ATLANTA (Interstat) — Carson Ballard pitched five innings of three-hit ball with one earned run and four strikeouts as Georgia Tech routed Duke 15-2 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.

The Yellow Jackets (39-8) broke open a 4-2 game with a nine-run fourth inning. Drew Burress hit a three-run homer, Ryan Zuckerman followed with a grand slam and Alex Hernandez added a two-run shot. Zuckerman finished with five RBIs, Burress drove in three and Vahn Lackey had two hits and two RBIs.

Duke (23-27) scored on a sacrifice fly by Anderson in the fourth and a solo homer by Tyler Albright in the seventh. Blue Devils starter Grayson Walker allowed four runs over two-plus innings. The game was called after seven innings.

Ballard earned his 10th win after allowing just one earned run. The Yellow Jackets have won five straight and two in a row over Duke, including Friday’s 10-inning 10-9 victory.