2021 Women's Major Softball
National Championship
August 4-8, Stratford, CT
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| Awards |
| Joan Joyce - Outstanding Pitcher Award |
| Sarah Lawton - Stratford Brakettes |
| Allyson Rioux - Defensive Award |
| Julia Huzi - CT Impact |
| Micki Stratton - MVP Award |
| Lauren Rende - Stratford Brakettes |
| Pat Dufficy - Home Run Champion |
| Olivia McClammy - CT Impact (3) |
| Diane Schumacher - Batting Champion |
| Lauren Rende - Stratford Brakettes (.857) |
| Danni Kemp Sportsmanship Award |
| Gillian Birk |
All-Tournament Team
| C Kaitlyn Flood, Stratford Brakettes C Delaney Ridgell, Maryland Chill 1B Olivia McClammy, CT Impact 2B Briana Marcelino, Stratford Brakettes 3B Maddie Procyk, Junior Brakettes SS Lauren Rende, Stratford Brakettes OF Megan Trivelpiece, Stripes & Strikes OF Emma Larke, Stratford Brakettes OF Sara Rende, Select Brakettes UT Mac Stone-Folmar, Select Brakettes UT Reilly Vicendese, Maryland Chill UT Kristi DiMeo, Stripes & Strikes P Ali DuBois, Stratford Brakettes P Sarah Lawton, Stratford Brakettes P Allie L'amoreaux, Stripes & Strikes P Payton Doiron, Select Brakettes |
2021 WMS Tournament Results
| 1 | Stratford Brakettes | 3-0 |
| 2 | Select Brakettes | 2-1 |
| 3 | Stripes & Strikes | 3-1 |
| 4 | CT Impact 23U | 3-2 |
| Maryland Chill | 3-2 | |
| Junior Brakettes | 1-2 | |
| Maine Pride | 1-2 | |
| Diamond Zone | 1-2 | |
| CT Eliminators Women | 1-2 | |
| Connecticut Rogue | 0-2 | |
| CT Eliminators 18+ | 0-2 |
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| Select Brakettes 18U, 2nd Place |
| L-R, top row- Assistant Coach Jack Pritchard, Assistant Coach Jaymie Sommers, Addy Bullis, Lucy Puskas, Mac Stone-Folmar, Emily Stefanelli, Payton Doiron, Head Coach Lauren Pitney bottom row- Kendell McNamara, Juliette Zito, Sara Rende, Rebecca Mauro, Kelly Pritchard missing from photo- Lea White, Callie Gendron, Jordan Rossi |
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| Stripes and Strikes, 3rd Place |
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| CT Impact 23U, 4th Place |
| About the Awards The individual awards, based on bracket play, presented at the completion of the Women's Major Softball National Championship tournament, have been named in honor of five former Brakettes who are National Hall of Famers. They are as follows: |
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Joan Joyce - Outstanding Pitcher Joan was second in total wins (429-27) and first in career strikeouts (5,677) in her 17-year career that produced eight MVP awards and six team batting titles. |
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Allyson Rioux - Defensive Award The late, former Westhill High and UMass standout from Stamford, Allyson was the MVP of the 1985 tournament in Lansing, MI, and one of the slickest fielders in team history. She was inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame in 2009. |
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Micki Stratton - MVP Award Rosemary "Micki" Macchietto Stratton was a former three-time team batting champion and the first Brakettes player inducted into the ASA National Hall of Fame. |
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Pat Dufficy - Home Run Champion A 19-year veteran of the Brakettes, Trumbull's Pat Dufficy leads in most team career offensive categories, including games played (1,112), hits (1177), runs (788), RBI (752) and triples (80). Pat Dufficy's longstanding record of 91 career home runs was broken in 2014 by Denise Denis who finished her career with 135. |
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Diane Schumacher - Batting Champion A native of West Springfield, MA, Diane Schumacher played with the Brakettes from 1976-86 and during that span won five team batting championships. |
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Danni Kemp Sportsmanship Award, is presented in memory of the talented Brakettes infielder who passed away from a brain tumor after the 2016 season. The award is presented to a member of the Stratford Brakettes, based on the regular and WMS seasons and selected by a panel. |