Fayette Invitational provides weekend gauntlet for Lexington baseball teams
Lexington’s high school baseball teams will test themselves against some of the state’s best this Friday and Saturday as the city’s six public schools host the annual Fayette County Invitational Tournament, a showcase of 36 games in two days.
Lexington has three teams ranked in the latest PrepBaseballReport.com Top 25 — No. 5 Sayre, No. 16 Lexington Catholic and No. 25 Henry Clay.
The FCIT includes six doubleheaders on Friday and six quadrupleheaders on Saturday at Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Tates Creek.
Lexington Catholic will play its games at Bryan Station while Sayre will be at Lafayette.
No. 19 Ryle is the other ranked team in the tournament, but teams including Scott County, Campbell County, George Rogers Clark and University Heights will also compete and are listed as “teams to watch” by PrepBaseballReport.com.
Some of the top players who should see action include Kentucky commits Owen Jenkins and Jack Sams of Lexington Catholic; Louisville commits Nicholas Ballard of Manual and Carson Shee of Eastern; Bellarmine commits Jaxson Howard of Sayre, Cody Decker of LexCath and Ethan Carroll of Eastern; Western Kentucky commit Reece Harbison of Frederick Douglass; and Eastern Kentucky commits Calvin Johnson of Douglass and Kamden McAlpin of George Rogers Clark.
FAYETTE COUNTY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY’S GAMES
At Bryan Station
5:30 p.m.: Bryan Station vs. Bishop Brossart
8 p.m.: No. 16 Lexington Catholic vs. George Rogers Clark
At Frederick Douglass
5:30 p.m.: Douglass vs Woodford County
8 p.m.: Madison Southern vs Pikeville
At Henry Clay
5:30 p.m.: No. 25 Henry Clay vs Lexington Christian
8 p.m.: Eastern vs University Heights
At Lafayette
5:30 p.m.: Lafayette vs Campbell County
8 p.m.: No. 5 Sayre vs Manual
At Paul Laurence Dunbar
5:30 p.m.: Dunbar vs. Mercer County
8 p.m.: Simon Kenton vs. Boyd County
At Tates Creek
5:30 p.m.: West Jessamine vs Scott County
8 p.m.: Tates Creek vs. Greenup County
SATURDAY’S GAMES
At Bryan Station
11 a.m.: Bryan Station vs. No. 16 Lexington Catholic
1:30 p.m.: Bishop Brossart vs. No. 16 Lexington Catholic
4 p.m.: Bishop Brossart vs. George Rogers Clark
6:30 p.m.: Bryan Station vs. George Rogers Clark
At Frederick Douglass
11 a.m.: Douglass vs. Pikeville
1:30 p.m.: Woodford County vs. Pikeville
4 p.m.: Woodford County vs. No. 19 Ryle
6:30 p.m.: Douglass vs. No. 19 Ryle
At Henry Clay
11 a.m.: No. 25 Henry Clay vs. University Heights
1:30 p.m.: Lexington Christian vs. University Heights
4 p.m.: Lexington Christian vs. Eastern
6:30 p.m.: Henry Clay vs. Eastern
At Lafayette
11 a.m.: Lafayette vs. Manual
1:30 p.m.: Campbell County vs. Manual
4 p.m.: Campbell County vs No. 5 Sayre
6:30 p.m.: Lafayette vs. No. 5 Sayre
At Paul Laurence Dunbar
11 a.m.: Dunbar vs. No. 15 Boyd County
1:30 p.m.: Mercer County vs. No. 15 Boyd County
4 p.m.: Mercer County vs Franklin-Simpson
6:30 p.m.: Dunbar vs Franklin-Simpson
At Tates Creek
11 a.m.: Tates Creek vs West Jessamine
1:30 p.m.: Greenup County vs West Jessamine
4 p.m.: Greenup County vs Scott County
6:30 p.m.: Tates Creek vs Scott County
