2024 UConn Huskies softball team

2024 UConn Huskies softball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record31–24 (16–8 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumConnecticut Softball Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Villanova ‍y 19 5 0   .792 33 24 0   .579
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 36 21 0   .632
UConn  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 31 24 0   .564
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 27 23 0   .540
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 31 27 0   .534
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 22 23 1   .489
Butler  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 23 29 0   .442
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 20 0   .167 14 33 0   .298
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 4 20 0   .167 9 38 0   .191
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 19, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


The 2024 UConn Huskies softball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were led by Laura Valentino in her 5th year as head coach, and play as part of the Big East Conference. They played their home games at Connecticut Softball Stadium.

The Huskies finished the regular season tied for second in the Big East and were eliminated by Creighton in the semifinals of the 2024 Big East softball tournament.

Previous season

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UConn finished with a final record of 34–15, and finished first in the Big East with a conference record of 19–5. They reached the semifinals of the Big East tournament, but fell to Villanova for the third year in a row.

Personnel

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Roster

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2024 Connecticut Huskies roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 00 - Payton Kinney - Senior
  • 7 - Hope Jenkins - Sophomore
  • 13 - Delaney Nagy - Junior
  • 16 - Meghan O'Neil - Graduate Student
  • 24 - Sydnee Koosh - Redshirt Freshman
  • 57 - Hallie Siems - Senior


Catchers

  • 4 - Lauren Benson - Senior
  • 5 - Sarah Blaskiewicz - Freshman
  • 17 - Grace Jenkins - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 2 - Giuliana Abruscato - Senior
  • 11 - Kaitlyn Breslin - Freshman
  • 12 - Kaitlyn Kibling - Sophomore
  • 14 - Lexi Hastings - Junior

Utility

  • 22 - Haley Coupal - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 3 - Taylor Zatyk - Senior
  • 10 - Rosie Garcia - Junior
  • 15 - Savannah Ring - Sophomore
  • 19 - Caylee De Meo - Freshman
  • 21 - Rayah Snyder - Freshman
  • 23 - Jana Sanden - Senior

Coaches

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2024 Connecticut Huskies softball coaching staff[2]
  • Laura Valentino – Head coach – 5th season
  • Mackenzie Keyes – Assistant coach – 1st season
  • Nikki Amodeo – Assistant coach – 1st season

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 2024 Softball Roster. UConn Huskies. Retrieved May 10, 2024.