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- ↑ "Baseball Tops Wichita State 3–1 to Win MVC Tournament Title". Creighton Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ↑ "2011 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 MVC Baseball Guide" (PDF). MVC Sports. p. 30. Retrieved April 19, 2020.