Shuta Ishikawa of the SoftBank Hawks threw his first career no-hitter Friday in an 8-0 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions.At Fukuoka's PayPay Dome, Ishikawa (4-5) struck out eight, walked three and hit a batter in Japanese pro baseball's 99th regular-season no-hit shutout and the first of the 2023 season."I didn't think I would be able to achieve this," Ishikawa said. "But I had some luck and the fielders got the outs, and I'm grateful to them."The Hawks took a five-run second-inning lead against Seibu's Kaima Taira (7-6), who allowed seven runs over four innings.With a big lead, Ishik…READ FULL ARTICLE
