▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁Texas ▁R angers , ▁and ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Tom ko ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Eu cl id , ▁Ohio , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁southern ▁California ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 3 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Tom ko ▁attended ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Pla cent ia , ▁California , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁letter ▁winner ▁in ▁basketball ▁and ▁baseball . ▁ ▁College ▁years ▁Tom ko ▁attended ▁Florida ▁Southern ▁College ▁for ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁, ▁leading ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁National ▁Championship ▁against ▁Georgia ▁College . ▁He ▁went ▁ 1 5 - 2 ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 . 3 5 ▁E RA ▁and ▁struck ▁out ▁ 1 5 4 ▁bat ters ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 . 3 ▁inn ings ▁that ▁season , ▁with ▁oppon ents ▁hitting ▁just ▁. 1 8 0 ▁against ▁him . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁two ▁complete ▁game ▁shut outs ▁in ▁the ▁Championship ▁Series , ▁including ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁Tournament ' s ▁" out standing ▁player " ▁award . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁P itch er ▁and ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Awards ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Baseball ▁Co aches ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁P itch er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Bre tt ▁Tom ko ▁Award ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁D raft ▁and ▁minor ▁league ▁years ▁Tom ko ▁had ▁been ▁draft ed ▁out ▁of ▁high