MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon baseball team won in two different fashions Saturday to push its win streak to eight games - beating MSU Billings 25-8 in game one and getting a walk-off two-run single by Derek Maiben in the second game to win 3-2 at WOU Baseball Field.

The eight wins in a row puts the first-place Wolves one win away from clinching  spot into the GNAC Championships with a six-game lead on the No. 4 team MSUB with six games to go (top three make the GNACs).

In game two Saturday, the Wolves (24-12, 17-8) after scoring 25 runs (tied for the fifth most in program history) and cracking 20 hits were held to a single run heading into the seventh inning down 2-1 after the Yellowjackets scored two runs in the first.

Hibiki Ouchi started the rally off with a one-out, infield single followed by a Levi Cummings single to right field to put runners on first and second with one out. After an MSUB pitching chain, Jacob Maiben was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

That's when twin brother - both seniors in their final weekend at home as a Wolf - Derek Maiben came up clutch, hitting the first pitch of his at-bat through the right side to score two and win the game for the Wolves.

Ouchi was the lone hitter with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with a run.

Chris Hardin was lights out for the Wolves after the first inning, not giving up a run after the first in his seven-inning, complete game. He gave up five hits while striking out seven and walking one.

In the first game, the Wolves scored a run in each of the first five innings and seven of the eight innings they batted to put a season high in runs (25) and hits (20) in a 25-8 win.

Jacob Maiben finished a homer shy of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a double, triple, three runs and seven RBI (tied for the third most in a game in WOU history). Curran Mitzel went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs while Cummings and Justyn Herzog had two hits and two RBI apiece with Cummings scoring five times. Cedric Gatter and Ouchi also had two hits apiece.

Arturo Alvarez got the win, going five innings and giving up six earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts. Chris Jones and Kadyn Shelton each threw a scoreless two innings of relief.

The teams close out the series 1 p.m. Saturday with senior day set for 12:35 p.m.