// Customize Excerpt Word Count Length
    function excerpt($limit) {
        $excerpt = explode(' ', get_the_excerpt(), $limit);
        if (count($excerpt)>=$limit) {
            array_pop($excerpt);
            $excerpt = implode(" ",$excerpt).'...';
          } else {
            $excerpt = implode(" ",$excerpt);
          }
        $excerpt = preg_replace('`\[[^\]]*\]`','',$excerpt);
        return $excerpt;
    }

    // Exclude Pages From Search
    function exclude_page_search_filter($query) {
        if ($query->is_search) {
            $query->set(
                'post_type',
                array(  'post',
                        'upcoming-games'
                    )
            );
        }
        return $query;
        }

    add_filter('pre_get_posts','exclude_page_search_filter');