A quick once-over of senior Mary Ratliff's Facebook profile leaves no doubt as to where the outgoing right fielder grew up.
Even if you covered up her hometown information, "Kentucky" appears five times alone on Ratliff's profile, and the letters "UK" - that school from the Bluegrass State - appear twice.
This weekend, the No. 3 Gators (48-2, 18-1 Southeastern Conference) take on the school, Kentucky (16-28, 3-16 SEC), that passed on recruiting a hometown player and a born-and-raised Wildcat.
"It's always fun. I obviously grew up in that area," Ratliff said of playing Kentucky. "I grew up a UK fan, and most of my family is still Kentucky fans at heart. It's a big series. I like having the chance to play them."
Ratliff would've liked to have played for them coming out of high school, but after the Wildcats showed no interest in her, she followed her older brother, Will, down to Gainesville to play for the Gators.
It's safe to say Ratliff is happy with the outcome of that situation.
UF is 32-6 all-time against Kentucky, including an 8-1 record over the three years that Ratliff has suited up for the Gators.
When both teams take Pressly field on Saturday for the first two games of a three-game series, the sharp contrast between the two programs will be on display.
The Gators, who sit atop the SEC East, boast a .312 team batting average and 0.94 team ERA.
By comparison, the Wildcats, who reside in the SEC East cellar, come into the game hitting .263 as a team while posting a 4.17 team ERA.
Despite the fact that Kentucky doesn't usually field a very competitive softball team, Ratliff said that playing the Wildcats is always an exciting game for her.
And although her past is filled with allegiances to Kentucky, she set the record straight in regards to where her heart lies in the present and future.
"I am a Gator through and through, and that won't ever change," she said.
At the same time, Ratliff admitted that when the Gators aren't playing the Wildcats and a Kentucky win would do no harm to any of UF's programs, she cheers for the team she was brought up on.
As a matter of fact, her Facebook says she can name the Kentucky basketball team's starting five in any given year.
"Ramel Bradley, Joe Crawford, Derrick Jasper when he's healthy, Patrick Patterson, of course, and Mark Coury, maybe the goofiest looking guy," Ratliff answered when put to the test.
She was mostly right - Ramon Harris started in place of Jasper for much of the season.
But who could blame her; she's a Gator after all.
