Baseball: Hawks' Nao Higashihama no-hits Lions in 2-0 win

SoftBank Hawks right-hander Nao Higashihama threw a no-hitter Wednesday to lead his side to a 2-0 win over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League.The 31-year-old from Okinawa threw six strikeouts and two walks on 97 pitches at Fukuoka's PayPay Dome, improving to 4-1 with his first complete game of the season."I didn't think there was any way I could do it, and I still don't believe it," said Higashihama, who pitched the 95th no-hitter in Japanese pro baseball, becoming the 84th player to achieve the milestone.The 10-year veteran said he only started thinking the no-hitter was within reach "i…READ FULL ARTICLE