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- ↑ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ↑ "2003 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Rebels!". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ↑ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.