Kenny Gajewski
American softball coach
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Kenny Gajewski (born October 23, 1971)[1] is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Oklahoma State.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 419–178 (.702) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 23, 1971[1] Los Alamitos, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma (Class of 1994) |
| Playing career | |
| 1991 | Cerritos College |
| 1992–1993 | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 1994 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995 | Oklahoma (Graduate asst.) |
| 1996 | Kansas State (Volunteer asst.) |
| 2013–2015 | Florida (asst.) |
| 2016–present | Oklahoma State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1997–2006 | Oklahoma (Turf/Maintenance Dir.) |
| 2011–2012 | Tennessee (Dir. of Baseball Operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 419–178 (.702) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 31–16 (.660) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Early life and education
Gajewski graduated from the University of Oklahoma. He played baseball for the 1994 Oklahoma baseball team that won the national championship.[3][4]
Coaching career
Florida (asst.)
On July 13, 2012, Florida added Gajewski to the softball staff as an assistant coach under head coach Tim Walton.[4]
Oklahoma State
On July 13, 2015, Kenny Gajewski was announced as the new head coach of the Oklahoma State softball program.[5][6]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowgirls (Big 12 Conference) (2016–Present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 32–26 | 6–11 | 5th | NCAA Athens Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 38–25 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Gainesville Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 39–22 | 12–6 | T-2nd | NCAA Fayetteville Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 45–17 | 13–5 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 19–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 48–12 | 15–3 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 48–14 | 14–4 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 47–16 | 10–8 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 49–12 | 21–6 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 35-20 | 13-9 | 4th | NCAA Fayetteville Regional | ||||
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 19-9 | 2-4 | ||||||
| Oklahoma State: | 419–178 (.702)[7] | 117–62 (.654) | |||||||
| Total: | 419–178 (.702) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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