Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Cori McMillan’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning secured the series sweep against Stanford as the Hokies defeated the Cardinal, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon at Tech Softball Park.
With the game tied at 5-5 and McMillan leading off the bottom of the seventh, she launched the second pitch of the at bat over the center field fence to secure the 6-5 victory.
CORI WALKS IT OFF‼️
— Virginia Tech Softball (@HokiesSoftball) March 30, 2025
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How It Happened: Virginia Tech 6, Stanford 5
Stanford scored a run apiece in the first and third innings to take an early 2-0 lead, but Tech responded and tallied four runs in the bottom of the fourth.
After Jordan Lynch successfully got on first with a single to second base, Kylie Aldridge blasted her fourth home run of the season to tie the game at 2-2. After back-to-back walks, Cori McMillan delivered a two-RBI single through the right side to give Tech a 4-2 lead.
The Cardinal added three runs in the top of the fifth and Rachel Castine immediately responded with a solo shot down the left field line to tie the game.
All tied up, McMillan delivered her third RBI of the day with a solo shot to center field for the walk-off victory.
Cassie Grizzard, Emma Lemley and Emma Mazzarone all pitched at least 2.0 innings in the win. Mazzarone earned her seventh victory of the season as she recorded two strikeouts and allowed just two hits in the final 2.2 innings pitched.
Game Notes
• Tech improved to 8-1 in ACC play
• Tech currently sits in second in the ACC standings at 8-1
• Tech is now 7-1 at Tech Softball Park
• The Hokies are now 3-0 in all-time matchups against Stanford
• The Hokies are 8-4 against ranked opponents this season
• Cori McMillan hit her team-leading 14th home run of the season with her walk-off solo shot
• She tallied a team-leading three RBIs against the Cardinal on Sunday
• McMillan finished the day going 2-for-3
• Kylie Aldridge hit her fourth home run of the season
• She finished Sunday second on the team with two RBIs
• Emma Mazzarone earned her seventh win of the season. She struck out two batters and only allowed two hits in 2.2 innings pitched
• Cassie Grizzard, Emma Lemley and Mazzarone combined for six strikeouts in the win
Up Next
No. 12/16 Virginia Tech (28-5, 8-1 ACC) hosts No. 24/RV Liberty (31-6, 11-0 CUSA) for a nonconference matchup Wednesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. at Tech Softball Park. The game will be televised on ACCNX.