Kenny Gajewski

Kenny Gajewski (born October 23, 1971[1]) is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Oklahoma State.[2]

Kenny Gajewski
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOklahoma State
ConferenceBig 12
Record154–90 (.631)
Biographical details
Born (1971-10-23) October 23, 1971[1]
Los Alamitos, California
Alma materOklahoma
Playing career
1991Cerritos College
1992–1993Cal State Dominguez Hills
1994Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995Oklahoma (Graduate asst.)
1996Kansas State (Volunteer asst.)
2013–2015Florida (asst.)
2016–PresentOklahoma State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1997–2006Oklahoma (Turf/Maintenance Dir.)
2011–2012Tennessee (Dir. of Baseball Operations)
Head coaching record
Overall154–90 (.631)
TournamentsNCAA: 13–9 (.591)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2019)

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.[5]

Oklahoma State

On July 13, 2015, Kenny Gajewski was announced as the new head coach of the Oklahoma State softball program.[6][7]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma State Cowgirls (Big 12 Conference) (2016–Present)
2016 Oklahoma State 32–266–115thNCAA Regional
2017 Oklahoma State 38–2512–63rdNCAA Regional
2018 Oklahoma State 39–2212–6T-2ndNCAA Regional
2019 Oklahoma State 45–1713–52ndWomen's College World Series
2020 Oklahoma State 18–60–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Oklahoma State: 172–96 (.642)43–28 (.606)
Total:172–96 (.642)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Kenneth W Gajewski". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. "Kenny Gajewski". OKState.com. Oklahoma State Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "1994 Baseball Roster". SoonerStats,com. SoonerStats. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. "Kenny Gajewski Joins Florida Softball Coaching Staff". FloridaGators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "Kenny Gajewski Joins Florida Softball Coaching Staff". FloridaGators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Cowgirls Hire Kenny Gajewski as New Softball Coach". KFOR.com. KFOR. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "OSU Softball: Cowgirls look to NCAA champion for coach". NewsOK.com. NewsOK.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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