Brent Lillibridge
Baseball

Brent Lillibridge was a two-sport athlete at Jackson High School. He was a three-year letterman in basketball and four-year letterman in baseball. On the hardwood, he received all-league honors twice, but it was the diamond that brought him to the big leagues.

Lillibridge served three consecutive seasons as a captain for the Timberwolves, and his efforts as a junior helped Jackson to a 15-3 record and second-place finish in districts; as a senior, the team claimed the league title. His high school career concluded with a .420 batting average, 16 home runs, and two Wesco first-team selections, all while graduating with a 3.7 GPA.

 In 2003, Lillibridge received a scholarship to continue playing baseball at the University of Washington (UW). As a freshman, he earned All-Pac-10 first-team honors, which he also received his sophomore and junior years, and he was runner-up for Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. He drilled 13 home runs his first year, setting a Husky freshman record, and he was first in the nation of freshmen in slugging percentage (.699) and second in batting average (.388). As a sophomore, Lillibridge was third in the conference in runs (65) and tied for first in doubles, in addition to a .347 batting average; he also was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Regional. In his final year as a junior, Lillibridge led the team in doubles (19), triples (4), RBIs (45), walks (36), was tied in home runs (8) and second in stolen bases (13). He only made six errors in his 55 games at shortstop. Lillibridge ended his collegiate career with 24 home runs, slotting him 10th in UW history, and he was one of two Huskies to start every game.

His efforts caught the eyes of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he was selected in the fourth round as the 121st pick of the 2005 MLB Draft. He played nine years in professional baseball, which included six years in the MLB and parts of each year with Triple-A squads. He suited up for teams such as the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees. Known in the MLB as one of the best utility players, his career concluded with 708 at-bats, 145 hits, 102 runs, 71 RBI, 37 players, his career concluded with 708 at-bats, 145 hits, 102 runs, 71 RBI, 37 stolen bases and 19 home runs spanning 358 games.

Lillibridge retired and has since served as co-owner of BASE By Pros alongside minor leaguer Mitch Canham and former MLB players Steven Souza Jr. and Aaron West. The youth training academy is headquartered in Lynnwood with locations in Mount Vernon and Seattle.

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