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- ↑ "Championships 2011-12 Championship Info & Results". mvc-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ↑ "MSU to Host 2022 MVC Baseball Championship".
- ↑ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.