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VIDEO: Wayne Valley tops Eastside in first round of baseball states
Written by - Monday, May 20 2013  

After a messy start, Wayne Valley cleaned things up in its first-round baseball state tournament game against Eastside. The top-seeded Indians dug out of an early deficit and went on to defeat the Ghosts, 7-3.

Mike D'Amato pitched a complete game for Wayne Valley, striking out seven while allowing seven hits. He also drove in a run for the Indians.

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Eastside got two unearned runs in the first inning, thanks in large part to two Valley errors. But the Indians played much better defense the rest of the way, turning a crucial double play in the fourth and cutting down a runner at third base in the fifth.

Eric Van Assen and Anthony Simone had RBI doubles for the Indians. Chris Santaniello had a two-run single as Wayne Valley scored three runs in the fourth inning to break up a tie game.

Brayan Rodriguez drove in two runs for Eastside, the 16th seed in North 1, Group IV.

Wayne Valley hosts eighth seed Ridgewood in a second-round state game on Friday, then plays again Saturday in the Passaic County semifinals against Pompton Lakes.

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