The Hokies started off with a 2-1 roar on the road, against Charlotte, but the old early season bull pen issues rose up to bite them in their mid-week road trip to Harrisonburg against the JMU Dukes. The Dukes generated offense, and the Hokies did, finally, but the hole was a bit too deep before Tech finally ran out of stick power in the late innings, only managing to grab an 8th inning one run 7-6 lead but the Dukes tied it at 7 all in the bottom of the frame. The Hokie offense finally ran out of gas in the top of the 9th.
Virginia Tech Hokie Baseball Defeat the Rhode Island Rams in Their Home Opener
