In addition to the 119 players that have moved onto the next level, there are currently 26 former Falcons who are still active, either at the college or pro level. In addition, 10 former players under Gaylord are now coaching at different levels.

          Gaylord is a former Falcon who was a two-time All-South Coast Conference selection at first base and helped Cerritos to consecutive State Championships and a combined 75-8 record. Gaylord began his coaching career in 1977 as an assistant at Mayfair High, where he prepped. After one season he moved to UCLA as an assistant from 1978-84, and then landed at Long Beach City College as their head coach from 1985-90.

          While at LBCC, Gaylord compiled a 137-99 record while guiding the Vikings to three Metropolitan Conference championships in his six seasons. He was also named the conference's Coach of the Year in both 1985 and 1986, while earning the same award for the South Coast Conference in 1989. Gaylord has been named the conference’s Coach of the Year while at Cerritos in 1995, 1998 and 1999.

          Gaylord's playing career began at Mayfair High, where he was a three-year varsity letterman in baseball, basketball and football. Most of his success came on the diamond, where he was an All-League choice and earned his team's Most Valuable Player Award.

          Upon entering Cerritos College, Gaylord earned the starting role at first base, where he was named All-SCC and batted .380. In his sophomore season, Gaylord earned yet another All-SCC selection, as he batted .379 and was the team's Most Valuable Player and Team Captain.

          He then moved on to UCLA for his next two seasons and was named 1^st Team All-PAC 8 as a senior.

          Gaylord received his Bachelor's of Science degree in Physical Education from Long Beach State, and his Master's Degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University. 

          He and his wife Debbie have three children; Jennifer (20); Adam (17), who will attend Stanford University next year to play baseball; and Brian (16) and reside in La Mirada.

          Entering his seventh season as an assistant coach, Baker has served with the team in a variety of capacities. Although he has spent the majority of his coaching career as the pitching coach, he has also worked with the outfielders and the defensive alignment. A former Falcon pitcher himself, Baker was a starter on the 1995 team that advanced to the state championship game. In that season he went 3-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 40 2/3 innings of work and struck out 20 batters. He had a solid conference season with a 1-1 mark with a 1.26 ERA.

          As a prep star at Norwalk High School, Baker was a three-time All-Suburban League selection in baseball and football. He batted .463 with nine home runs and 76 RBI, while also winning 10 of his team’s 14 games that year. He was named to the Press Telegram Dream Team and All-CIF that year.

          Baker, 30, was married in October, 2003 and is the older brother of former Falcon player and assistant coach Bryan Baker, who went on to play at San Jose State University.

          Entering his first season as an assistant coach with the Falcons, Bruce is no stranger to Cerritos College baseball. He played for the Falcons in 2001-02 and was an All-South Coast Conference Honorable Mention selection both seasons. He then moved on to Texas Tech University to play his junior season before closing out his collegiate playing career at Long Beach State. Last season, Bruce served as a graduate assistant with the 49’ers.

          While with the Falcons, Bruce batted .312 with 30 RBI, 44 hits, 35 runs scored and 16 stolen bases his sophomore season, as the team advanced to the Southern California Regional Playoffs both years. While at Texas Tech University, he ranked fifth on the team with a .321 batting average, with 44 hits, 38 RBI and 11 doubles. Always a solid defensive player, Bruce recorded a .988 fielding percentage with the Red Raiders. For Long Beach State his senior year, Bruce started 31 games in the infield, with 21 of them coming at second base.

          Bruce prepped at St. John Bosco High and as a senior he was named one of the top prep shortstops in California by Collegiate Baseball Magazine after batting .450 with two home runs and 33 RBI his junior season. He was a two-time Press Telegram Dream Team selection, as well as a two-time All-Serra League pick.

          Ryan Tracy enters his second season on the  Cerritos College baseball staff. Last season, he left the team before the end of the season, to play for the Chico Outlaws of the independent Golden Baseball League. Tracy comes to the Falcons after coaching the varsity and junior varsity football teams at Claremont High School.

          As a pitcher at Citrus College in 1998 and 1999, Tracy played for Skip Claprood and former Falcon assistant coach Sean Severns. However, his main sport was football, and he received a scholarship to be the quarterback at the University of Connecticut, where he played for head coach Randy Edsall in 2000.

          After graduating from Connecticut, Tracy was the starting quarterback from the Dresden Monarchs of the German Football League in 2002 and for the Mohegan Wolves of the Arena Football League II in 2003.