LSU holds off Milwaukee to stay unbeaten

Published 10:34 pm Saturday, February 14, 2026

By Scooter Hobbs

American Press

LSU looked to have broken open a close game with three runs in the eighth inning against Milwaukee Saturday.

But the Tigers still had to squirming to do before holding on for a 5-3 victory over the Panthers in the second game of the season opening series for the defending national champions.

Steven Milam doubled home Jake Brown and Derek Curiel and Cade Arrambide added an RBI double for a 5-1 LSU lead in the eigth inning.

“Steven was just being Steven,” LSU coach Jay Johnson said. “Mr. Clutch. Time and time again, we never have a doubt he’s going to do what he needs to do in these moments. And he delivered big time.”

But Milwaukee eventually outhit the Tigers 9-8 and made it interesting in the ninth with a pair of runs on four hits in the final inning and had the tying run on before Grant Fontenot got the final out.

The story, however, was starting pitcher Cooper Moore (1-0), a transfer from Kansas who had a career-high 11 strike outs in his LSU debut.

He and five other LSU pitchers combined for 17 strike outs for the second time in as many games.

“He has a lot of ways to get you out,” Walker said of Moore, who allowed four hits in six innings, including a solo home run in the fourth for the only run he allowed.

“He was our best-performing pitcher in the fall, so it was not a surprise to us that he had this type of outing today. Cooper has great self-belief, and I think those guys are special. He pitches like he needs to win, and we certainly needed that today.”

LSU’s other two runs came in the third inning on a sacrifice flu by Curiel, followed by an RBI single by Brown.

The two teams will finish the weekend series Sunday at 1 p.m., with sophomore William Schmidt pitching for LSU.

MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels

Patchy fog and frost in the morning with temps in the 20s.
A few more clouds for Valentine’s Day with temperatures ranging from mid 40s lakeside to upper 40s inland.
A big warming trend on Sunday and Monday with temps back in the low to mid 50s.
Our next storm system moves in Tuesday night in to Wednesday with the chance for rain.

Today:    44° Lake. Morning fog then partly sunny.
High:     48°
Wind:     SE 5-10

Tonight:  Patchy fog possible, mostly cloudy.
Low:      32°
Wind:     S 5

Sunday:   Mostly sunny and mild.
High:     52°
Wind:     SW 5-10

Monday:   Partly sunny and warm.
AM Low:   34°                   High:  56°
Wind:     S 5-15

Tuesday:  Cloudy. Rain at night.
AM Low:   35°                   High:  46°
Wind:     E 10-25

Wednesday:Rain in the morning. Windy and mostly cloudy.
AM Low:   38°                   High:  53°
Wind:     SW 10-20

Thursday: Partly sunny.
AM Low:   33°                   High:  41°
Wind:     NW 5-10
 

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MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man is accused of killing 29-year-old Trevion Sims on the city’s north side last week, and his sisters are accused of trying to help him get away with it.

Four charged

In court:

Anthony Erving, 24, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and three counts of felony bail jumping. Court records indicate he was out on bond for a machine gun case, and he was wanted after he failed to show up to court.

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Ashley Erving, Ebony Erving and Nygean Powell are each charged with obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct.

25th and Capitol

The backstory:

According to a criminal complaint, Erving shot Sims with a rifle multiple times on the night of Feb. 4. He then took off with the help of his three sisters, who were also present at the shooting scene near 25th and Capitol.

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Investigators said Sims was with a woman before the shooting who had previously been in a relationship with Erving. She eventually told detectives that Erving “intended to physically harm her.”

Court filings said a woman was trying to end a relationship, but things turned violent.

Trevion Sims

What they’re saying:

Loved ones said Sims died trying to protect a life, and “did not deserve this.” They still can’t wrap their heads around what happened.

“Grieving is one thing, but also having to be there for somebody who will never see their father again is another,” said Destiny Turner, Sims’ sister. “How am I going to be able to continue to pick up the pieces?”

The family started a GoFundMe online fundraiser to help raise money for Sims’ daughter.

“Want people to remember him as a protector, because the only way this happened was because he was protecting a friend,” said Turner.