Livvy Dunne reacts to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes making his MLB debut on Saturday
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes are one of the most talked about young couples out there. The two superstars have dominated their respective sports and continue to live it up as high-profile celebrities. On Wednesday evening, shortly after her boyfriend Paul Skenes got the news, he’d be playing in his first Major League Baseball game, Dunne had to post her reaction on her Instagram story.
“here we go!” she wrote, while posting the announcement of the news. She also posted the LSU baseball announcement to her story on Wednesday evening.
Dunne figures to get plenty of screen time during Paul Skenes debut on Saturday, as she’s one of the biggest needle movers in all of sports.
Paul Skenes gets the call from the Pittsburgh Pirates
Former LSU standout Paul Skenes has officially gotten the Major League call-up by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The team announced the news on its Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon. Skenes will make his debut on May 11.
Skenes, who was the No. 1 overall MLB Draft pick in 2023, has thoroughly impressed in the minor leagues. He threw for three different teams in 2023 and put together a 5.40 ERA after making five starts. However, he would significantly improve in 2024 as he got more comfortable.
The talented flamethrower has started seven games this year and sports a 0.99 ERA. He has gone 27.1 innings and allowed just three earned runs on 17 hits, striking out 45 while walking only eight.
That got him the call-up from the Pirates.
There is a whole lot of potential for the former LSU standout, who spent just one year with the Tigers after transferring in from Air Force. But what a year it was.
LSU captured a national championship with Paul Skenes as the ace on the staff, and he was every bit the part of an arm that could carry you to a championship.
Skenes was named the 2023 Dick Howser Trophy winner, the National Player of the Year by D1 Baseball and Collegiate Baseball, a consensus first-team All-American and the College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
That came after he was a first-team All-American in both of his two years at Air Force.
In his college career, Paul Skenes went 24-6 as a starter and had a 2.18 ERA. He even saved 11 games, doing so as a freshman at Air Force. He struck out 335 batters in 235.0 innings pitched, while walking only 59.
On3’s Thomas Goldkamp also contributed to this article.