Kenny Gajewski serves as Head Coach for Oklahoma State University's Softball program in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Pronounced GUY-eh-ski > In nine full seasons (plus the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign) as head coach at Oklahoma State, he has led the Cowgirls to five trips to the Women’s College World Series and has guided OSU to the NCAA Tournament every year. > From 2021-25, Oklahoma State won 227 games, which ranks seventh in the nation for that span. > Oklahoma State has had a final national ranking of No. 6 or better in five of the last seven seasons. > From 2021-24, Oklahoma State went a combined 20-1 in the Regional and Super Regional rounds of the NCAA Tournament. > Gajewski enters the 2026 season trailing only Gerry Glasco (Texas Tech) in career win percentage among active Big 12 coaches. > Since 2019, Gajewski has led Oklahoma State to a 135-20 record at home (.871 pct). > Brought OSU its first conference title in the Big 12 era with a win over No. 1 Oklahoma at the 2022 Big 12 Softball Championship. > Has coached Oklahoma State to 25 wins over teams ranked in the top 10 of the NFCA poll, including three wins over the nation’s top-ranked team. > His OSU staff was honored as the NFCA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year three times entering his tenth season (2017, 2019 and 2024). > His Oklahoma State student-athletes have earned 22 All-America honors, 50 All-Region honors and 50 All-Big 12 honors. > His Oklahoma State student-athletes have earned 14 Academic All-America honors, 22 Academic All-District honors and 112 Academic All-Big 12 honors. Gajewski’s time as head coach at Oklahoma State has been marked by high-level success.
Gajewski would say OSU’s success has everything to do with the student-athletes, to whom the program belongs and the decisions he and his staff make simply reflect that larger philosophy. Prioritizing mental health and freshness Just one of the real-world examples of how he applies this approach has become an offseason tradition for the Cowgirls. Each August, Gajewski and his staff coordinate a team trip to Broken Bow, Oklahoma, as an opportunity for a new group of student-athletes to become familiar with each other as people, not just as players. The retreat has yielded such positive results that Gajewski has made it part of the team’s postseason routine each of the past four seasons.
