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- ↑ "WCC Announces 2019 Baseball All-Conference Teams". www.wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. May 21, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ↑ Kevin Reynolds (April 11, 2022). "BYU baseball coach Mike Littlewood resigns in the middle of season". www.sltrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2022.