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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 2023 Connecticut Huskies softball coaching staff[2] Laura Valentino – Head coach – 4th seasonChristie Novatin – Associate head coach – 4th season Molly Rathbun – Assistant coach – 1st season
Schedule [ edit ] 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 6–5Jenkins (1–0) Dennis (0–1) None 536 1–0 Feb 10 at Georgia Tech* Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L 1–2Neleman (1–0) Payton (1–0) None 351 1–1 Feb 11 vs North Texas * Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L 2–10Savage (1–0) Jenkins (1–1) None 178 1–2 Feb 17 vs Bowling Green * Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 13–1O'Neill (1–0) Stepp (1–1) None 2–2 Feb 17 at No. 3 Florida * Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–9Hightower (3–0) Kinney (3–0) None 2,623 2–3 Feb 18 at No. 3 Florida* Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 3–4Hightower (5–0) Kinney (0–3) None 2,219 2–4 Feb 18 vs Central Michigan * Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 3–2Nagy (1–0) Bean (0–1) Jenkins (1) 2,219 3–4 Feb 19 vs Bowling Green* Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 5–4O'Neil (2–0) Davis (0–3) None 4–4 Feb 24 at UNC Greensboro * UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 3–1Jenkins (2–1) Spell (2–1) Kinney (1) 178 5–4 Feb 25 vs Delaware * UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 4–6Winburn (3–4) O'Neil (2–1) None 112 5–5 Feb 25 at UNC Greensboro* UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 2–0Kinney (1–3) Ward (2–1) None 128 6–5 Feb 26 vs Indiana * UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 5–0Jenkins (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 [ edit ]
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
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