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- ↑ "Bracket Announced for 2015 American Softball Championship". American Athletic Conference. May 3, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ "2015 Softball Championship Central". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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- ↑ "NCAA Division I Softball: ESPN Networks to Carry 400 Games". ESPN. January 27, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2021.