Laura Valentino | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | UConn |
Current Conference: | Big East |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1989 |
Birth Place: | Smithtown, New York |
Alma Mater: | Hofstra |
Player Years1: | 2008–2011 |
Player Team1: | Hofstra |
Player Positions: | 3B |
Coach Years1: | 2012–2014 |
Coach Team1: | Fairfield (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 2015–2017 |
Coach Team2: | Charlotte (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Coach Team3: | Duke (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 2020–present |
Coach Team4: | UConn |
Championships: | 2 Big East regular season championships (2022, 2023) |
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]
On June 27, 2017, Valentino was announced as assistant coach of the Duke softball program.[2]
On July 3, 2019, Laura Valentino was announced as the new head coach of the UConn softball program.[3] [4]