Forty years ago, JMU became Virginia’s first team to make the College World Series

Forty years ago, JMU became Virginia’s first team to make the College World Series

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Forty years ago, James Madison’s baseball team finished third in its league tournament. And then the Dukes became the first College World Series qualifier from Virginia. “If it were a movie, people would say, ‘You’re full of crap.