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- ↑ "2021 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas. p. 160. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ "1989 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.