The team plays its home games at Sortino Field located on the university's campus.

Under Sortino, the Minutewomen had one losing season in 34 years and advanced to the Women's College World Series three times, doing so in 1992, 1997, and 1998.

[5] In the 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament, UMass qualified for the Women's College World Series after defeating and eliminating Connecticut and Utah State.

The Minutewomen were eliminated from the tournament after losing to eventual National Champions Arizona and Fresno State.

[17] Current head coach and former pitcher Danielle Henderson was named to the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with Team USA.