Thursday’s loss for ASU Baseball (25-29, 13-16 Pac-12) saw one phase of the game — the pitching staff— dominate, while the other went dormant. On Friday, the bats produced runs in four straight innings, but Washington State’s (26-26, 11-18) five-run fifth inning left a crooked number that was the difference in the 10-6 Cougar victory.
Adam Tulloch (2-4, 8.03 ERA) battled through the first four innings, allowing two runs and limiting the damage before running into the fifth-inning buzzsaw. Tulloch loaded the bases before recording an out when Willie Bloomquist replaced him with Christian Bodlovich. All three runners were designated to Tulloch when Cougar outfielder Justin Van De Brake launched a grand-slam to regain a Wazzu lead at 7-4.