The Brookings Cubs returned from a two-hour weather delay to score seven runs in the eighth inning to secure a 13-6 win over the Yankton Tappers in the opening round of the State A Amateur Baseball Tournament at Fossum Field Friday night.

Brookings led the contest 6-4 and had two men on in the bottom of the eighth when rain forced a lengthy stoppage of play. When action resumed, the Cubs produced seven runs to take control.

Jeff Fish had a two-run single, and Sam McMacken a bases-loaded double to highlight the frame.

Brookings wiped out an early deficit with five runs in the second inning, all coming with two outs. Austin Koenig had a two-run single, before Jared Tschetter delivered a two-run double, and Jackson Krogman drove in another run with a single.

Yankton clawed back with a run in the third and two more in the seventh to close the deficit to two, before Brookings pulled away.

Justin Cawfell had three hits and scored three times for the Cubs, McMacken finished with two hits and knocked in three, and Tschetter had two hits and two RBI.

Tyler Linch and Collin Muth each had three hits for Yankton, Muth driving in the game’s first run on a double in the top of the first.

Friday night’s second contest between the Black Hills A’s and Renner was postponed to 9:30 this morning.

Yankton will play the loser of that contest at Noon, followed by Brookings against the winner of that game at 2:30 p.m.

Other games today have Sioux Falls Squirrels against Rapid City Diamondbacks at 5 p.m., and Sioux Falls Hops against Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar at 7:30 p.m. The losers of those games will play at 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by the winners of those games at 1:30 p.m.

The remainder of the State A tourney will be played next weekend at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.

Yankton Tappers 101 000 202 – 6 7 1

Brookings Cubs 051 000 07x – 13 12 2

Chris Rote, Rand Thygeson (6) and Tyler Linch; Craig Lassley, Jeff Fish (9) and Austin Koenig. 2B – Yankton Tappers, Collin Muth; Brookings Cubs, Jared Tschetter, Sam McMacken.