2022 UConn Huskies softball team


The 2022 UConn Huskies softball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were led by Laura Valentino in her 3rd year as head coach, and play as part of the Big East Conference after joining the conference for the 2020–21 academic year. They played their home games at the newly rebuilt Connecticut Softball Stadium.

2022 UConn Huskies softball
Big East regular season champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record38–18 (20–4 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumConnecticut Softball Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn  ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 38 18   .679
Butler  ‍‍‍ 16 6   .727 31 17   .646
Villanova  ‍‍y 16 7   .696 32 24   .571
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 29 24   .547
Providence  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 25 21   .543
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 20 23   .465
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 15 28   .349
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 15 27   .357
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 12 35   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 5, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Huskies claimed their first Big East regular season title in 26 years, and lost in the championship game of the 2022 Big East Conference softball tournament to Villanova.

Previous season

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UConn finished with a final record of 22–20, and finished third in the Big East with a conference record of 12–9. They reached the final of the Big East Tournament, but fell to Villanova.

Personnel

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Roster

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2022 Connecticut Huskies roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 00 - Payton Kinney - Sophomore
  • 13 - Delaney Nagy - Freshman
  • 16 - Meghan O'Neil - Junior
  • 17 - Marybeth Olson - Graduate Student
  • 18 - Elise Sokolsky - Freshman

Catchers

  • 4 - Lauren Benson - Sophomore
  • 22 - Madisyn Estorga - Sophomore
  • 33 - Erika Coreth - Graduate Student
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Hollis Wivell -   Senior
  • 5 - Aziah James - Senior
  • 14 - Lexi Hastings - Freshman
  • 19 - Reese Guevarra - Graduate Student

Utility

  • 2 - Giuliana Abruscato - Sophomore
  • 15 - Sami Barnett -   Senior
 

Infielders

  • 3 - Taylor Zatyk - Sophomore
  • 6 - Rileigh De Weese - Sophomore
  • 8 - Briana Marcelino - Graduate Student
  • 9 - Olivia Sappington - Graduate Student
  • 10 - Rosie Garcia - Freshman
  • 11 - Mackenzie Fitzpatrick - Junior
  • 23 - Jana Sanden - Sophomore
  • 24 - Emily Piergustavo - Senior
  • 31 - Makenzie Mason - Sophomore

Coaches

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2022 Connecticut Huskies softball coaching staff[2]
  • Laura Valentino – Head coach – 3rd season
  • Christie Novatin – Associate head coach – 3rd season
  • Kyle Brady – Assistant coach – 1st season
  • Nikki Cuccio – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st season

Schedule

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Legend
  UConn win
  UConn loss
  Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
* Non-Conference game
2022 UConn Huskies softball game log[3]
Regular season
Post-Season

Rankings from NFCA Poll, Tournament seeds in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 2022 Softball Roster. UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ 2022 Softball Schedule. UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 25, 2021.