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- ↑ "Auburn hires James Madison's Mickey Dean as new softball coach". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Ex-ASU softball coach quits Auburn after son accused of 'inappropriate relationships'". AZCentral.com. www.azcentral.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mickey Dean". AuburnTigers.com. Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Big South Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports,com. Big South Conference. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Colonial Athletic Association Softball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 4 March 2019.