Fun Facts
Information courtesy of
Denny Grubb
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The first
NAIA World Series was played in Alpine, Texas in 1957.
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The NAIA has
held a World Series in baseball every year since 1957.
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This year,
2009, will be Lewiston’s 18th year hosting the World
Series.
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634,261 people have attended the Series in the 17 years the
event has been held at Lewiston, an average of 2,001 per game.
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The highest
attendance for one game in Lewiston came in 2008 when 5,530
people attended the championship game. The previous record was
5,480 set in 2006.
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317 World
Series games have been held at Lewiston.
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169 different
teams have participated in the World Series—28 of those teams
have never won a game. Hawaii-Hilo has the most appearance
without winning a game, as it is 0-6 in its three appearances.
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29 Different
teams have claimed championships, while only five teams have
multiple championships: Lewis-Clark
State 15, Grand Canyon (AZ) 4, Lewis (ILL) 3, David Lipscomb
(TN) 2, and Linfield (OR) 2.
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Three teams are tied for the most
appearance without winning a championship. Dallas Baptist (TX),
Southeastern Oklahoma and Point Park (NY) have all made 10
appearances and failed to come away with the title.
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Lewis-Clark State won the
championship six consecutive years from 1987-1992, bettering the
three consecutive mark of Grand Canyon.
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Lewiston
became the host of the World Series in 1984 and hosted the event
until 1991. The World Series then was hosted by four different
cities in eight years, until it returned to Lewiston in 2000.
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In the
52-year history of the NAIA World Series, Lewis-Clark State has
played at the most sites, seven. They have participated in St.
Joseph, Mo; Nashville, TN; Lubbock, TX; Des Moines, IA; Sioux
City, IA; Jupiter, FL; and Lewiston.
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Two
no-hitters have been thrown in the World Series.
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Joey Dyche
(Lewis-Clark State College, 2005) is the only player to hit for
the cycle in the World Series.
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Clyde Wright
(Carson-Newman, 1965) holds the record for most strikeouts in a
World Series Game, 22.
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