UConn Huskies softball
| UConn Huskies softball | |
|---|---|
| 2025 UConn Huskies softball team | |
| University | University of Connecticut |
| Head coach | Laura Valentino (6th season) |
| Conference | Big East |
| Location | Storrs, CT |
| Home stadium | Burrill Family Field (Capacity: 2,000) |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Colors | National flag blue and white |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 1993 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2025 | |
| Conference tournament championships | |
| Big East: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2025 ECAC: 1985 | |
| Regular-season conference championships | |
| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2022, 2023 | |
The UConn Huskies softball team represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of college softball 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 on campus in Storrs, Connecticut.
In its inaugural season the UConn Huskies compiled a 4–4 overall record. The Huskies are currently led by seventh-year head coach Laura Valentino, who succeeded Jen McIntyre in 2019. McIntyre succeeded Karen Mullins in 2015. Mullins led the Huskies to an 849–558–5 record and appeared in 8 NCAA Division I softball tournaments over 30 years in Storrs. Valentino led the Huskies back to the Tournament in 2025.
During their initial tenure in the Big East Conference, the Huskies claimed 7 Big East Conference softball tournament titles, six regular season championships and reached the 1993 Women's College World Series. Since returning to the Big East in the 2021 season, UConn has won two more regular season championships and the 2025 Big East Conference softball tournament.