Virginia Tech vs JMU Live Score Updates

Virginia Tech baseball takes on JMU today at 3 p.m. ET in the Hokies’ second midweek contest of the 2026 campaign. Read below for an inning-by-inning update from Josh Poslusny, organized in reverse chronological order:
FINAL | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 4
JMU placed the winning run on second with the tying run on third. Peyton Smith entered the game and notched the final two outs with help from Ethan Gibson, who made a game saving play at first.
T9 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 4
Virginia Tech puts runners on the corners with two outs and is unable to cash in. They will need three outs in the bottom of the ninth.
E8 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 4
JMU hits a leadoff double, but is unable to tie the game. Virginia Tech needs three more outs.
M8 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 4
Virginia Tech goes down in order.
E7 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 4
JMU answers emphatically, putting two runs on to cut the Virginia Tech lead to one.
M7 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 2
Virginia Tech loads the bases with two outs for Sam Gates, but he fails to cash in, stranding three runners with a strikeout.
E6 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 2
Roe exits with one out and the bases loaded. Aiden Robertson comes in and strikes out the first two batters he sees to end the threat.
M6 | Virginia Tech 5, James Madison 2
Pete Daniel homers to left to extend the Virginia Tech lead. 5-2.
E5 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 2
Brody Roe sends the side down in order with a pair of strikeouts.
M5 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 2
Hokies go down in order in the fifth.
E4 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 2
JMU added another run after loading the bases with no outs. Brody Roe entered the game with the bases loaded. His wild pitch scored one runner, with the run credited to Ben Weber.
M4 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 1
A two-out double from Nick Locurto gave Virginia Tech a chance to add to its lead, but Sam Grube strikes out to end the frame.
E3 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 1
JMU added its first run with a leadoff double from Aycock. Two sacrifices brought him home.
M3 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 0
Virginia Tech added another pair of runs, scoring both Nick Locurto and Sam Grube.
E2 | Virginia Tech 2, James Madison 0
Weber sends JMU down in order again. A leadoff single from Moody gave JMU a threat early, but he was picked off.
M2 | Virginia Tech 2, James Madison 0
Virginia Tech goes down in order. JMU's 6-foot-8 arm Patrick Bauer struck out the side.
E1 | Virginia Tech 2, James Madison 0
Ben Weber sends the Dukes down in order with two strikeouts.
M1 | Virginia Tech 2, James Madison 0
Virginia Tech takes a 2-0 lead behind a three-hit inning, including a double from Sam Grube and a triple from Owen Petrich.
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Joshua Poslusny - who goes by Poz - is a Radford University sophomore in the School of Communication. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School in Mississippi in 2024. He has previously done work for The Tech Lunch Pail, Tech Sideline, and Sons of Saturday, among others. He specializes in baseball coverage, which he has been doing for the last year. He also has experience covering football, basketball, and softball.