no-hitter

noun

no-hit·​ter ˌnō-ˈhi-tər 

: a no-hit game in baseball

Examples of no-hitter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024

San Diego State pitcher Jacob Riordan watched a ground ball to second base become the final out in last week’s no-hitter against New Mexico, then let the magnitude of moment wash over him. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Espada became the first manager to have his first MLB managerial win come as part of a no-hitter. —Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024

Brianne Weiss of Orange Lutheran threw her fifth career no-hitter, striking out 14 against Rosary. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024

Junior Nick Murrey had a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024

The left-handed senior bound for Notre Dame recorded her first perfect game and fourth no-hitter. —Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024

Westlake is 8-0. Jackson Klein of Santa Monica threw his second consecutive no-hitter, striking out 13, in a 5-0 win over Grace Brethren. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024

But even prior to that no-hitter, Lorenzen truly showed his bona fides: 113-2/3 innings, 3.48 ERA, 3.87 FIP, and a better than 3/1 strikeout to walk ratio. —Dan Freedman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

no-hitter

noun

no-hit·​ter

(ˈ)nō-ˈhit-ər

: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits