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The Belleville Raiders Home Talent baseball team played and hosted its first playoff game in franchise history. The Raiders, as the one seed, battled the eight seed Wiota. The Raiders won 5-0 over Wiota.

Justin Langley pitched for seven innings, striking out 11 allowing no runs. Curtis Sheahan came into the game to pitch the last two, striking out four.

The Raiders jumped to an early lead after a first inning RBI by Sheahan. Sheahan then added two more with a double in the fifth. Going into the sixth inning, the Raiders held a 3-0 lead. Drew Haack added a run on an RBI double; Haack l...