Brakettes tournament sent on the road

In a perfect world, the Women’s Major fastpitch softball field would be large enough for two tournaments being played a week apart in Stratford — the sport’s capital of the world — to coexist. But on Thursday, the Stratford Brakettes, disillusioned by how the American Softball Association (ASA) has handled its recent postseason championship, began the second annual Women’s Major Softball Championship tournament. The Brakettes’ tourney will be played through Sunday at Frank Biondi Field in West Haven. The Town of Stratford, Stratford Softball Tournament Inc. and Connecticut ASA, meanwhile, will host the 2010 ASA Women’s Major Softball Tournament Thursday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Aug. 7. SSTI’s tourney will be played at Frank DeLuca Hall of Fame Field in Stratford. Why did the Brakettes, who have called DeLuca Field home since 1988, have to take their team out of town?