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- ↑ Mike Baldwin (June 4, 2007). "Wildcats again headed to finals". The Oklahoman . Oklahoma City . Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ↑ 2019 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 23. Retrieved July 14, 2019.