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- ↑ "Wichita State will hold MVC baseball, softball tournaments". kansas.com. May 29, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ "MVC Announces Championship Sites for 2014-15". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.