Baseball | 5/2/2012 11:22:00 PM

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 [Game 1 box score] [Game 2 box score]

MONMOUTH, Ore. - The No. 11 Western Oregon baseball team capped off an undefeated season at home by taking a doubleheader from Saint Martin's, 7-5 and 10-2, on Wednesday, May 2.

The Wolves (33-8, 22-2 GNAC) have now won 22 straight games in the park WOU head coach Jeremiah Robbins respectfully calls Joe Caligure Field, and 17 of 18 overall. Western Oregon's pitching staff had a 1.83 earned run average at home for the year and its offence averaged 7.1 runs per game.

Game 1
Griff Boyd drove in three runs and Bo Folkinga scored three runs and both players had three hits to help Western Oregon come from behind and win 7-5 in the opener.

Folkinga had a double and a home run amongst his three hits to add to his GNAC leading total in each category. Boyd tacked on two doubles as he went 3-for-4. He would deliver the two-run, game-winning single in the bottom of the sixth as Western Oregon scored four to erase a 5-3 Saint Martin's lead.

Western Oregon had built a 3-0 after the fourth, but SMU hit a solo home run in the fifth and added four runs (three unearned) in the sixth to take the lead. The Wolves were able to get out of the inning by throwing a runner out at the plate with two out as Matt Nylen threw a strike to Kyle Blackwell to nail the runner at home.

With WOU leading 7-5 entering the ninth Saint Martin's put its first runner on base and coach Robbins took no chances. He went right to the bullpen for starter Grady Wood. Wood came in the game and on the very first pitch got a ground ball to Blake Miller at shortstop to start the double play. Two pitches later he got a groundout to the third baseman to earn his first college save.

Kyle Blackwell added two hits and two RBI for the Wolves as they stranded just four runners all game.

Ian MacDougall (2-2) picked up the win in relief after getting the Wolves out of a jam when he came in the game with the scored tied, two runners on and just one out.

Game 2
Scott David and AJ Royal each had three hits and drove in two runs apiece to pace the Wolves' offense to a 10-2 victory.

Western Oregon also got two hits each from Blake Miller, Bo Folkinga and Griff Boyd as WOU outhit SMU 13-4. Boyd and Folkinga also had two RBI apiece, and David scored three runs.

Western Oregon used a variety of pitchers to staff the game but gave up just the four hits. Senior Travis Shigeta (1-0) earned the victory after retiring the only two batters he faced. He would start a string of WOU relievers which would not allow a hit over the final 4.1 innings.

Next game
The Wolves will now head op to Saint Martin's to face the Saints in a four-game series starting on Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m.