Oklahoma and Florida have a very short history on the baseball diamond. The Sooners and Gators have faced each other a total of three times, but never in the regular season and never in Norman.
The No. 25 Gators (29-16, 11-10) are making their first-ever trip to Norman this weekend for a three-game series against the No. 15 Sooners (29-14, 11-10) at Kimrey Family Stadium. Both teams are sitting just above .500, at 11-10, in conference play, tied with Arkansas, where the Sooners play next weekend, and Ole Miss in sixth place.
Sooners get Florida for a rare matchup with postseason stakes on the line
The next three weekends are critically important for Oklahoma, which would like to earn a first- or second-round bye in the upcoming SEC Tournament and also serve as a host site for an NCAA Regional. To earn a bye in the SEC Tournament, the Sooners must finish in the top four in conference standings in order to earn a first-round bye in the single-elimination tournament.
The Sooners are currently two games out of fourth place in the standings and three games out of second with nine regular-season game left to play. Heading into this weekend, Oklahoma would be in a position to be named one of the 16 regional host sites in this season’s NCAA tournament. The Sooners currently rank No. 15 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 rankings and No. 12 in the Baseball America rankings…