The UConn Huskies softball team represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of

college softball College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the Intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is nor ...

in at the Division I level of the NCAA. The team was founded in the spring of the 1974–1975 academic school year, and is a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). They play their home games at

Connecticut Softball Stadium Burrill Family Field at Connecticut Softball Stadium is the home field of the Connecticut Huskies softball team of the University of Connecticut. The stadium was located along Jim Calhoun Way, on the university's Storrs, Connecticut campus, adjac ...

on campus in

Storrs, Connecticut Storrs is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the New England town, town of Mansfield, Connecticut, Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,344 at the 2010 Unite ...

. In its inaugural season the UConn Huskies compiled a 4–4 overall record. The Huskies are currently led by first-year head coach

Laura Valentino Laura Valentino (born September 29, 1989) is an American softball coach, currently serving as head coach of the UConn Huskies softball team. Coaching career Duke (asst.) On June 27, 2017, Valentino was announced as assistant coach of the Duke so ...

, who succeeded

Jen McIntyre Jennifer Ann McIntyre (born October 31, 1976) is an American college softball coach, and is the former head coach of the Connecticut Huskies softball team. Playing career Born in Richmond, Virginia, McIntyre graduated from Midlothian High Schoo ...

in 2019. McIntyre succeeded Karen Mullins in 2015. Mullins led the Huskies to an 849–558–5 record over 30 years in Storrs. During their tenure in the Big East Conference, the Huskies claimed 7

Big East Conference softball tournament The Big East Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big East Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the N ...

titles, six regular season championships and reached the

1993 Women's College World Series The 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The ...

Head coaches

This table is complete through the 2020 season.

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Head coaches

See also

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