# Henry Clay's Ritchie Named 2026 All-City Baseball Player of Year **Published:** 2026-06-17T14:00:00.000Z **Source:** [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/henry-clay-pitcher-named-2026-player-of-the-year) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/henry-clay-s-ritchie-named-2026-all-city-baseball-player-of-year LEXINGTON, Ky. — JT Ritchie, a senior right-hander from Henry Clay High School, has been named the [2026 All-City Player of the Year](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/henry-clay-pitcher-named-2026-player-of-the-year) by the nine high school baseball coaches in Lexington's KHSAA programs. Ritchie led the Blue Devils to [the 42nd District baseball championship](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/henry-clay-takes-42nd-district-baseball-crown) this spring while compiling a 6-1 record on the mound with a 1.65 earned run average. The two-way player also contributed significantly at the plate, recording 43 hits with a .347 average while scoring 35 runs with 28 RBIs and two home runs. Three other Fayette County Public Schools seniors earned first-team honors on Lexington's All-City Baseball Team: Turner Sparks, a right-handed pitcher from Henry Clay; Jacob Carpenter, a right-handed pitcher and designated hitter from Lafayette; and Gabe Wright, catcher for Frederick Douglass. The All-City selections are determined through voting by the city's nine varsity baseball coaches, who rank their top prospects from among nominated players across the region's high schools. ## Sources - [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/henry-clay-pitcher-named-2026-player-of-the-year) - [Henry Clay High School defeats Sayre 2-0 for 42nd District Tournament baseball championship](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/henry-clay-takes-42nd-district-baseball-crown) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Fayette County Public Schools, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/henry-clay-pitcher-named-2026-player-of-the-year.