PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland scored six runs during the final three innings and Tracye Tammaro belted a two-run homer as the Pilots won their seventh straight game with a 7-1 victory over the Seattle U Redhawks on Wednesday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field. It's the first career home run for Tammaro, a freshman in his first year with the Pilots.
 
The seven-game winning streak is the longest stretch without a loss for the Pilots since 2010, and it improves Portland's record to 14-4, which matches the second best start in program history. The 2012 team also began the year 14-4, and Portland's best record ever after 18 games happened back in 1958 (16-2).
 
Tammaro's blast came with two outs and the score tied 1-1 in the in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Hunter Montgomery on third base, Tammaro hammered a pitch to deep right field, which easily cleared the scoreboard beyond the fence.
 
The Pilots added two more runs in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth en route to the win. In the seventh, Chad Stevens reached on a walk, and Matt Kelly followed with a double into the left field corner. After the Redhawks (4-12) registered the first out of the inning on a pop-up, Cody Hawken brought home both runners with a single to left field, pushing Portland's lead to 5-1.
 
Stevens provided a two-run single in the eighth after Gabe Skoro doubled and Tammaro drew a walk.
 
The Pilots scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first inning when Stevens singled, worked his way to third base, and scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Hawken.
 
Seattle scored their lone run in the top of the fourth, courtesy an RBI single by Kyle Sherick.
 
Portland freshman reliever Brett Gillis (1-0) notches his first win in his first career appearance on the mound for the Pilots. He tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, K'd two, and allowed just one hit.
 
Gillis took over on the hill for another freshman as Jacob Biesterfeld made his first career start. The righty was solid, yielding just the one run, while striking out four in 5.0 innings. Senior reliever Cameron Richman took care of the final 2.0 scoreless innings, fanning two.
 
The Redhawks used six pitchers, with the loss going to reliever Brayden Weyer (0-3), who worked just one third of an inning.
 
The Pilots next head to the Bay Area to open play in the West Coast Conference with a three-game series against the San Francisco Dons. Friday's opener at Benedetti Diamond is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., while first pitch on both Saturday and Sunday is set for 1 p.m.