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- ↑ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 SEC softball tournament Central". Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ↑ "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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