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Jay Stratton, who guided the Stratford, Conn., Brakettes to the
2006 Amateur Softball Association National Women's Major Fastpitch
championship, is in his second season an assistant coach for the
Bulldogs. Stratton joined the Brakettes as an assistant coach in
1998. He was named the head coach of the amateur Brakettes in 2005
when the Connecticut Brakettes joined the National Pro Fastpitch
league. During his tenure, the Brakettes have won four ASA national
titles. Stratton also has experience on the collegiate level. He
was an assistant coach at Southern Connecticut for three years and
served as an assistant baseball coach at the University of
Bridgeport for three years. In 2001, he helped UB post its best
record since 1973. A graduate of Jacksonville State, Stratton
earned All-America honors as a catcher in 1993 after leading
Division II in home runs with a school-record 26. He went on to
play professionally in the Boston Red Sox organization and was the
1993 recipient of the Presidents Award, presented for ability,
desire and dedication. Stratton also played for the Lubbock
Crickets in the Texas-Louisiana League and was a 1996 all-star
selection.
