List of UConn Huskies head softball coaches
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 will coach her first season in 2020.
The first season of softball at UConn was in 1975. The team has had four 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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| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PA | PW | PL | WA | WW | WL | DCs | CCs | CTs | NCs | Awards |
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| 1 | Linda Hanson | 1976-1981 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Ruth Mead | 1982–1983 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 0 | .585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | Karen Mullins | 1984–2014 | 1493 | 862 | 626 | 5 | .579 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | Big East Coach of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997) | ||||
| 4 | Jen McIntyre | 2015–2019 | 207 | 74 | 133 | 0 | .357 | 16 | 55 | 0 | .225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | Laura Valentino | 2020–present | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Notes
- A running total of the number of head coaches.
- 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.
- Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
- Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Softball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
- Women's College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1982.
- The Big East Conference used a divisional format for three seasons: 1996–1998. Regular season conference championships were not recognized in those seasons.
- The Big East Conference Softball Tournament began in 1990.
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2019 college softball season.
References
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