2023 UConn Huskies softball team

2023 UConn Huskies softball
2023 UConn Huskies softball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–5 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Laura Valentino (4th season);
Home stadium	Connecticut Softball Stadium

2023 Big East Conference softball standings
	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

The 2023 UConn Huskies softball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies are led by Laura Valentino in her 4th year as head coach, and play as part of the Big East Conference after joining the conference for the 2020–21 academic year. They play their home games at Connecticut Softball Stadium.

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

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

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[1] "Big East Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[roster-2] 1 2 2023 Softball Roster. UConn Huskies. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[3] 2023 Softball Schedule. UConn Huskies. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

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UConn Huskies softball
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People	Head coaches
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