While attending the University of Washington, NBA 2K9 cover athlete Tim Lincecum earned the coveted Golden Spikes award which is listed as the nation's top college baseball player. He was drafted 10th overall by the San Francisco Giants in 2006. Known to fans as "the franchise" and "the freak," Lincecum was named a National League All-Star team last season while putting up an astounding number and leading the specials with a remarkable 265 strikeouts. Lincecum also led the National League in other key pitching categories, including winning percentage (18-5, .783), batting average (.221), and strikeouts per nine innings (10.51), while also finishing second in earned average run (2.62). For all his historical achievements, Lincecum won the League's National Outstanding Pitcher this season's Players Choice Award, along with the League's National Pitcher of the Year Award from Sports News. Both awards were voted on by their peers. What's more, today Lincecum was named the National League Su Junior Award winner, awarded annually to the top pitcher in the American League and the National League, and voted by the members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.