HARRISONBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Virginia Tech built an early lead and held off a late James Madison rally for a 5-4 win Tuesday evening at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Hokies (7-1) scored four runs in the first three innings, highlighted by an RBI triple from Owen Petrich and two run-scoring singles from Ethan Ball. Paul Daniel added a solo homer in the sixth.

The Dukes (3-4) chipped away, scoring on a sacrifice fly, a wild pitch and seventh-inning RBI singles from Kyle Langley and Joe Seguin. Virginia Tech reliever Brody Roe earned the win with 2 1/3 perfect innings, striking out three. James Madison starter Tyler Lutz took the loss despite six strikeouts over four innings.

Virginia Tech outhit James Madison 9-10 but stranded key runners. The Hokies’ bullpen combined for 6 1/3 scoreless innings to secure the one-run victory.