Auburn, Neb., paid a visit to Sabetha’s Somerset Park on Wednesday, July 13, to take on the Raptors in their final game of the season. Sabetha trailed through the first six innings and finally had a surge to plate some runs late to give them the lead and eventually the win, 7-5.

Auburn tipped their hat and throttled their offense in the top of the second to score three runs on four hits, to give them the early bump on the scoreboard. They plated two more runs in the top of the third before the Raptors would get on the board in the bottom half of that inning. Aiden Lang led off with a single and would later score, which left Sabetha trailing, 5-1.

The Raptors juiced the bases in the bottom of the fourth inning and scored three runs on two hits, a walk and a wild pitch. Lang had his second single of the game in the inning, and Jonathan Renyer and Darrin Funk also had a base hit each. At the end of four innings, Auburn led, 5-4.

Harper Schmelzle took a free ride with a base on balls in the bottom of the sixth inning, Josh Herrmann had a base hit, and Christian McAfee slapped a hard hit ball to deep right-centerfield for a twin RBI triple to give the Raptors the 7-5 lead they were looking for. A scoreless top of the seventh sealed the deal and Sabetha came away with the win.

Funk pitched a complete game and took the victory, giving up five runs on ten hits, striking out one and walking only one. Sabetha had just one error in the game. Offensively, the Raptors had seven runs on 11 hits, with Will Ulrich going three for four at the plate, McAfee and Funk hitting two of four, and Lang was two of three. With the victory, the Raptors finished the season 15-8 overall.