[1] The Brakette name is derived from the main product of the Raybestos plant in Stratford which produced brake linings for automobiles and trucks.

The Connecticut Brakettes were members of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), finishing second in the regular season with a record of 27–15.

In the NPF championship game, the Connecticut Brakettes lost to the fourth place New England Riptide 2–0.

[51] In 1974 Raybestos Memorial hosted the ISF Women's World Championship in which the United States beat Japan for the gold medal.

[9][52] Frank "Hooks" DeLuca was a pitcher for the men's slowpitch team sponsored by Avco Lycoming in Stratford who was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1974.