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The 2026 MIAA Division 1 softball championship is upon us, and it pits a pair of very familiar Hockomock League foes against each other.
On one side is No. 1 Taunton High (23-1, 13-0 Hockomock), the back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back MIAA Division 1 champions and one of Massachusetts' most decorated programs across all high school sports. The Tigers are going for an 11th overall title with a hard-hitting roster loaded with college-committed talent.
On the other side is No. 3 Attleboro High (18-6, 11-5 Hockomock) in its first-ever championship game. Once a perennial afterthought, having gone 2-18 to finish dead last in the Hockomock Kelley-Rex a decade ago, the Blue Bombardiers have been a program on a rapid rise the past few years. One of the strongest fielding teams in the state, it also possesses a potent lineup and an experienced UMass Dartmouth-bound senior pitcher in the circle.
With first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m., dependent on how long the earlier Division 5 and Division 2 title games run, at Rockwood Field adjacent to Worcester State University, follow along throughout the game for live updates:
The Tigers took both of their regular season contests against the Bombardiers. On March 30 at Jack Tripp Field, Taunton came away with a 5-0 shutout win in eighth grade pitcher Ella Parece's first complete game.
The rematch at AHS on May 8 was a much closer affair, with the Tigers fighting off a Bombardier comeback effort to seal an 8-7 win.
Taunton was awarded the top seed and took down No. 33 Newton South 17-1 in the Round of 32, No. 16 Braintree 10-6 in the Round of 16, No. 8 Newton North 12-2 in the Elite Eight and No. 4 Shrewsbury 9-2 in the Final Four.
Attleboro was awarded the No. 3 seed and beat No. 30 Weymouth 20-6 in the Round of 32, intracity rivals No. 14 Bishop Feehan 7-1 in the Round of 16, No. 11 Bridgewater-Raynham 10-0 in the Elite Eight and No. 2 Central Catholic 5-4 in 11 innings across two days in the Final Four.
This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton vs Attleboro high school softball MIAA D1 championship updates
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On one side is No. 1 Taunton High (23-1, 13-0 Hockomock), the back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back MIAA Division 1 champions and one of Massachusetts' most decorated programs across all high school sports. The Tigers are going for an 11th overall title with a hard-hitting roster loaded with college-committed talent.
On the other side is No. 3 Attleboro High (18-6, 11-5 Hockomock) in its first-ever championship game. Once a perennial afterthought, having gone 2-18 to finish dead last in the Hockomock Kelley-Rex a decade ago, the Blue Bombardiers have been a program on a rapid rise the past few years. One of the strongest fielding teams in the state, it also possesses a potent lineup and an experienced UMass Dartmouth-bound senior pitcher in the circle.
With first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m., dependent on how long the earlier Division 5 and Division 2 title games run, at Rockwood Field adjacent to Worcester State University, follow along throughout the game for live updates:
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What happened in their two regular season matchups?
The Tigers took both of their regular season contests against the Bombardiers. On March 30 at Jack Tripp Field, Taunton came away with a 5-0 shutout win in eighth grade pitcher Ella Parece's first complete game.
The rematch at AHS on May 8 was a much closer affair, with the Tigers fighting off a Bombardier comeback effort to seal an 8-7 win.
How they got here
Taunton was awarded the top seed and took down No. 33 Newton South 17-1 in the Round of 32, No. 16 Braintree 10-6 in the Round of 16, No. 8 Newton North 12-2 in the Elite Eight and No. 4 Shrewsbury 9-2 in the Final Four.
Attleboro was awarded the No. 3 seed and beat No. 30 Weymouth 20-6 in the Round of 32, intracity rivals No. 14 Bishop Feehan 7-1 in the Round of 16, No. 11 Bridgewater-Raynham 10-0 in the Elite Eight and No. 2 Central Catholic 5-4 in 11 innings across two days in the Final Four.
This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton vs Attleboro high school softball MIAA D1 championship updates
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