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- ↑ "National Pro Fastpitch Cancels 2020 Season due to COVID-19". National Pro Fastpitch . May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020.
- ↑ MacLeod, Justin (December 3, 2020). "National Pro Fastpitch cancels 2021 season". Justin's World. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ "National Pro Fastpitch to sit out 2021 season". Ballpark Digest. December 3, 2020.
- ↑ Hefferman, Todd (December 3, 2020). "National Pro Fastpitch suspends 2021 season". The Southern Illinoisan .
