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- ↑ Wolcott, David (December 22, 2012). "NECBL will field a baseball team in Plymouth in 2013". Scituate Mariner. GateHouse Media . Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ↑ Maley, Chris (December 19, 2012). "Phillies' collegiate baseball franchise relocating to Saratoga Springs". The Saratogian . Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2012.