House of Sparky · Mar 12, 2022
ASU Baseball: Tulloch’s stellar start, Long’s slam, power Sun Devils over San Francisco
Adam Tulloch threw seven strong innings in another superb outing for the Sun Devils ace and Ethan Long broke the game open with a seventh-inning grand slam as ASU got back on track with an 8-5 win over the University of San Francisco to open a four-game weekend homestand on Friday.
With the Sun Devils clinging to a 4-3 lead, Long strolled up to the plate after USF reliever Kai Burdick had walked the bases loaded. The sophomore third baseman battled back from two early strikes to work the count full, then crushed the eighth pitch of the at-bat over the left-field fence, igniting a sold-out crowd of 6,207 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium as Long flipped his bat and admired his blast.