{"id":221511,"date":"2026-05-06T02:57:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/221511\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T02:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:57:37","slug":"queens-tops-duke-11-7-on-tuesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/221511\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Tops Duke, 11-7, on Tuesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke hosted Queens for a midweek contest at Jack Coombs Field, with the two teams combining for 10 runs in the first five innings before the Royals (14-33) eventually staked claim to an 11-7 victory. The Blue Devils (23-25) out-hit Queens, 11-9, including a pair of two-home run performances from Kaden Smith<\/a> and Michael DiMartini<\/a>, but Duke was unable to rally for the victory.<\/p>\n

HOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tBoth teams struck in the first inning with home runs, with Queens posting a solo shot in the top of the first and RJ Hamilton<\/a> giving Duke the lead, 2-1, with a two-run homer to right center.
\n\tMichael DiMartini<\/a> followed with a trip around the bases\u00a0of his own, in the second inning, going to straight-away center field, pushing the Blue Devils’ lead to 3-1.
\n\tThe Royals leveled the score with an RBI hit by pitch and an unearned run in the top of the third. Kaden Smith<\/a> promptly answered, with Duke’s third homer of the evening, a two-run blast to deep left field in the home half of the third.
\n\tQueens worked two more bases-loaded hit by pitches, tying the\u00a0score, 5-5, in the fifth.
\n\tSmith laced his 10th total home run of the season in the bottom half of the inning, clearing the center-field fence with a solo shot.
\n\tThe Royals scored the next four runs, grabbing control of the contest, 9-6, through the top of the sixth.
\n\tDiMartini chipped away, with a solo homer in the home half, going straight down the left-field line for his eighth long ball of the season.
\n\tQueens added insurance in the top of the ninth, taking an 11-7 lead that would eventually prove to be the final scoreline. <\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n


\n\tDuke completes\u00a0its road conference schedule with a trip to No. 3 Georgia Tech on May 8-10. Friday’s series opener is scheduled for a 7 p.m. first pitch, followed by Saturday’s 3 p.m. start time and the series finale at 1 p.m.
\n\tAll three games at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. <\/p>\n

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