The Washington Huskies baseball team is coming off one of its best postseason finishes in recent history and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament before falling to arch rivals, the Oregon Ducks.

The Huskies were unable to break their three-year drought without advancing to the NCAA tournament. The program has made it seven times in the last 26 years, including the team's only ever College World Series appearance in 2018.

One of the players who was responsible for one of those seven appearances was recently highlighted in an article from MLB.com reporter Michael Clair.

The article, which features right-handed pitcher Tim Lincecum, was shared in a post on "X" from the Washington baseball team's official account.

In Clair's article, former Huskies head baseball coach Ken Knutson describes the "best game (he's) ever seen pitched," which featured Lincecum on the hill against a UCLA Bruins team that featured 12 future drafted players on March 31, 2006. In that game, Lincecum struck out 18 batters, allowed two hits and didn't issue a free base in a complete game shutout.

That game was the crown jewel on what was an amazing college career with Washington, and a wrap up on the Bellevue, Wash., native's playing career in the Pacific Northwest.

Lincecum, who didn't have prototypical starting pitcher size (5-foot-11, 170 pounds), played with the Huskies from 2004-06. He joined UW after being named the Washington State Player of the Year his senior year in 2003. He struck out 183 batters in 91.2 innings his final high school season.

Lincecum chose to go to college rather than join the Chicago Cubs, who selected him in the 48th round of the 2003 MLB Draft.

In his three years with Washington, Lincecum won Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year honors twice (2004, 2006). He finished his collegiate career with a 2.82 ERA and struck out 491 batters in 342 innings pitched across 58 games (51 starts). He was also used as a closer on a rare occasion and recorded three saves. He helped lead UW to the NCAA tournament in '04.

Lincecum again had an opportunity to go pro after he was selected in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB Draft by the then-Cleveland Indians. Lincecum opted to pitch one more year in college, which ended up being his best. He had a 1.92 ERA and fanned 199 hitters in 125.1 innings of work across 22 outings (17 starts). All three of his saves came that season as well.

The Washington native's gamble worked, and he was selected 10th overall in the 2006 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.

Lincecum made his major league debut in 2007. He played with the Giants until 2015 and last appeared in the major leagues for the Los Angeles Angels in 2016. He had a brief stint with the Texas Rangers' minor leagues before being released.

In his major league career, Lincecum was a four-time All-Star (2008-11), three-time World Series champion (2010, 2012, 2014), won the National League Cy Young twice (2008-09) and led the NL in strikeouts thrice ('08-10).

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