Alabama Softball Player Leads Club Team to National Title
8/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
The team no one expected had a chance to win the Amateur Softball Association of America National Women’s Major Fastpitch championship after the franchise opted for the professional ranks, the Stratford Brakettes surprised the softball world when they swept seven games in
A 7-3 victory over the Southern California Sliders of Yoma Linda, CA, capped the Brakettes’ march to their record-setting title. The victory snapped a deadlock with the New York Yankees for bragging rights as the most successful sports team in history. Both teams had 26 championships entering 2006.
One of the keys to the Brakettes’ success during their national championship run was Alabama pitcher Chrissy Owens, who earned second-team ASA All-American honors for her work on the mound, which included an abbreviated no-hitter when the Brakettes run-ruled the Western New York Stampeded 17-0 in three innings.
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