Another day, another win for LSU baseball as the Tigers beat Milwaukee and secured an opening series win. While LSU didn’t have to fight back in this one, it was close until LSU finally got some breathing room in the bottom of the eighth inning. Transfer Cooper Moore made his LSU debut and was phenomenal.
Moore went six full innings before he was pulled. He allowed one run on four hits, while striking out 11 with zero walks. The lone run he allowed came off a solo home run in the fourth. Moore threw 76 pitches – 61 of which were strikes.
As for the Tigers at the plate, the Tigers didn’t replicate the offensive production from Game 1. LSU was unable to get a hit until the bottom of the third inning, but it was in that inning that LSU took its first lead of the game. The Tigers took the lead and never trailed in this one, winning 5-3.
Here are three takeaways from LSU baseball’s Game 2 win over Milwaukee.
Cooper Moore looked good
That Off Speed Is Nasty @coopermoore04 | SECN + pic.twitter.com/x90yUKU0fF
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) February 14, 2026
In his first start as a Tiger, Cooper Moore was efficient as he earned his first win of the 2026 season. You saw the stat line above: 6 IP, 1 R, 11 K’s, and 0 BBs. He did not appear to have any rust entering this game, but he did make 14 starts for the Kansas Jayhawks last season. I am excited to see Moore as we get into SEC play deeper in the year.
Zac Cowan struggles
We got our first look at Zac Cowan in the 2026 campaign, and it did not go well for him. Cowan was only able to get two outs while allowing one run on three hits and two strikeouts. Giving up three hits while only facing five batters is not the best statline but I will say the same about Zac as I said about Casan Evans. It’s a long season, and baseball can be unforgiving one day and rewarding the next.
Production at the top of the lineup
Monster Drives In ✌️
Milwaukee – 1
LSU – 4 pic.twitter.com/EF7QvjDKLf— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) February 14, 2026
Four of LSU’s five runs scored today came via the top three hitters in the lineup, Derek Curiel, Jake Brown, and Stephen Milam. That was a stark contrast from yesterday, when only two out of 15 runs came from that part of the lineup (both of those runs came by Milam). It is worth noting that Trent Caraway and Chris Stanfield getting on base at the bottom of the order helped this stat out.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Three takeaways from LSU baseball’s Saturday win over Milwaukee