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- ↑ "Conference USA baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ↑ "2018-19 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Patrick Magee (November 11, 2015). "Biloxi to become Conference USA baseball tourney's new home in 2017-19". Sun Herald . Biloxi, Mississippi. Retrieved November 12, 2015.