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- ↑ "2018 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Regionals" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ↑ 2019 Division II Baseball Championships Record Book (PDF). NCAA. pp. 26–27. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ↑ "2018 DII Men's Baseball Championship Interactive Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 2, 2018.