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- ↑ "2012-13 Great West Championships". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Utah Valley Picked to Win Fourth-Straight GWC Baseball Championship". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Houston Baptist Wins Great West Conference Baseball Tournament". Great West Conference. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2013.