Lack of runs and a shortage of wins has been the headlines for Arizona State (26-17, 6-10 Pac-12) over the past month. On a nine-game losing streak, the Sun Devils needed to find answers quickly on their road trip in a crucial series versus Stanford (31-11, 7-6) with postseason implications.
On Friday, the plan was simply, get back to the forumla from earlier this season. Hit the ball hard and hit the ball far was the roots of most ASU victories before their sour skid started. Home runs from three different players carried the Sun Devils to a 10-4 win.