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- ↑ "Schedule and results 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Schedule and results 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 1-6". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Schedule and results 2011 Honkbal Overgangsklasse 7-12". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-14.