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BRAKETTES VETERAN DENISE DENIS TO RETIRE AT END OF SEASON
 June 19 - Despite finding new life in her bat, veteran right fielder Denise Denis announced last weekend this would be her final season for the Stratford Brakettes. Denis walloped two home runs and drove in a bunch as the Brakettes improved to 14-1 overall.
Denise will bring her .421 batting average and team-high 18 RBI into action Thursday night when the Brakettes begin a seven-game weekend against the Connecticut Eliminators 23U squad at Frank DeLuca Hall of Fame Field. The Eliminators defeated the Brakettes twice last year.
Manager John Stratton's club hosts the Ridgefield Rebels 23U Friday and Stratford's XTreme Chaos Saturday in a pair of 7 p.m. twin-bills before they host the Stratford Fire Department in their annual charity game Sunday at 6 p.m.
"Denise told me last year that this would be her last," said Manager John Stratton. "However, when we started the season she was wavering, but she finally made it official. She has been such a remarkable player for us, I hope she goes out in style."
The team's all-time home run leader with 131, Denis is second in career triples (151), trailing Joan Joyce by two, runs scored (708) and RBI (689). She is third in games played (829) and hits (826). Denis is a 10-time All-America and she won the 2014 batting title and she has hit over .400 nine times.
Lauren Pitney of Ansonia continues to lead the hitters with a .559 average, while Jolie Duffner (.500) is second in RBI. Brittany Younan (.500), Val Suto (.500), Stamford's Adriana Gambino (.467) and Alex Heinen (.435), the Patriot League's MVP from champion Boston University, are the other leaders.
Shelton's Kaysee Talcik (5-0, 1.09 ERA), Julia Handfield (3-0), and Abby Abramson (3-0) lead the talented pitching staff.
The CT Firefighters Charitable Foundation announced that Sunday's fundraising game will benefit local firefighter Bill Hansen,who has had a long-term illness, and his family. The foundation will be conducting raffles and selling t-shirts at the game as well.
JUNIOR BRAKETTES- Coach Mary Sciglimpaglia's Junior Brakettes will be out to improve upon their 8-4 record with doubleheaders Saturday at 2 p.m. against the Ridgefield Rebels 23U and Sunday at 1 p.m. against XTreme Chaos Gold at DeLuca Field.
Seymour's Rebecca Johnson has taken over the team batting lead with a .481 average (13-for-27) while Bridgeport's Maggie Britt (.365), Southbury's Kaitlyn Flood (.333), Bridgeport's Tiffany Diao (.318) and New Canaan's Gillian Kane (.316) are all swinging good bats. Alexa Milius leads with nine RBI followed by Diao and Hamden's Kiana Robinson with eight.
Seymour's Jenna Geffert (2-1) figured in three decisions last week following her banner career for the Class M runner-up Wildcats. The Junior Brakettes pitching staff and catchers will provide the battery for the Stratford Fire Department in Sunday's 6 p.m. benefit game. |
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