2023 UConn Huskies softball team

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.

2023 UConn Huskies softball
Big East regular season champion
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	34–15 (19–5 Big East)
Head coach	Laura Valentino (4th season)
Home stadium	Connecticut Softball Stadium
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2023 Big East Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UConn ‍†‍‍	19	–	5		.792			34	–	15		.694
Seton Hall  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	6		.750			42	–	16		.724
Villanova  ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			37	–	21		.638
Butler  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			18	–	35		.340
St. John's  ‍‍‍	8	–	13		.381			23	–	29		.442
DePaul  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			19	–	32		.373
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			16	–	32		.333
Creighton  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			23	–	31		.426
Providence  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			15	–	32		.319
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2023[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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[2]
	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 staff[2]
Laura Valentino – Head coach – 4th season Christie Novatin – Associate head coach – 4th season Molly Rathbun – Assistant coach – 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	UConn win
	UConn loss
	Cancellation
Bold	UConn team member
*	Non-Conference game

2023 UConn Huskies softball game log[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Feb 10 at Georgia Tech* 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 North Texas* Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L 2–10 Savage (1–0) Jenkins (1–1) None 178 1–2 Feb 17 vs Bowling Green* 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 Florida* 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 Central Michigan* 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 UNC Greensboro* UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 3–1 Jenkins (2–1) Spell (2–1) Kinney (1) 178 5–4 Feb 25 vs Delaware* 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 Indiana* 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 Liberty* Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 4 vs Radford* Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 5 vs Iona* Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 5 vs Iona* Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Mar 10 Seton Hall 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 Providence Glay Field • Providence, RI Mar 18 at Providence Glay Field • Providence, RI Mar 19 at Providence Glay Field • Providence, RI Mar 21 Boston College* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Mar 24 Georgetown 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* Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA Mar 31 at Villanova 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 Fairfield* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 5 UMass* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 7 St. John's 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 Butler Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 15 Butler Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 16 Butler Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 19 Hostra* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT Apr 21 at Creighton 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 DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Apr 29 at DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Apr 30 at DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL May 7 Saint Peter's Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT
Post-Season
Big East Tournament 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.

References

1. "Big East Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
2. 2023 Softball Roster. UConn Huskies. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
3. 2023 Softball Schedule. UConn Huskies. Retrieved November 9, 2022.