DJ Gasso
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tulsa |
| Conference | American Conference |
| Record | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 6, 1995 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] |
| Education | University of Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 2015 | Hutchinson Community College |
| 2016–2017 | Bradley |
| 2018 | Central Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2021–2023 | Utah (asst.) |
| 2024–2026 | Arkansas (asst.) |
| 2027–present | Tulsa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0–0 (–) |
DJ Gasso (born January 6, 1995) is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Tulsa.
Playing career
[edit]Gasso began his college baseball career at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas. He then spent two years at Bradley University, where he posted a .255 batting average, a .311 slugging percentage and a .363 on-base percentage. He transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma in 2018. During his senior year he recorded a .303 batting average, a .395 on-base percentage and a .364 slugging average.[2]
He finished his master's degree in intercollegiate athletics administration at the University of Oklahoma while serving as a graduate assistant for the Oklahoma Sooners softball team.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Utah
[edit]On June 23, 2020, Gasso was named an assistant coach for Utah.[2] In his first season with Utah in 2021, the Utes hit 46 home runs, the most by a Utah team since 2012, and scored 237 runs, their most since 2017. In 2023, the Utes set single-season program records in runs (351), RBIs (316), slugging percentage (.483), doubles (84) and steals (99). Utah tied for fifth nationally in batting average (.327).[3] He helped lead Utah to their first Women's College World Series appearance since 1994.[4]
Arkansas
[edit]On June 29, 2023, Gasso was named an assistant coach for Arkansas, where he primarily served as the hitting coach.[5] In his first season with Arkansas in 2024, the Razorbacks posted a 37–18 record. Under Gasso's tutelage, first baseman Bri Ellis earned NFCA All-America honors after posting a career-best .322 batting average and .444 on-base percentage with 14 home runs, 47 RBI, 36 runs scored and 97 total bases. In 2025, Arkansas set single-season records in runs scored (436), RBI (399), walks (291), doubles (90), on-base percentage (.439), and sacrifice flies (29).[3]
Tulsa
[edit]On June 4, 2026, Gasso was named the head coach for Tulsa.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Gasso's mother, Patty, is the head softball coach for Oklahoma, while his father, Jim, is the head softball coach for Mid-America Christian University.[7] His older brother, JT, is an associate head coach for Oklahoma.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "DJ Gasso". bradleybraves.com. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- 1 2 "Utah Softball Adds DJ Gasso". utahutes.com. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "DJ Gasso". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Getting to know new Arkansas SB Assistant DJ Gasso". nwahomepage.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Tafolla, Grace (June 29, 2023). "DJ Gasso Named Assistant Softball Coach". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Dawson, Dudley (June 4, 2026). "Arkansas assistant DJ Gasso set to take over as Tulsa head softball coach". nwahomepage.com. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Almeida, Isa (June 4, 2026). "Tulsa set to hire DJ Gasso, son of OU softball legend Patty Gasso, as head coach". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
