2025 UConn Huskies softball team

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2025 UConn Huskies softball
Conference Big East Conference
Record35–19 (18–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadium Connecticut Softball Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
St. John's  1950 .79239171 .693
UConn  y1860 .75035190 .648
Villanova  1590 .62527261 .509
Creighton  1590 .62530250 .545
Butler  14100 .58326220 .542
Providence  11130 .45825310 .446
Seton Hall  11130 .45829230 .558
DePaul  3210 .12516320 .333
Georgetown  2220 .08311320 .256
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2025 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 UConn Huskies softball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were led by Laura Valentino in her 6th year as head coach, and played as part of the Big East Conference. They played their home games at Connecticut Softball Stadium.

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The Huskies finished the regular season with an 18–6 record and entered the 2025 Big East Conference softball tournament as the second seed. They won the Big East tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001. [2] They lost to Nebraska [3] and host LSU to end their season. [4]

Previous season

UConn finished with a final record of 31–24, and finished tied for second in the Big East with a conference record of 16–8. They reached the semifinals of the Big East tournament, but fell to Creighton.

Personnel

Roster

2025 Connecticut Huskies roster [5]
 

Pitchers

  • 00 - Payton Kinney - Graduate Student
  • 4 - Stella Kiemele - Freshman
  • 7 - Hope Jenkins - Junior
  • 23 - Amber Bretton - Freshman
  • 24 - Sydnee Koosh - Redshirt.svg Sophomore

Catchers

  • 5 - Sarah Blaskiewicz - Sophomore
  • 17 - Grace Jenkins - Junior
  • 20 - Heidi Barber - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Bella Cruz - Freshman
  • 11 - Kaitlyn Breslin - Sophomore
  • 12 - Kaitlyn Kibling - Junior
  • 14 - Lexi Hastings - Senior
  • 21 - Rayah Snyder - Sophomore

Utility

  • 22 - Haley Coupal - Junior

Infielders

  • 3 - Kaiea Higa - Junior
  • 8 - Cat Petteys - Freshman
  • 10 - Rosie Garcia - Senior
  • 15 - Savannah Ring - Junior
  • 19 - Caylee De Meo - Sophomore

Coaches

2025 Connecticut Huskies softball coaching staff [5]
  • Laura Valentino – Head coach – 6th season
  • Mackenzie Keyes – Assistant coach – 2nd season
  • Giselle Juarez – Assistant coach – 1st season
  • Ashley Buschgans – Assistant coach – 1st season

Schedule

Legend
 UConn win
 UConn loss
 Cancellation
BoldUConn team member
*Non-Conference game
2025 UConn Huskies softball game log [6]
Regular season
Post-Season

Rankings from NFCA Poll, Tournament seeds in parentheses.

References

  1. "2025 Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. Dom Amore (May 15, 2025). "Two sisters helped put UConn softball 'on the map.' Now Huskies face Nebraska in NCAA Tournament". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  3. Dom Amore (May 16, 2025). "UConn softball falls to Nebraska, 10-2, in NCAA opener; plays elimination game Saturday". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  4. "UConn softball falls to LSU in Baton Rouge Regional, ending historic season". The Bristol Press. Bristol, Connecticut. May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. 1 2 2025 Softball Roster. UConn Huskies. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. 2025 Softball Schedule. UConn Huskies. Retrieved April 17, 2025.