The Oklahoma softball team picks up this season right where it left off last year.
With a preseason No. 1 ranking, the Sooners are searching for their third consecutive national championship — but that's not weighing heavily on their minds as they open up the series with the GCU Kickoff Tournament in Phoenix. Here are three storylines to watch as the Sooners begin their three-peat campaign with Friday's season-opener.
You look familiar
With only one senior on last year's roster, the Sooners returned nearly the entire 2017 national championship team.
All but one starter from that team is back for another season, and it's making coach Patty Gasso's job pretty easy.