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- ↑ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ↑ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Big 12 Tourney media guide Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Boydsworld 2002 Standings