List of UConn Huskies head softball coaches

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The UConn Huskies softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of Connecticut in the American Athletic Conference. The Huskies compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The current head coach is Laura Valentino, who coached her first season in 2020.

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The first season of softball at UConn was in 1975. The team has had five recorded head coaches.

The Huskies have appeared in the Women's College World Series once, in 1993, when they finished tied for fifth with a 1–2 record.

Karen Mullins is the longest-tenured coach and holds nearly all coaching records as a result.

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List of head Softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards [lower-alpha 8]
#NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PAPWPLWAWWWLDCsCCsCTsNCsAwards
1 Linda Hanson 1976-19812712150.4440
2 Ruth Mead 1982–19835331220.5850
3 Karen Mullins 1984–201414938626265.5792221960.53189151122670Big East Coach of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
4 Jen McIntyre 2015–2019207741330.35716550.2250
5 Laura Valentino 2020–present11976430.63932130.71110

Notes

  1. A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. The Huskies played in ECAC from 1975 until the Big East Conference began sponsoring softball in 1990. When that organization split, they joined the American Athletic Conference beginning with the 2014 season. They rejoined the Big East Conference beginning with the 2021 season.
  3. Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I softball championship.
  4. Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I softball championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
  5. Women's College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
  6. The Big East Conference used a divisional format for three seasons: 1996–1998. Regular season conference championships were not recognized in those seasons.
  7. The Big East Conference softball tournament began in 1990.
  8. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 college softball season.

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