For the Tribune
Numerical nuggets from the Czar of Series Statistics:
- The five runs scored by Lubbock Christian in the first inning were the most runs scored by any team in a title game’s leadoff frame.
- The Chaps become the third team to win two NAIA championships. They join Lipscomb (Tenn.) and Linfield (Ore.) with two titles each. It is the longest gap between championships, 26 years.
- The second-place finish for Point Loma is its best ever. The Sea Lions placed fourth in 1993, and third in 2004.
- The 11 runs scored by LCU were the most scored in a title game since 2002 when Lewis-Clark State defeated Oklahoma City 12-8.
- The eight runs scored by Point Loma was the second-highest run total for a losing team in a title game.
- The 17 hits by the Chaps were the most in a title game since L-C bashed 18 in 1996. The combined 30 hits by both teams is the second highest, behind the 34 rung up in 1958 by San Diego State and Southwestern Oklahoma.
