Laura Valentino
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UConn |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 141–82 (.632) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 29, 1989 Smithtown, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hofstra |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Hofstra |
| Position(s) | 3B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012–2014 | Fairfield (asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | Charlotte (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Duke (asst.) |
| 2020–present | UConn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 176–101 (.635) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big East regular season championships (2022, 2023) 1 Big East Tournament championship (2025) | |
| Awards | |
| Big East Coaching Staff of the Year (2022) | |
Laura Valentino (born September 29, 1989) is an American softball coach, currently serving as head coach of the UConn Huskies softball team.[1]
Coaching career
Duke (asst.)
On June 27, 2017, Valentino was announced as assistant coach of the Duke softball program.[2]
UConn
On July 3, 2019, Laura Valentino was announced as the new head coach of the UConn softball program.[3][4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2020) | |||||||||
| 2020 | UConn | 16–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UConn Huskies (Big East Conference) (2021–Present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | UConn | 22–20 | 12–9 | 3rd | |||||
| 2022 | UConn | 38–18 | 20–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2023 | UConn | 34–15 | 19–5 | 1st | |||||
| 2024 | UConn | 31–24 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2025 | UConn | 35–19 | 18–6 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| UConn: | 176–101 (.635) | 85–32 (.726) | |||||||
| Total: | 176–101 (.635) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Laura Valentino". UConnHuskies.com. University of Connecticut. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Valentino Joins Duke Softball Staff". GoDuke.com. Duke Athletics. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Valentino named Head Softball Coach". UConnHuskies.com. University of Connecticut. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Former Fairfield assistant Laura Valentino named UConn softball coach". Connecticut Post. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.