Frenship trustees approve Tyler Lloyd as Frenship High head baseball coach

The Frenship Board of Trustees approved the recommendation to hire Tyler Lloyd as head baseball coach at Frenship High School during an open meeting following a closed session.

Mr. Gerlick, introduced by the board as the district athletic director, presented Lloyd’s background and endorsed him to lead the program. Gerlick said, “His ability to build relationships, teach the game, and positively influence our student athletes makes him an excellent choice to lead the Friendship Tiger baseball program.” He outlined Lloyd’s path as a Frenship graduate, two years at LCU, a year at Angelo State, and coaching stops at Lubbock High, Dumas (where he was head coach) and Tulia, noting Lloyd helped Tulia reach the playoffs after taking over a struggling program.

Tyler Lloyd spoke to the board and family in attendance, calling the position “home.” Lloyd said, “This isn’t just any job for me. It’s home,” and introduced his wife Kenzie and their sons. The athletic director also noted Lloyd’s classroom role, saying Lloyd’s teaching assignment is in a recovery program (transcript: “bridal recovery”). The transcript wording is unclear on that program name; the article reports the district’s phrasing as given in the meeting record.

A board member moved to approve the recommendation and another seconded. The chair announced the motion as made by Kyle Rogers and seconded by Jamie Phillips; the board voted in favor and the chair declared the motion carried, placing the hire on the consent agenda. The consent agenda was then moved, seconded, and approved by the board. The meeting record does not include a roll-call vote tally beyond the chair’s announcement that the motion carried.

The board offered congratulations to Lloyd and his family before adjourning.