Arizona State (24-14) regained its solid offensive form in the middle innings Saturday night against Rhode Island (17-18-1). The team roared ahead in the bottom of the sixth with three straight hits to seize the lead and never look back en route to an 8-6 victory,
Down 5-3 entering the home half of the sixth, the Sun Devils offense had been stuck in neutral since a Sam Ferri solo home run in the bottom of the second, but Ethan Long cracked things open by lacing a base hit to right field.
Long, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week, added to his weekly total of home runs in the first inning.