Baseball Game Preview: John Battle Trojans vs. Union Bears
By Team Reports
May 18, 2026, 11:49pm
Baseball Preview: John Battle Trojans vs. Union Bears

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| 05/05/26 - Away | 14-4 W |
| 04/08/26 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 12-5 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 05/16/22 - Home | 12-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
John Battle has gone 9-1 against Union recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bears at 5:00 p.m.
John Battle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Abingdon, who was ranked 11th at the time (John Battle was ranked 20th). The Trojans fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Union came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 7-3.
John Battle's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Union, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
John Battle got the 'W' when the teams last played two weeks ago against Union by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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