Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, March 3:

Softball: Lauren Cumbess

Junior pitcher/infielder Lauren Cumbess had an outstanding week in the circle, going 2-0 with a 0.58 ERA. Cumbess pitched against USF, which is receiving votes and went to the 2012 Women’s College World Series, and Central Michigan. The native of Normal, Ill., came on in the fifth inning against USF and threw five hitless innings, striking out four and retiring 15 of the 16 batters she faced. She was also impressive against CMU, allowing an earned run in the first inning on two hits, but only one hit the remainder of the game. After giving up the run against CMU, Cumbess retired 18 of the next 20 batters she faced, including six by strikeout. For the season, Cumbess is 4-1 with a 2.39 ERA, throwing 38 innings with 36 strikeouts and only 13 earned runs allowed. The two-way player has also hit well this season, leading the team with a .373 average on top of 22 hits, four doubles, two homers and a team-high 18 RBI.

Softball: Kara Dill

Senior Kara Dill ended the tournament on a three-game hitting streak after her impressive 3-for-3 performance in UK’s win over Western Michigan. Dill had two singles and a triple against the Broncos, while scoring three runs and stealing  base. The native of LaGrange, Ohio, played solid defense on the weekend as well, making several nice plays in the field. Dill has hit leadoff in every game but one this season, leading UK in hits and runs scored with a strong on-base percentage of .403. Dill is hitting .358 for the season with four stolen bases and six multi-hit games.

Baseball: Greg Fettes

Freshman catcher Greg Fettes made a pair of starts during the week behind the plate, batting 4-for-6 with a double and three RBI … In his first career home start in the 2013 home opener, Fettes collected a single and a sacrifice fly … Earned his third career start vs. Akron on Saturday, catching a dynamic pitching outing from Jerad Grundy, with the senior southpaw tossing eight shutout, two-hit innings with Fettes behind the dish … Went a career-high 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double in the win over Akron … On the year, Fettes – a 43rd round pick of the Detroit Tigers out of high school – has hit .750 (6-for-8) with two doubles and three RBI.

Baseball: Jerad Grundy

Senior southpaw Jerad Grundy had the best start of his career in a win over Akron on Saturday … Worked eight shutout, two-hit innings, not allowing a walk and striking out a career-best 12 … Became the first UK pitcher to strike out 12 hitters since Alex Meyer fanned 13 in a start vs. Niagara in 2011 … He allowed only a pair of singles with no base runners advancing past first base … He retired the first eight hitters he faced before an infield single, including seven by strikeout … Rated as the seventh-best senior in college baseball by Baseball America in the preseason, he retired 13 consecutive after allowing a third-inning single … Tossed only 86 pitches, including a staggering 68 for strikes … Through his first three starts of 2013, has a 3-0 record and a 0.43 ERA, allowing only one earned run in 21 innings, striking out 24 and holding opponents to a .125 average … In his two-year UK career, has a 9-3 record and a 3.12 ERA in 19 starts, tossing 106.2 innings and striking out 87.

Women’s basketball: A’dia Mathies

• Senior guard A’dia Mathies led 10th-ranked Kentucky to wins over Ole Miss (90-65) and No. 8/8 Tennessee (78-65) last week.
• Averaged a team-high 18.0 points per contest, along with 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game.
• Scored 20 points at Ole Miss, marking her seventh 20-point game of the season, including second straight.
• Scored 13 of her team-high 16 points in the decisive second half against Tennessee, including back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the Cats’ lead to 17 with 12:06 remaining in the game.
• Hit 5-of-9 from behind the arc in the two games for .556 percent. The five 3-pointers moved her up to No. 7 on UK’s single season 3-point field goals list with 60.
• Displayed her defensive abilities against the Lady Vols, tying season highs with four steals and two blocks in the contest.
• Has now reached double figures in 27-of-29 games this season, including 20 in a row and every SEC game.
• Ranks in the top 10 on 13 UK career lists, including No. 2 in scoring (1,899), No. 3 in steals (303), and fourth in field goals made (706) and 3-pointers made (164).
• With four steals vs. Tennessee, she became just the third player in school history to have 300 or more in her career.
• First player in UK history (men or women) to accumulate over 1,800 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in her career.
• The SEC’s active career scoring and steals leader.
• Leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), 3-pointers made (60) and is second in assists (2.4) and steals (2.4) per game this season.
• Averaging a team-high 18.2 points per game in SEC play and is tied for the team-high with 1.8 steals per contest.

Softball: Kelsey Nunley

Kelsey Nunley did not have the best week statistically in the circle, but provided clutch innings for Kentucky and got key outs that should propel UK into SEC play. The freshman went 3-0 overall with a 1.94 ERA in 21.2 innings with 18 strikeouts. Nunley started the first game of the tournament against Illinois, allowing two earned runs, while striking out five and only walking one over eight innings of play. After giving up three runs on three hits and three walks in the first inning vs. LMU, Nunley settled down to throw six scoreless innings the rest of the way, retiring 14 straight to end the game. The native of Soddy Daisy, Tenn., came on in relief against Western Michigan, getting the final two outs of the first inning with the bases loaded, keeping the game tied before going the final 6.2 innings against WMU, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out eight – just one off her career high, Overall this season, Nunley is 10-0 – believed to be the only player in school history to start a season 10-0 in the circle – with a team-low 2.16 ERA, throwing 68.0 innings, allowing 21 earned runs with a team-best 55 strikeouts.

Baseball: A.J. Reed

Sophomore two-way star A.J. Reed had a historic week for the Wildcats, leading UK to five wins to extend its winning streak to seven games … Drove in 15 RBI during the week, belting three homers and adding a double … Hit .526 (10-for-19) during the week, with a 1.053 slugging and a .609 on-base percentage … In UK’s home opening win over Murray State, belted a three-run, first-inning homer to give UK an early lead, finishing with four RBI and a pair of hit by pitches … On Wednesday, scored a run and collected a hit, before exploding in the series opener vs. Akron … Went 4-for-5 in the opener vs. the Zips, with five RBI and his second homer of the week … Also started the opener vs. Akron on the mound, tossing six innings and allowing only two runs on six hits and two walks, striking out four … In the series-clincher on Saturday, belted a homer – his second consecutive game with a bomb – going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk … In the sweep clincher on Sunday, Reed ripped a double off the centerfield wall to clear the bases, giving him three more RBI in a 1-for-3 game … On the year, Reed leads UK with 22 RBI on four homers, a double and a triple, batting .409 (18-for-44) with 11 runs scored … On the mound, as UK’s Friday-night starter, Reed has a 2-1 record … A preseason All-America honoree, Reed has hit .320 (78-for-244) in his two-year UK career with eight homers and 65 RBI, posting a 7-4 record with a 3.00 ERA on the mound.