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- ↑ "2015 SoCon Softball Championship Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ "SoCon Softball bracket announced". WMAZ. Retrieved May 4, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]