Published on June 1, 2026 8:39 am
Last Updated on June 1, 2026 8:40 am
ALTAMONT — Cumberland High School edged Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg to win the championship of the Class 1A Altamont Baseball Regional Saturday.
Windsor/Stew-Stras opened with a 1-0 lead in the third inning then pushed that to 2-0 in the fifth.
But Cumberland got in the scoring with a four-run sixth and that’s all the runs it would need in the 4-3 victory.
Windsor/Stew-Stras came back with a final run in the bottom of the sixth.
The Pirates had only two hits, a single and two RBI by Hudson McElravy and a single by Kade McMechan. Grady Jones finished with an RBI.
Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Branson Tingley and Carter Verdeyen with a single and an RBI each. Koy Morris added an RBI.
Cumberland advances to the Altamont Sectional Wednesday. The Pirates will face Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 4:30 p.m. in the second game of the day.
In the opener, North Clay faces Bethany Okaw Valley at 2 p.m. North Clay won its own Class 1A Regional by downing Casey-Westfield, 8-1 Saturday.
Class 1A Altamont Regional
Championship Game
Cumberland 000 004 0 — 4-2-3
Windsor/Stew-Stras 001 011 0 — 3-3-5
WP — Miller. LP — McCray.
Cumberland — McMechan, single; Jones, 1 RBI; McElravy, single, 2 RBI
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Tingley, single, 1 RBI; Verdeyen, single, 1 RBI; Rincker, single; Morris, 1 RBI
At Neoga
In the Class 1A Neoga Regional, Neoga fell in the championship game to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 19-7 in six innings Saturday.
The two teams were tied at 4-4 in the first inning. ALAH then edged ahead 5-4 in the second, tacked on three in the third, four in the fifth and seven in the sixth.
ALAH played long ball, hitting three home runs, two doubles and a triple.
Neoga finished with nine hits led by Cayden Hakman with a single, double and three RBI, Braylon Sparrow with a single and double, Garrett Ballinger with two singles, Callen Lanham with a single and two RBI and Malik Coy with a single and an RBI.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond advances to the Altamont Sectional and will face Cumberland at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Class 1A Neoga Regional
Championship
Neoga 400 003 — 7- 9-0
ALAH 413 047 — 19-18-2
WP — Otto. LP — Coy.
Neoga — Ballinger, 2 singles; Coy, single, 1 RBI; Sparrow, single, double; Hakman, single, double, 3 RBI; Lanham, single, 2 RBI; Finney, single
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond — Hilligoss, single, triple, 1 RBI; Williams, 1 RBI; Otto, 2 singles; Boddy, 4 singles, 5 RBI; Burdick, single, 1 RBI; Burnett, 3 singles, double, 4 RBI; Butcher, home run, 3 RBI; Vanausodll, single, home run, 1 RBI; Schrock, double, home run, 3 RBI