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- ↑ "2020 Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). Bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ "HISTORICAL ROSTERS". Profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Farmington softball alumni Piper Ritter named University of Minnesota's softball coach". Profastpitch.com. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ↑ "Piper Ritter Announced as New Head Coach". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ "Gophers softball elevates long-time pitching guru Piper Ritter to head coach". TwinCities.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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