If the Barry Bonds pregame visit at Stanford on Sunday was supposed to inspire power within the Sun Devil lineup, it rubbed off more effectively in the home dugout.
The ASU (14-19, 5-7) bats were by no means quiet, but Stanford (17-10, 9-6) rode its long-ball heroics from Saturday into Sunday’s game for a 16-10 Cardinal win.
Willie Bloomquist’s squad carried another early lead through the early innings on Sunday. Jacob Tobias (3-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 R) continued his impressive weekend with a two-RBI single in the first. Kai Murphy (0-for-5, 1 RBI) added another run via an RBI fielder’s choice.