Hokie ClubLOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following the best offensive single season in program history, Cori McMillan was named an NFCA First Team All-American.
It marks the third postseason First Team All-American honor for McMillan as she was also named a Softball America First Team All-American on May 21 and a D1Softball First Team All-American on May 27.
No stranger to NFCA recognition, McMillan was a Second Team All-American in 2024. She joins Emma Ritter (2024), Addy Greene (2024), Keely Rochard (2021, 2022) and Angela Tincher (2007, 2008) as Hokies who have earned First Team honors.
McMillan’s historic season concluded with a nation-leading 31 home runs – one of just nine players in Division I history to hit 31 home runs in a single season. She led the ACC in OPS (1.596), total bases (177), walks (44) and runs (75). She ranked first with a 1.047 slugging percentage, while the second-best slugging percentage was .802. She was also the only player to have over a .500 on base percentage (.549).
One of three Hokies to start all 56 games, McMillan was crucial in several ranked wins. She hit two home runs in Tech’s 8-6 win over then No. 9-Florida State. The Greensboro, N.C. native also hit the walk off home run in the Hokies’ 6-5 win over then-No. 16 Stanford.
With her 31 home runs in 2025, she is now No. 2 in Virginia Tech history with 52. The single-season home run record holder broke four other single-season records this year. She is No. 2 among active D1 players with 69 home runs.
She recorded four multi-home run games on the year. She spearheaded Tech’s record-setting 11 home runs at Pitt – the second most home runs ever hit in an NCAA softball game – with three home runs of her own. McMillan became just the fourth person in Hokie history to hit three home runs in a game.
McMillan was just the second Hokie ever to win ACC Player of the Year and the first since Angela Tincher in 2006. She also was named a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist.
McMillan was drafted fourth overall in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft by the Bandits. Virginia Tech had back-to-back picks, with teammate Emma Lemley going third overall to the Blaze.