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- ↑ "Rockland Boulders star Jerod Edmondson Breaks All-Time Can-Am Hits Record". 2014-07-08.
- ↑ Can Am League 2014 Playoff Scores. Accessed September 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Regular 2014 - Attendance". CanAmLeague.com - Official Website of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.