The UConn softball team will wrap up their 2026 fall ball schedule on Sunday, Oct. 12, with a doubleheader against Quinnipiac. Game one is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with game two following. Both will take place at Burrill Family Field in Storrs. It will be UConn’s last game action before the 2026 spring season.
For the Huskies, the matchup will be head coach Laura Valentino’s last chance to evaluate the pitching staff in in-game action before spring. Three of the six pitchers on UConn’s fall ball roster are newcomers. Jessica Walter, who transferred from Providence as a graduate student, has achieved success in the Big East conference in the past and likely has an inside track to a spot at the top of the rotation. The Delaware native pitched to a 3.36 ERA with the Friars in 2025 and finished with a 7-1 record, though only four of her 28 appearances came as a starter.
Returner Sydnee Koosh appeared in 22 games for UConn in 2025. The red shirt junior worked to a 6.09 ERA, due in part to an elevated 5.22 walks per nine. Outside of Walter and Koosh, experienced options are limited. Amber Bretton (7.00 ERA) and Stella Kiemele (11.50 ERA) each made double digit appearances for the Huskies but have yet to make a consistent impact. North Carolina transfer Alexandra Bacher made only three appearances in her freshman year with the Tar Heels before returning to her home state for her sophomore season. Caprice Bohmer, UConn’s sole freshman pitcher, ranked fourth in the state of Virginia in strikeouts in 2025 and could find a role immediately due to the unsettled state of the staff.
Quinnipiac is coming off a rough 2025 season in which they finished with an overall record of 19-27. They played to an improved 14-11 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play but struggled offensively throughout the entire season. They had a team on-base percentage of .310 and hit just 12 home runs over 46 games. Comparatively, UConn had a team OBP of .407 and hit 70 home runs.
Senior Mary Fogg led the team in OPS at a slightly above-average .792. The outfielder also led the team in hits and was selected to the All-MAAC second team. Infielder Sofia Vega started every game for the Bobcats and led the team in home runs with four. She and Fogg tied for the team lead with multi-hit games with nine. Catcher Kennedy Demott had a solid season, getting on base at a .350 clip. The senior was even better behind the plate, posting a fielding percentage of .990 and throwing out nearly 46% of runners. All three players return to Quinnipiac for the 2026 season.
Despite residing in the same state, Quinnipiac and UConn haven’t faced off in the regular season since 2019, a game in which the Huskies won 2-1 in extra innings. UConn is 14-7 in the all-time matchup and an even better 11-4 at home. Despite the overall dominance, UConn’s 2019 win stopped a three-game losing streak, with UConn being 4-6 over the last ten matchups.