As they battle for first place the Port Jefferson Royals were looking for some pitching and they received it in a big way this week. Port Jefferson sits at 6-4 overall and 5-2 in league play. They have been led by some excellent offense in recent games but against Amityville on Monday they watched a brilliant pitching performance.
Senior Kyle Erickson took the hill and fired a no hitter. The fire baller struck out nine batters across the effort and even added a double, three RBIs and two runs scored as the Royals beat up on Amityville 12-0. This was Erickson's longest outing of the season as he has come out of the bullpen this year as well as starting. Head Coach Jesse Rosen said "Kyle was locked in on the mound for seven innings, in a dominating, and memorable performance. In true team fashion Kyle was quick to show his appreciation to his team’s defense as an important factor in this accomplishment. Exciting stuff for Kyle, and Port Jefferson Baseball."
Port Jefferson has now won two games in a row by the score of 25-2 and they have scored 45 runs in their last four games. The Royals have a long break before taking on Amityville once again next week. With just four games remaining on the schedule they will need to keep scoring to take the lead in league play.