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Union J.I. Burton

Bears

Black Raiders

The J.I. Burton (Norton, VA) varsity softball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Union (Big Stone Gap, VA) by a score of 7-5.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Union	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
J.I. Burton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

Final score provided by N. Johnson.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Virginia High School Softball - Union tipped by J.I. Burton

April 23, 2025: Norton, VA 24273

In Wednesday's non-league test, the J.I. Burton Black Raiders (Norton, VA) softball squad the visiting Union Bears (Big Stone Gap, VA), by a margin of 7-5.

The Black Raiders now sport a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Twin Springs for a Cumberland battle on Thursday, April 24. J.I. Burton will confront a Titans team coming off a 14-0 league win over Thomas Walker (Ewing, VA). The Titans record now stands at 9-2.

With the loss, Union moves to 5-7 on the season. The Bears host John Battle (Bristol, VA) to confront the Trojans in a Mountain 7 battle on Friday, April 25. The Trojans come into the battle with a record of 7-7. John Battle won 7-5 in their recent non-league battle against David Crockett (Jonesborough, TN)

Union @ J.I. Burton Softball Game Info

Wed., Apr. 23, 2025 @ 5p

The J.I. Burton (Norton, VA) varsity softball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Union (Big Stone Gap, VA) by a score of 7-5.

Rankings & Records

Union (24-25)

VA	Div.
127	16

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
10-13	6-6	5-5	5-8	.435	.500	89	136

J.I. Burton (24-25)

VA	Div.
100	8

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
10-9	5-3	2-4	7-4	1-1	.526	.625	73	71

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Union	.9	.7	1.0	.3	.6	.4	0	0	2.0	3.9	5.5	3.1
J.I. Burton	.5	0	.4	.8	.1	.8	0	-	-	3.8	4.6	1.7

Head-to-Head

Union won on 3/26/2025

3/26 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

J.I. Burton - - - - - - - 1 - -
Union - - - - - - - 3 - -

The J.I. Burton (Norton, VA) varsity softball team lost Wednesday's away non-conference game against Union (Big Stone Gap, VA) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
J.I. Burton won on 4/23/2025

4/23 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Union - - - - - - - 5 - -
J.I. Burton - - - - - - - 7 - -

The Union (Big Stone Gap, VA) varsity softball team lost Wednesday's away non-conference game against J.I. Burton (Norton, VA) by a score of 7-5.
Box score

3/26 @ 5p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
J.I. Burton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Union	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Union	1-3		J.I. Burton	3-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/18/25	Twin Springs	Union	(W) 4-1	4/24/25	Twin Springs	J.I. Burton	(L) 3-2
3/28/25	Union	Twin Springs	(L) 5-0	5/13/25	J.I. Burton	Twin Springs	(W) 2-1
				5/23/25	J.I. Burton	Twin Springs	(W) 2-0
				6/3/25	J.I. Burton	Twin Springs	(W) 1-0
4/17/25	Union	Lee	(L) 12-8	4/2/25	J.I. Burton	Lee	(L) 4-3
5/13/25	Lee	Union	(L) 10-0

Record Breakdown

Union (24-25)		J.I. Burton (24-25)
10-13	Overall	10-9
6-6	League	5-3
3-5	Non-League	3-4
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
1-3	Common Opponent	3-2
5-5	Home	2-4
5-8	Away	7-4
0-0	Neutral	1-1
1-2	Playoff	2-2
10-11	In-State	9-8
0-2	Out-of-State	1-1