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- ↑ "All-Time Softball All-Conference Teams". odaconline.com. Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Shining moment". roanoke.edu. Roanoke College. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "MESSICK NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH". JMUSports.com. James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "LaPorte Elevated to Head Coach of JMU Softball as Dean Departs". JMUSports.com. ames Madison University Athletics. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "Remainder of JMU Softball Season Canceled". JMUSports.com. James Madison University Athletics. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023.