2026 MIAA Softball Championships: Taunton, King Philip, Joseph Case Cap Dominant Runs; Advanced Math and Science, Maynard Make History

The 2026 MIAA Softball Championships were played Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13 at Rockwood Field in Worcester.

Two schools added to their rich championship legacies, another got back on the winning side for the first time in a decade, and two more raised trophies for the first time.

Taunton High School made it six consecutive Division 1 Softball championships with a win over Attleboro High School.

Division 1

The dynasty continued for No. 1 seed Taunton High School, but not without a scare and a fight from a league rival.

The Tigers overcame a shaky start by pounding out 13 hits and prevailed in the highest scoring game in MIAA Softball Championship history, outlasting No. 3 seed Attleboro High School, 11-8.

The championship is the sixth in a row for Taunton, one shy of Bishop Fenwick’s state-record seven (1990-96). But it looked bleak early after Hockomock League rival Attleboro jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

The Tigers stormed back behind Bella Bourque and Victoria Corrao, who each had three hits. Bourque‘s RBI single helped cut the deficit quickly to 5-4 in the first, and she gave Taunton a 6-5 lead with a two-run home run in the second.

Meanwhile, Ella Parece quietly the Blue Bombardiers bats after the first with 6 ⅔ strong innings of relief. Lola Ronayne smashed a two-run home run to briefly give Attleboro a 7-6 lead, but a Corrao solo home run sparked a four-run Taunton fourth, with an RBI single from Ashlyn Hebert and then Jay Gagnon’s two-run double.

The championship was Taunton’s 11th all-time without a loss. Meanwhile, Attleboro was in its first state final.

In its first season in Division 2, King Philip Regional High School earned its first state championship since 2016.

Division 2

No. 1 seed King Philip Regional High School left little doubt with a 14-1 thumping of No. 3 seed Somerset Berkley Regional High School.

The championship was the fourth in program history for the Warriors, but first since 2016. KP fell to Taunton in the Division 1 final in 2024.

As they had all tournament, the Warriors used a relentless offense to take control early. Ali Gill (three hits, four RBI) belted a three-run home run and added an RBI triple as part of a nine-run surge in the third inning.

Annabelle Curran tied an MIAA state final record with four hits and drove in a run. McCoy Walsh scattered eight hits and struck out 12, allowing just one run the entire tournament in the top of the sixth.

Somerset Berkley, making its first state final appearance, got an RBI single from Brooke Parent.

Joseph Case High School won its fourth consecutive state championship, but first in Division 3.

Division 3

After winning three consecutive Division 4 state titles, Joseph Case High School wasn’t deterred at all by the move up to Division 3. Instead, the No. 3 seed Cardinals just added another piece of hardware to the trophy case with a 5-1 victory over No. 5 seed Apponequet Regional High School.

Alyana DeJesus had the big blow for Joseph Case with a three-run home run in the fifth inning. She finished with four RBI as the Cardinals won the eighth state championship in program history.

Lila Alvarez allowed five hits and a walk with 11 strikeouts. She also scored the game’s first run on a DeJesus sacrifice fly, and Sydney Furtado’s RBI single broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth before DeJesus padded the margin.

Ashley Bogdan had an RBI single for the Lakers, who were in a state final for the first time since 1999. Reese Taylor allowed six hits and fanned six.

Advanced Math and Science Academy completed a perfect season with the school's first Division 4 Softball championship.

Division 4

Top-seeded Advanced Math and Science Academy capped a perfect season with the program’s first state championship, pulling away late for an 8-2 win over No. 3 seed Tyngsborough High School.

Ava McLeod spun a gem in the circle for the Eagles and also punctuated the decisive four-run fifth inning with a two-run home run. McLeod allowed seven hits and struck out five.

Makayla Laudate and Kathleen Galvin had RBI singles to give AMSA a 2-0 lead in the fourth before the Tigers tied it in the fifth on Arianna Orellano-Proano’s two-run double.

Unfazed, the Eagles responded on run-scoring hits from Adriann Murphy and Maddie Glynn, setting the stage for McLeod’s bomb. Murphy capped AMSA’s first title with a two-run double in the sixth.

Kiley Hogan allowed eight hits with six strikeouts for Tyngsborough, which was playing in its third straight state final and won its only championship in Division 2 in 2021.

Maynard High School also joined the winners' circle for the first time after capturing the Division 5 championship.

Division 5

Another Central Mass. school claimed its first state championship as No. 4 seed Maynard High School held on for a 4-2 victory over No. 3 seed Hopedale Jr./Sr. High School.

Maddy Karlon struck out 13 and also had the insurance RBI single in the seventh inning for the Tigers, who also were playing in a state final for the first time.

Maynard scored twice in the fourth inning, including an RBI from Haley Carroll, and Ryleigh Raschi singled and scored in the fifth for a 3-0 lead.

The Blue Raiders got single runs on Mia Casey’s RBI groundout in the fifth and an RBI single from Lucy Mandeville in the sixth but couldn’t pull even. 

Emily Atwood struck out eight for Hopedale, which was in a state final for the first time since 1994.

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