The 2023 UConn Huskies softball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were led by Laura Valentino in her 4th year as head coach, and played as part of the Big East Conference. They played their home games at Connecticut Softball Stadium. They won a second-straight Big East Conference regular season championship and reached the semifinals of the Big East Tournament, but fell to Villanova for the third year in a row.
Previous season UConn finished with a final record of 38–18, and finished first in the Big East with a conference record of 20–4. They reached the final of the Big East tournament, but fell to Villanova for the second year in a row.
Personnel
Roster 2023 Connecticut Huskies roster Pitchers 00 - Payton Kinney - Junior 7 - Hope Jenkins - Freshman 13 - Delaney Nagy - Sophomore 16 - Meghan O'Neil - Senior
Catchers 4 - Lauren Benson - Junior 17 - Grace Jenkins - Freshman Outfielders 5 - Aziah James - Graduate Student 12 - Kaitlyn Kibling - Freshman 14 - Lexi Hastings - Sophomore 15 - Savannah Ring - Freshman 19 - Grace Lurz - Freshman
Utility 2 - Giuliana Abruscato - Junior Infielders 3 - Taylor Zatyk - Junior 10 - Rosie Garcia - Sophomore 22 - Haley Coupal - Freshman 23 - Jana Sanden - Junior 31 - Makenzie Mason - Junior
Coaches 2023 Connecticut Huskies softball coaching staffLaura Valentino – Head coach – 4th season Christie Novatin – Associate head coach – 4th season Molly Rathbun – Assistant coach – 1st season
Schedule Legend UConn win UConn loss CancellationBoldUConn team member * Non-Conference game
2023 UConn Huskies softball game log Regular season February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Feb 10 at * Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA W 6–5 Jenkins (1–0) Dennis (0–1) None 536 1–0 Feb 10 at Georgia Tech* Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L 1–2 Neleman (1–0) Payton (1–0) None 351 1–1 Feb 11 vs * Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L 2–10 Savage (1–0) Jenkins (1–1) None 178 1–2 Feb 17 vs * Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 13–1 O'Neill (1–0) Stepp (1–1) None 2–2 Feb 17 at No. 3 * Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–9 Hightower (3–0) Kinney (3–0) None 2,623 2–3 Feb 18 at No. 3 Florida* Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 3–4 Hightower (5–0) Kinney (0–3) None 2,219 2–4 Feb 18 vs * Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 3–2 Nagy (1–0) Bean (0–1) Jenkins (1) 2,219 3–4 Feb 19 vs Bowling Green* Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 5–4 O'Neil (2–0) Davis (0–3) None 4–4 Feb 24 at * UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 3–1 Jenkins (2–1) Spell (2–1) Kinney (1) 178 5–4 Feb 25 vs * UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 4–6 Winburn (3–4) O'Neil (2–1) None 112 5–5 Feb 25 at UNC Greensboro* UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 2–0 Kinney (1–3) Ward (2–1) None 128 6–5 Feb 26 vs * UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 5–0 Jenkins (3–1) Johnson (2–6) Kinney (2) 137 7–5 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Mar 4 at * Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 4 vs * Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 5 vs * Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 5 vs Iona* Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 10 Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 11 Seton Hall Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 12 Seton Hall Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 17 at Glay Field • Providence, RI Mar 18 at Providence Glay Field • Providence, RI Mar 19 at Providence Glay Field • Providence, RI Mar 21 * Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 24 Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 25 Georgetown Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 26 Georgetown Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 28 at * Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA Mar 31 at Villanova Softball Complex • Villanova, PA April/May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Apr 1 at Villanova Villanova Softball Complex • Villanova, PA Apr 2 at Villanova Villanova Softball Complex • Villanova, PA Apr 4 * Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 5 * Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 7 Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 8 St. John's Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 9 St. John's Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 11 at Boston College* Boston College Softball Field • Brighton, MA Apr 14 Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 15 Butler Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 16 Butler Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 19 * Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 21 at Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, NE Apr 22 at Creighton Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, NE Apr 23 at Creighton Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, NE Apr 28 at Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Apr 29 at DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Apr 30 at DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL May 7 Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Post-Season Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BET Record May 10–13 TBD Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Rankings from NFCA Poll, Tournament seeds in parentheses.
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