Cardinals Koufax No-Hits Orange:
Sandy Koufax of the Louisville Cardinals was the King of the Hill today at Jim Patterson Stadium.
The Louisville starter dominated the Syracuse Orange, giving up zero hits in his 5-0 victory.
"The toughest part was the last couple of innings," Koufax recounted after the game. "You know you have a no-hitter going, and so does everybody in the ballpark. That was the hard part, keeping focused and concentrating while your heart is pounding."
Koufax recorded 18 strikeouts and 2 walks in the game.
This year Koufax has gone 6-3 with an ERA of 3.53 and has 137 strikeouts in 71.1 innings.
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