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 coached her first season in 2020.

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.

Key

General # Number of coaches[a] GC Games coached

Overall OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties O% Winning percentage

Conference[b] CW Wins CL Losses CT Ties C% Winning percentage

Postseason[c] PA Total appearances[d] PW Total wins PL Total losses WA Women's College World Series appearances[e] WW Women's College World Series wins WL Women's College World Series losses

Championships DC Division regular season[f] CC Conference regular season CT Conference tournament[g]

Coaches

List of head Softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[h]

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PA	PW	PL	WA	WW	WL	DCs	CCs	CTs	NCs	Awards
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	222	196	0	.531	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	119	76	43	0	.639	32	13	0	.711	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	—

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.

References