Player-wise, the Oklahoma softball team isn't very familiar with the Florida Gators. Only Paige Lowary has faced the Gators before.
But on the coaching side of the things, the connections run deep.
Florida head coach Tim Walton played on the 1994 and 1995 OU baseball teams, winning a national championship with the 1994 squad. After his playing career, Walton returned to Norman, but he headed to a different field. He joined Patty Gasso's staff as an assistant and coached with the softball team for four years before taking a position with Wichita State.