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Kentucky softball seniors look to cap careers with College World Series

Kentucky softball coach Rachel Lawson looks ahead to her team's NCAA Tournament super regional at Washington. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON – It takes some time to run down the list of accomplishments of the Kentucky softball seniors.

Third baseman Abbey Cheek became the first player in the 22-year history of the program to be named SEC Player of the Year earlier this month. She was joined on the All-SEC first team by catcher Jenny Schaper. Shortstop Katie Reed was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in recognition of her work on the field, where she was named to the All-SEC second team and SEC all-defensive team, and off it, where she logged more than 100 community service hours and maintained a 4.