LSU completes three-game sweep of Milwaukee with 21-7 run-rule win at Alex Box Stadium

Series ends early as LSU’s offense breaks open the finale

LSU completed a three-game series sweep of Milwaukee on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, closing the weekend with a 21-7 run-rule victory at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in Baton Rouge. The result capped an opening weekend in which LSU won all three games and Milwaukee began its season 0-3.

Milwaukee struck first in the finale, taking a 1-0 lead on a home run by Dominic Kibler. LSU responded quickly and built separation over the middle innings, turning the game into a shortened contest under the run-rule margin as the Tigers’ scoring pace continued to climb.

Milwaukee’s early pressure, LSU’s sustained scoring

The series featured brief stretches where Milwaukee generated traffic and runs, but LSU repeatedly answered with multi-run innings. Milwaukee’s most competitive showing came in Saturday’s middle game, when LSU carried a 5-3 lead into the late innings and finished with a two-run win. Milwaukee out-hit LSU in that contest, but LSU’s timely extra-base hits and late-inning pitching held up.

Friday’s opener swung sharply in LSU’s favor late. LSU trailed 5-2 before a surge over the final innings produced a run-rule win in a game that ended early. That pattern—Milwaukee creating early opportunities, LSU delivering decisive late offense—reappeared across the weekend, culminating in Sunday’s 21-run output.

Pitching notes: strikeout-heavy weekend for LSU staff

LSU’s staff posted a high strikeout total over the three games, including a career-high 11 strikeouts from right-hander Cooper Moore in Saturday’s start. In Sunday’s finale, starter William Schmidt struck out nine over four innings, and LSU relievers added to the strikeout count as the game moved into run-rule territory.

What the sweep means going forward

For LSU, the weekend provided a fast start and immediate production from multiple areas of the roster—power, extra-base hitting, and strikeout pitching—while also offering early-season innings to several arms. For Milwaukee, the trip delivered a clear baseline against top-level competition and underscored the need to convert early scoring chances into sustained pressure across nine innings.

• Finale: LSU 21, Milwaukee 7 (run-rule)
• Saturday: LSU 5, Milwaukee 3
• Opener: LSU run-rule win after late scoring surge

Milwaukee opened the finale with a first-inning home run, but LSU’s response turned the series closer into a shortened, high-scoring finish.