Darling pitched 11 innings of no-hit ball (still a college playoff record) before surrendering a single in the 12th inning.

Fernandez was pitching no-hit ball with a 7-0 lead going to the sixth inning against the Giants.

"I say he gets mentioned for pitching five innings of no-hit ball, but that's not a no-hitter."

"Once you get five or six innings of no-hit ball, the adrenaline kicks in," Clemens said.

And this was one month after he had pitched seven innings of no-hit ball against the Chicago Cubs.

He pitched five and two-thirds innings of no-hit ball and gave up three hits through eight innings.

Darling pitched 11 innings of no-hit ball for Yale, and lost.

"All I wanted to do was pitch nine innings of no-hit ball," he said.

The last time out, he pitched no-hit ball for six innings against Oakland before Reggie Jackson hit a double.

In all, the Hawks would have 6 and 1/3 innings of no-hit ball before Gomez singled to left.