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- ↑ "Columbia Defeats Penn In Gehrig Division Playoff To Advance To Championship Series". Ivy League. May 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Seven Straight Division Titles for Dartmouth Baseball". Ivy League. May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.