no-hit

American  

[noh-hit] / ˈnoʊˌhɪt /

adjective

Baseball.

1. of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team.

   a no-hit pitcher; a no-hit game.

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Etymology

Origin of no-hit

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

Then he took the field against Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees and struck out 11 while throwing 5 ⅓ no-hit innings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

That night, Roberts removed Ohtani from his no-hit bid because, as he put it after the game, he didn’t feel comfortable deviating from the superstar’s prescripted pitching plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Ohtani, of course, had pitched plenty before that Sept. 16 game at Dodger Stadium, when he spun five no-hit innings against a Phillies team on the verge of a National League East division title.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

He was so dominant that, when he no-hit the Colorado Rockies in 2014, the Times headline read “Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw throws first no-hitter,” because of course he would throw another.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

I suppose you’ve been doing nothing else but handing out no-hit and no-run games?”

From Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside by Chadwick, Lester