of El Dorado High School in 1976 in the 4th round of the Major League Amateur Draft – the 74th overall pick.

Dan Petry made his Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers on July 8, 1979. He pitched for the Tigers from 1979 through the 1987 season. He helped the Tigers win the 1984 World Series while posting an 18-8 record. Dan’s 18-8 record in 1984 propelled him to a 5th place finish in voting for the American League Cy Young Award while his 15-9 record during the 1982 season helped him finish 9th in voting for the same prestigious award. He also played in the 1985 All-Star game for the American League.

The 1976 El Dorado High School Hawk alum played 13 Major League seasons. He played for the Detroit Tigers from 1979-1987 and again in 1990-1991, the California Angels from 1988-1989, the Atlanta Braves in 1991 as well as the Boston Red Sox in 1991. Dan pitched his first Major League game on July 8, 1979 and completed his successful career in Boston on October 5, 1991. Dan made 370 Major League appearances, started 300 games resulting in 52 complete games, 11 shutouts and an overall record of 125 wins and 104 losses. He had a career ERA of 3.95.

Steve began his career at El Dorado in 1981 after 3 years at Valencia High School as the head junior varsity coach.  In his first year at the helm, he led the Golden Hawks to a 2nd place finish in the Orange League on their way to an appearance in the CIF championship game at Anaheim Stadium.  Over the next 28 years El Dorado would win 7 league championships, reach the play-offs 21 times and appear in 8 semi-final play-off games, winning 4.  In their 4 championship games the Golden Hawks were 2-2, winning championships in 1989 and 1999.  The Hawks also finished 1999 as the California State Champions.  Steve retired from coaching in 2009 to become the school’s athletic director, finishing with a career record of 512-251.  Steve was named CIF Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1999 and Orange County Coach of the Year in 2004.  During his career over 75 players went on to play college and professional baseball including major leaguers Kevin Blankenship, Chris Cron, Bret Boone, Matt Luke, Phil Nevin, Brett Tomko and Jordan De Jong.  Coach Gullotti was also instrumental in starting the National Classic High School Tournament in 1990, long considered to be the premier high school baseball tournament in the nation.  Steve was inducted into the El Dorado Wall of Fame in 2011, the CIF Hall of Fame in 2017 and the City of Yorba Linda Hall of Fame in 2018. 

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.