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- ↑ Creg Stephenson (October 10, 2013). "Baseball: Southern Miss to host 2014 Conference USA tournament in Hattiesburg". The Mississippi Press. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ "2013-14 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Southern Miss to host 2014 C-USA Baseball Championship". Conference USA. October 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
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