DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — Duke defeated William & Mary 14-9 on Tuesday, May 12, improving to 24-28 while the Tribe dropped to 21-29. The Blue Devils tallied 15 hits to the Tribe’s nine. RJ Hamilton led Duke with a 2-for-5 performance including a grand slam and four RBIs. Michael DiMartini also homered and drove in four runs. Charlie Iriotakis paced William & Mary with a 3-for-3 day and two RBIs. Duke starter Drew Bryan worked four innings, allowing two hits and one earned run with one strikeout. Collin Anderson added a home run and three hits. Jamie Laskofski homered for the Tribe. Duke struck first in the bottom of the first on Matthew Strand’s RBI single. The Blue Devils broke the game open in the third inning when Hamilton hit his seventh homer of the season. William & Mary answered with a pair of runs in the fifth, but Duke’s DiMartini launched a three-run homer in the sixth to extend the lead. The Tribe scored in each of the final three innings but could not catch up. Duke hosts Wake Forest for a three-game series beginning Thursday.