Connecticut's Girls of Summer: The Brakettes and the Falcons - Hardcoverby Anthony J. Renzoni (Author), Michele Smith (Author) Connecticut has a long history of producing outstanding sports teams and athletes. Two of the greatest teams to come out of the state are the legendary Brakettes and Falcons women's fast pitch softball teams. In their seventy six year history, the Brakettes are considered the most successful and longest running organized women's sports franchise of all time. With forty national championships,