Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, March 31:

Basbeall: Kyle Barrett

Outfielder Kyle Barrett helped lead the Wildcats to a series win over Georgia and a midweek win over Marshall … Batted .429 (6-for-14) during the four-game stretch, stealing his third base of the year … The Douglasville, Ga., native leads the team with his .364 average, owning three doubles and a .444 on-base percentage.

Baseball: Austin Cousino

Notes: Austin Cousino had a dynamic week in leading Kentucky to a 3-1 mark and a series win over Georgia, its third straight SEC series win to open the year … The sophomore hit .500 (7-for-14) during the four-game week, with four doubles, a triple, four RBI and five walks, sporting a .929 slugging and a .632 on-base percentage … Reached base safely in 12 of 19 trips to the plate during the week …  In the series-deciding win vs. Georgia on Sunday, went 3-for-4, finishing a homer shy of hitting for the cycle … Became the first UK player to lead off the first inning with a triple since Antone DeJesus tripled to lead off the 2007 season lidlifter at Furman …  Started the week with a double and a walk during a midweek win over Marshall … Opened the series vs. Georgia with a 2-for-3 game, reaching base in four of five trips to the plate with a pair of walks and a two-RBI double … Saturday vs. Georgia, doubled in a run in the eighth inning, drawing two walks … Was 6-for-10 in the series with Georgia, with four of his hits going for extra bases and drawing four walks … In 2013, has hit .315 with eight doubles, one triple, four homers and 20 RBI, stealing eight bases.

Baseball: Corey Littrell

Corey Littrell twirled one of his best career starts in a win over Georgia on Sunday, tossing seven shutout innings with a career high 12 strikeouts … Allowed only three singles and two walks … Win marked the fourth of the season for Littrell and the 19th of his three-year career, moving him into sole possession of ninth place in UK career history … Littrell’s series-deciding win marked his 11th rubber-match start in the last two years, with the southpaw leading UK to wins in each game … Has an 8-0 record and a 1.68 ERA in those 11 starts in 2012-13 rubber-match games … On the year, Littrell has a 4-0 record and a 2.17 ERA, tossing 45.2 innings and striking out a team-high 47 … Littrell ranks fourth in the SEC in strikeouts, 13th in ERA, fourth in innings pitched and ninth in wins … In SEC games, Littrell leads the league with 23 strikeouts, with a 0.82 ERA in his three starts.