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- 1 2 "Kenny Gajewski Joins Florida Softball Coaching Staff". FloridaGators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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- ↑ https://okstate.com/documents/2022/2/7/2022_Oklahoma_State_Softball_Guide.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]