Laura Valentino is the head coach of the University of Connecticut softball program in Storrs, Connecticut, and enters her seventh season in that position in 2025-26. She was appointed UConn's head coach on July 3, 2019.
Under Valentino, UConn has produced one of the strongest stretches in program history. In 2025, the Huskies went 35-19, won the BIG EAST Tournament championship for the first time since 2001, and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years. The program also recorded its fourth consecutive 30-win season under her direction. That team collected seven All-BIG EAST selections, including five first-team honorees, and placed four players on NFCA All-Region teams. UConn set numerous single-season records in 2025, including batting average, runs scored, home runs, doubles, RBI, walks, and total bases, while several individual program records in home runs, RBI, runs, and walks were also surpassed.
