Tim Lincecum takes second straight Cy Young Award

Published 11:38 am Thursday, November 19, 2009

San Francisco Giants pitcher and Liberty graduate Tim Lincecum won the National League Cy Young Award Thursday.

It is the second Cy Young in a row for the 25-year-old. Lincecum led the National League with 261 strikeouts and went 15-7. He compiled an ERA of 2.48.

Lincecum received 11 first-place votes among the ballots by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

The Renton Reporter ran a feature on Lincecum after his Cy Young victory last year.