2026 UConn Huskies softball team

2026 UConn Huskies softball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–18 (3–3 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumConnecticut Softball Stadium
2026 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 9 – 14   .391
UConn  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 6 – 16   .273
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 4 – 19   .174
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 8   .652
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 10 – 14   .417
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Butler  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 9   .438
Providence  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 10   .286
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 6 – 10   .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 10, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 UConn Huskies softball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies are led by Laura Valentino in her 7th year as head coach, and play as part of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at Connecticut Softball Stadium.

Due to expected weather conditions in North Carolina, the Elon Softball Classic was canceled and the Huskies instead entered the JoAnne Graf Classic at Florida State for the opening weekend.[2]

Previous season

Main article: 2025 UConn Huskies softball team

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.[3] They lost to Nebraska[4] and host LSU to end their season.[5]

Personnel

Roster

2026 Connecticut Huskies roster[6]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Stella Kiemele - Sophomore
  • 9 - Caprice Bohmer - Freshman
  • 13 - Alexandra Bacher - Sophomore
  • 23 - Amber Bretton - Sophomore
  • 24 - Sydnee Koosh - Junior
  • 55 - Jessica Walter - Graduate student

Catchers

  • 5 - Alexis Juhl - Freshman
  • 20 - Heidi Barber - Sophomore
  

Utility

  • 22 - Haley Coupal - Senior
  • 31 - Emma Willers - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 1 - Bella Cruz - Sophomore
  • 10 - Isabella Lundquist - Freshman
  • 11 - Kaitlyn Breslin - Junior
  • 12 - Kaitlyn Kibling - Senior
  • 21 - Bella Cefola - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Kaiea Higa - Senior
  • 6 - Ava Calciano - Freshman
  • 7 - Grace Carrington - Sophomore
  • 8 - Cat Petteys - Sophomore
  • 15 - Savannah Ring - Senior
  • 19 - Caylee De Meo - Junior

Coaches

2026 Connecticut Huskies softball coaching staff[6]
  • Laura Valentino – Head coach – 7th season
  • Mackenzie Keyes – Assistant coach – 3rd season
  • Giselle Juarez-Presley – Assistant coach – 2nd season
  • Sydney Fleming – Assistant coach – 1st season

Schedule

Legend
  UConn win
  UConn loss
  Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
* Non-Conference game
2026 UConn Huskies softball game log[7]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record
Mar 1 vs Radford* Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
(Liberty Invitational)		 L 1–5 Cooper (2–4) Walter (3–4) None 87 4–15
Mar 8 at St. John's Columbia Softball Stadium • New York, NY[a] W 5–3 Bohmer (2–5) Serafinko (7–4) Walter (1) 75 5–15 1–0
Mar 8 at St. John's Columbia Softball Stadium • New York, NY L 10–11 Serafinko (8–4) Walter (3–5) None 75 5–16 1–1
Mar 9 at St. John's Columbia Softball Stadium • New York, NY W 4–1 Bretton (3–6) Serafinko (8–5) Walter (1) 25 6–16 2–1
Mar 10 Stonehill* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT W 7–3 Koosh (1–3) Sciaretto (0–2) None 215 7–16
Mar 13 at Seton Hall Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field • South Orange, NJ L 4–5 Dupuis (2–0) Walter (3–6) None 42 7–17 2–2
Mar 14 at Seton Hall Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field • South Orange, NJ W 8–6 Bretton (4–6) Kreuscher Walter (2) 51 8–17 3–2
Mar 15 at Seton Hall Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field • South Orange, NJ L 5–8 Dupuis (3–0) Bacher (0–3) None 112 8–18 3–3
Mar 20 at No. 10 Arkansas* Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR
Mar 21 at No. 10 Arkansas* Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR
Mar 22 at No. 10 Arkansas* Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR
Mar 24 New Haven* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT
Mar 24 New Haven* Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT
Mar 27 DePaul Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT
Mar 28 DePaul Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT
Mar 29 DePaul Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT
Post-Season

Rankings from NFCA Poll, Tournament seeds in parentheses.

Notes

  1. ^ Due to field conditions, the series against St. John's was moved to Columbia's facilities in New York, with a doubleheader on Sunday and the finale on Monday.[8]

References

  1. ^ "2026 Big East Standings". D1Softball.com. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  2. ^ JD McCarthy (February 4, 2026). "FSU softball announces scheduling changes for JoAnne Graf Classic". USA Today FSUWire. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "UConn softball falls to LSU in Baton Rouge Regional, ending historic season". The Bristol Press. Bristol, Connecticut. May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  6. ^ a b 2026 Softball Roster. UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  7. ^ 2026 Softball Schedule. UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Softball Home Series against UConn to be Played at Columbia". St. John's Red Storm. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
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