CHICO, Calif-  The second-ranked Sonoma State baseball team opened up their series with No. 16 Chico State on Friday with a 13-2 victory to extend their winning streak to 22 games in a row, tying a school record.  The Seawolves improve to 28-1 overall and remain perfect in CCAA play at 15-0.  The Wildcats fall to 21-8, 10-6 CCAA.

The Seawolves handed the Wildcats their worst home defeat since 1994.  In the process they tied the school record with their 22nd consecutive win, a streak dating back to February 16th.  In 2007, the Seawolves won 22 consecutive games on their way to a 50-12 overall record.

After Dave Herman led off the game with a home run, the Seawolves were able to take advantage of a crucial Wildcat error to build a 3-0 first inning lead.  Two more Chico errors in the third led to three more Seawolf runs and, in turn, a 6-0 lead after three.  Freshman Kyle Jones had the key hit in the inning when he laced a two-run single up the middle. 

A six-run lead was more than enough cushion for ace Matt Means, who struck out five and scattered six hits through five innings of work.  Means improved to 6-0 on the season with the win. 

Kris Haycock led the Seawolves with four hits.  Cameron Cook was 3-for-5 while SSU's five-through-eight hitters- Mark Pestorich, Ian Bridges, Jones, and Konrad Thieme- each had two RBIs. 

Shane Farmer had three hits to pace the Wildcats. 

The Seawolves and Wildcats will meet again on Saturday in Chico before coming to Rohnert Park for a doubleheader on Sunday.

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