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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 01/23/2006 - BRAKETTES FOUNDER WILLIAM S. SIMPSON, 89, DIES 01/15/2006 - GERMAINE FAIRCHILD CAPTURES TRIPLE CROWN 01/13/2006 - ROB BAIRD MAKES HIS PITCH, AND LESLIE MALERICH ACCEPTS 01/01/2006 - CONNECTICUT BRAKETTES BRING PRO SOFTBALL TO THE STATE