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- ↑ "Bethune-Cookman University wins 2016 MEAC Baseball Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 MEAC Baseball Championship Central" (PDF). meacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "2015-16 MEAC Championships". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.