It didn't look like the No. 6 Cardinal were going to need any late-inning heroics to complete a sweep of Kansas (6-3) on Sunday afternoon. But after the bullpen faltered in the ninth inning, sophomore third baseman Adam Sorgi was ready to provide them.

Sorgi doubled in junior John Mayberry, Jr. with the winning run and Stanford escaped with a 7-6 victory after winning both games of Saturday's doubleheader, 7-3 and 9-2.

Stanford (7-2) coasted into the final frame with a 6-1 lead, but Cardinal pitchers could not find the strike zone, allowing five runs to cross the plate on four hits, three walks and a hit batsman.

"They're not going to get [the runs] if we make them hit," Stanford head coach Mark Marquess said. "They had four baserunners who didn't earn it. That's what's disappointing to me."

Junior hurler Matt Manship struck out pinch-hitter Jake Kauzlarich with the bases loaded to prevent Kansas from taking the lead as the game headed into the bottom of the ninth inning.

Kansas pitcher Logan Murphey pitched carefully to Mayberry, giving him a free pass. Shortstop Chris Minaker flied out to left, setting the stage for Sorgi.

"I was looking for a fastball to drive," Sorgi said. He laid off the first one, but hit Murphey's 2-1 offering deep into the gap in right-center. "I knew they were playing deep to prevent a double, but I thought it might be able to carry." The ball nicked off the top of Kansas rightfielder A.J. Van Slyke's outstretched glove and Mayberry beat the throw to the plate.

The Cardinal came away with the win, but it was in a more dramatic fashion than they had hoped.

"I hope they do [learn from it]," Marquess said. "Even when you lose you learn from it, that's why you play the games. We were very fortunate."

The Cardinal jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader (Friday's game was postponed by rain) on an RBI single by Mayberry and a sacrifice fly by Sorgi in the first inning.

Junior Mark Romanczuk (2-1) pitched his way into and out of trouble in the first four frames, stranding six men on base. But he settled down and retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. Romanczuk made his mistakes in the right spots, allowing only two runs<\p>-<\p>both on solo shots by Kansas centerfielder Gus Milner<\p>-<\p>over 7 1/3 innings.

A two-run homer by junior Chris Lewis, his third of the season, gave Stanford a 5-1 lead in the fifth inning. They added two runs to the cushion in the sixth on doubles by sophomore Jim Rapoport and junior John Hester, who finished with three hits apiece.

Sophomore hurler Greg Reynolds, who was moved out of the starting rotation after two subpar outings, came on in relief of Romanczuk and closed the game out and allowed one run.

The Cardinal bats waited until the sixth inning to do their damage in the second part of the twin bill.

Kansas starter Clint Schambach had hitters guessing through the first five innings, holding Stanford to one hit. But they chased Schambach in the sixth, tagging him with four runs and putting seven up on the board before the Jayhawks could get out of the inning.

Hester hit a ground ball double down the third base line, driving in two. Two batters later, Mayberry sent Michael Fitch's 2-1 fastball deep over the wall in left field for a three-run shot. By the time Kansas got the first out of the inning, Stanford had already put six runs on the board. The Cardinal added another on freshman Michael Taylor's sacrifice fly to center field.

Marquess said that a big inning like that one, though a regular feat for last year's squad, will not be typical this year.

"We're not as good on offense as we were last year," Marquess said. "But hopefully we'll be able to string some hits together like that."

Junior hurler Jeff Gilmore (2-0) made the lead stand up, allowing only two runs, both in the first frame, and scattering four hits and two walks over seven innings.

Sophomore Matt Leva came on to seal the victory, escaping a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning.

The Cardinal pitching was stellar on Sunday until the top of the ninth. Freshman Nolan Gallagher got the start and pitched with composure and good command of the strike zone, holding the Jayhawks scoreless and allowing seven hits and a walk over five innings.

Junior Jed Lowrie hit a towering home run, his fourth of the year, in the fourth inning. The Cardinal scored four runs with two outs in the fifth. Lowrie doubled in a run and Mayberry hit his third home run of the year, a two-run run shot that landed in almost the same place as his homer the night before.

Sophomore Blake Holler pitched three solid innings in relief of Gallagher, allowing only one unearned run, but ran into trouble in the top of the ninth, allowing two singles and a double before being pulled for freshman Eric Davis.

Davis struggled with his control, walking two, allowing a hit that skipped under Mayberry's glove at first and throwing a wild pitch before Manship took over with the Cardinal still leading 6-4 and the bases loaded.

But Manship had trouble finding the plate as well. He hit Milner with a sweeping curveball, forcing in a run. He got Ryne Price to pop out to short and went to a 3-2 count on Andy Scholl before walking him to force in the tying run. Then Manship got Kauzlarich to strike out swinging, setting the stage for Sorgi.