L-S High Baseball Coach Let Go: 'There Have Been Complaints'

Lincoln-Sudbury High School’s baseball coach, Kirk Fredericks, was let go after 14 seasons, reported The Boston Herald.

Yesterday, Athletic Director Peter Elenbaas told the coach, who has a record of 269-68 with the team, that he would not be returning, choosing not to comment further other than to confirm the decision.

In an analysis by Dan Ventura, he said that a “small circle of parents did not approve of Fredericks’ coaching style” in a Herald report.

“Clearly the players who have played for him haven’t been traumatized, as evidenced by the 12 league titles in 14 years and the slew of kids who have been prepared for and succeeded at the next level thanks to Fredericks and his staff,” he wrote.

After hearing what he called “stunning news,” Fredericks issued a statement to the Herald, stating, “Today I walked into LS prepared for an end of the season meeting with the Athletic Director. During the meeting I was told I wasn’t being rehired as baseball coach at LS. I asked why and the AD stated that over the last two years there have been a number of complaints. As I walked out the LS baseball players and families had just received an email from the AD stating there will be a change in leadership.”

Read the full statement here.

The Boston Globe also ran Fredericks’ statement.

A number of players and parents Tweeted about the decision.

Jake Nelson Tweeted, “How anyone could be stupid enough to fire Coach Fredericks is beyond me. One of the best coaches I’ve ever had.”

L-S Warriors Baseball posted a Tweet, “On behalf of the entire LS baseball program, a huge thank you to Coach Fredericks for all he has done throughout his years here.”

Red Sox Nation also Tweeted the news to its followers.

Popular blog TurtleBoySports pontificated on the move in a scathing piece: “Newsflash – this isn’t tee-ball. It’s high school division 1 varsity athletics. You play to win the game, not to have fun. Wanna have fun? Go play a pick up game at the park. High school is for winning and losing.”