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- ↑ "2019 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ↑ "ACC ANNOUNCES 2018-19 CHAMPIONSHIP DATES AND SITES". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ↑ "#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.