BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — The LSU Tigers erupted for 13 unanswered runs in the late innings to overpower the Milwaukee Panthers 15-5 on Friday evening at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field.

Milwaukee built a 5-1 lead by the fifth inning, highlighted by Charlie Marion’s solo homer and Tristan Ellis’ two-run double. LSU began chipping away before a seven-run seventh inning broke the game open. Ashton Arrambide delivered the decisive blow with a three-run homer, part of a 15-hit barrage for the Tigers.

Chris Stanfield scored a run for LSU. The Panthers managed eight hits but could not contain the Tigers’ offense. LSU opens the season 1-0, while Milwaukee starts 0-1. The teams continue their series Saturday.