High school softball: Milford wins a pair, surges past Altamont to claim first-ever 1A state championship

The Milford Tigers celebrate after winning game 2 against Altamont, clinching a 1A softball state championship win held at the Gail Miller Field in Provo on Saturday, May 9, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News From a disastrous first inning to its first softball championship in school history. That about sums up an eventful Saturday for Milford on the final day of the 1A state tournament.

Milford beat Altamont twice at BYU’s Gail Miller Field to capture that elusive title, rallying for a 12-10 win in the first game and then winning convincingly 15-0 in just three innings in the winner-take-all second game. “It didn’t feel real to be playing on this field and to be playing for a state championship because we’ve never been there before since we are 2A always. It was unreal,” said Milford junior Jaidyn McMullin, who threw a three-inning no hitter to clinch the title.

Milford came into the state tournament as the No. 1 seed, but after losing to Altamont in bracket play the day prior, the Tigers knew they needed to win a pair of games on Saturday to lift the trophy. That journey couldn’t have started more poorly.

In Game 1, Milford’s defense committed five errors in the top of the first inning, which allowed Altamont to race to a quick 6-0 lead. “Well, we didn’t have (five) errors in the first inning in our pregame speech,” said Milford coach Tyler McMullin about the start. Despite the poor start, the narrative within the team didn’t change.