BLACKSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Ethan Ball homered and drove in three runs, Nick Locurto had three hits and three RBIs, and Virginia Tech defeated James Madison 14-1 on Tuesday at English Field.

The Hokies (23-20) pounded out 16 hits. Ball’s three-run homer in the second inning highlighted a seven-run frame. Locurto added a two-run single in the first and an RBI single in the sixth. Virginia Tech also executed two sacrifice flies and received scoreless relief from Brody Roe, Madden Clement and others, who held the Dukes (18-24) to five hits.

James Madison scored its lone run in the third on an RBI single by Schmidly. Luke McGrath took the loss for the Dukes, allowing two earned runs in two innings.

Virginia Tech won for the second consecutive game and travels to California for a series starting Friday.