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01/11/2007 - BRAKETTES ANNOUNCE 2007 CHANGES
09/27/2006 - Kretschman, Duran To Represent U.S. at Japan Cup; Pauly Makes U.S. Training Team
09/15/2006 - US National Softball Team Extends Tryout to Sarah Pauly
09/06/2006 - Brakettes Enjoy Successful Pro Debut; Fall Just Short of Championship
08/29/2006 - New England Riptide Capture National Pro Fastpitch Championship
08/27/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES TO FACE NEW ENGLAND RIPTIDE FOR NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH TITLE MONDAY NIGHT
08/27/2006 - BRAKETTES DEFEAT RACERS 1-0, ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
08/26/2006 - National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Names All-NPF Team
08/26/2006 - 2006 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH HONORS
08/26/2006 - RIPTIDE BEAT BANDITS 1-0 IN SEMIFINAL
08/23/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES BEGIN QUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL TITLE AS THEY PLAY AKRON RACERS SATURDAY AT 7:30 P.M. AT DELUCA FIELD
08/23/2006 - NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SET FOR CONNECTICUT; CT BRAKETTES, DELUCA FIELD WILL HOST 4-TEAM EVENT AUGUST 26-27
08/21/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES DEFEAT PHILADELPHIA FORCE; PAULY WINS 14TH, WHILE MERCHANT AND DENIS HIT HOMERS
08/16/2006 - Brakettes Top Canada 4-1 in International Friendly
08/13/2006 - Brakettes Salvage Series Split With 3-0 Shutout
08/12/2006 - Brakettes Beaten By Bandits 3-1
08/11/2006 - Brakettes Lose Heartbreaker 2-1
08/10/2006 - Brakettes Drive Past Bandits With Long Ball
08/06/2006 - Kaci Clark Retires As Brakettes Sweep, Fans Weep
08/05/2006 - Brakettes Slip Past Force 1-0
08/04/2006 - Brakettes and Fairchild Slam Way to Victory
08/03/2006 - Brakettes Hold Off the Force 3-1 as Rain Delays Start
07/29/2006 - Brakettes Lose Two to Riptide
07/27/2006 - Fairchild's Hit Keys Brakettes' 3-0 Win Over Riptide
07/23/2006 - Brakettes' Bats Cold in Second Straight 1-0 Loss to Arizona
07/22/2006 - Brakettes' Winning Streak Ends in 10 Innings, 1-0; Stratton Ejected For First Time In Career
07/21/2006 - Sarah Pauly Named NPF Player of the Week
07/21/2006 - Merchant's League-Leading Blast Keys Brakettes' Win
07/16/2006 - BRAKETTES EDGE THUNDER, 7-6, ON WILKERSON'S GAME-WINNING HIT
07/15/2006 - PAULY PITCHES ONE-HITTER AS BRAKETTES BLANK THUNDER, 8-0; JESSICA MERCHANT, KELLY KRETSCHMAN HIT HOME RUNS
07/14/2006 - Brakettes Have Wild Ride in 5-3 Win
07/13/2006 - Brakettes Get Past Thunder Again 1-0
07/13/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES OPEN SERIES WITH TEXAS THUNDER; SATURDAY'S GAME TIME MOVED TO 5 P.M. FOR ESPN2 TELECAST
07/12/2006 - National Pro Fastpitch to Broadcast Game of the Week
07/10/2006 - Jen Owens' Brother Gets the Call-up
07/09/2006 - Brakettes Take Last Game of Series From Texas
07/07/2006 - Brakettes Drop Tough Contest To Thunder
07/06/2006 - Brakettes' Ageless Wonders Provide Heroics in 1-0 Win Over Thunder
07/03/2006 - Wilkerson named NPF Weekly Player of the Week
07/02/2006 - CONNECTICUT AND STRATFORD BRAKETTES WILL HOST DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER MONDAY NIGHT
06/30/2006 - Wilkerson Drives Brakettes Past China Again
06/30/2006 - BRAKETTES ANNOUNCE PROMOTIONAL DAYS
06/29/2006 - Brakettes Blast Three Homeruns To Top China 7-1
06/28/2006 - Brakettes Bounce Back With Stellar Defensive Effort
06/27/2006 - Brakettes Suffer Another Defensive Letdown
06/23/2006 - Another Tough Loss for the Brakettes
06/22/2006 - Bandits Steal First of Series from Brakettes
06/22/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES OPEN SERIES WITH CHICAGO BANDITS
06/21/2006 - A GREAT FATHER'S DAY
06/18/2006 - Racers Edge Brakettes in Photo Finish, 11-10
