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- ↑ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ "2018-19 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named". Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.