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- ↑ "FINAL 1982 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1982. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1983. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1984 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1984. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1985. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1986. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1987. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1988. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1990. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1991. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1992. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1993. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1994. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1995 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1995. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1996 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1996. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1997 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1997. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1998. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 1999. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 2000 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 2000. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA Statistics Service. 2001. Retrieved June 17, 2023.