06/17/2006 - Brakettes Blast Racers in Slugfest
06/16/2006 - Connecticut Brakettes Drop First of Season
06/15/2006 - Brakettes Hold On to Beat Akron 3-2
06/14/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES LAUNCH SERIES THURSDAY NIGHT WITH DEFENDING CHAMPION AKRON RACERS
06/13/2006 - Brakettes Win in 11th Inning
06/12/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES DEFEAT CHINESE TAIPEI 1-0
06/11/2006 - BRAKETTES SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER FROM CHINESE TAIPEI OLYMPIC TEAM BY 3-1, 3-2
06/10/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES DEFEAT FORCE, 3-1, IN 8 INNINGS TO RECORD FIRST NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH WIN
06/10/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES ANNOUNCE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE; TEAM WILL PLAY CHINESE TAIPEI SUNDAY IN HOME DOUBLEHEADER
06/08/2006 - BRAKETTES-FORCE DOUBLEHEADER POSTPONED BY RAIN; TEAMS TO TRY AGAIN FRIDAY AT 7 P.M. IN ALLENTOWN
06/06/2006 - FIVE CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES GAMES SET FOR LIVE BROADCAST ON WICC 600 RADIO STARTING WITH SATURDAY VS. PHILADELPHIA
06/04/2006 - WEATHER AND SOAKED FIELD FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES-NEW ENGLAND RIPTIDE GAMES
06/03/2006 - RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY, THE CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES WOULD LIKE TO PLAY THE NEW ENGLAND RIPTIDE
06/01/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES, RIPTIDE GAME CALLED OFF AFTER FOUR INNINGS WITH BRAKETTES LEADING 1-0
06/01/2006 - ALL 56 GAMES TO BE AUDIO WEBCAST
05/29/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT; HOST NEW ENGLAND RIPTIDE JUNE 1 AT DELUCA FIELD
05/22/2006 - SOFTBALL STANDOUT JOAN JOYCE WILL SPEAK IN STRATFORD SCHOOLS
05/19/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES TICKETS ARE IN THE MAIL; TRYOUT CAMP POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WEATHER
05/17/2006 - KRETSCHMAN, WILKERSON, MYERS, BEST, AND MERCHANT REJOIN CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES FOR 2006 NPF SEASON
05/05/2006 - John Stratton and Dave Carpenter to receive Sterling Sportsmanship Awards May 12
04/27/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES SIGN SEVEN MORE PLAYERS, INCLUDING PITCHERS LESLIE MALERICH AND KACI CLARK
04/20/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES ANNOUNCE SUMMER CLINICS SCHEDULE
04/20/2006 - FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY'S JULIE BRZEZINSKI JOINS CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES STAFF
04/14/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES ANNOUNCE 56-GAME SCHEDULE; TEAM OPENS PROFESSIONAL PLAY JUNE 1 AGAINST RIPTIDE
04/08/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES OFFER SEASON TICKET PACKAGES
04/08/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES DRAFT CHOICES ENJOYING FINE COLLEGIATE SEASONS
03/07/2006 - GERMAINE FAIRCHILD SIGNS PRO PACT WITH CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES; PLAYER WAS MOST PROLIFIC HITTER WITH AMATEUR TEAM SINCE 1995
02/16/2006 - NPF TEAMS ADD DEPTH WITH SENIOR PICKS
02/15/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES SELECT OSTERMAN FIRST IN NPF DRAFT; ANDREA DURAN, ADRIENNE ALO, AIMEE MINOR, STEPHANIE HILL CHOSEN
02/15/2006 - NATIONAL PRO FASTPICH ANNOUNCES 2006 SENIOR SELECTIONS
02/07/2006 - 2006 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH SCHEDULE RELEASED
02/03/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF 6-FOOT-3 PITCHER SARAH PAULY
01/15/2006 - GERMAINE FAIRCHILD CAPTURES TRIPLE CROWN
01/13/2006 - ROB BAIRD MAKES HIS PITCH, AND LESLIE MALERICH ACCEPTS
01/01/2006 - BRAKETTES FOUNDER WILLIAM S. SIMPSON, 89, DIES
01/01/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES BRING PRO SOFTBALL TO THE STATE