COLLEGE gymnastics superstar Olivia Dunne appears infatuated with MLB prodigy Paul Skenes.
LSU star and social media sensation Dunne, 21, is currently dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and former Tigers star Skenes.
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The happy couple went public with their relationship in August 2023.
Since then, Dunne has regularly taken to Instagram and TikTok to cheer on Skenes as he progressed from the minors to majors.
In her most recent TikTok post, a freckled Dunne shared a trio of selfies, wearing a white shirt and sunglasses.
In the first two selfies, a disinterested-looking Dunne captioned the snaps “when he throws touchdowns and “when he dunks.”
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For the final snap, Dunne beamed along with the caption, “When he throws 100mph.”
The post captioned “fastball into my heart,” drew plenty of responses from many of her eight million followers.
“Paul Skenes is a hero. You hit the lottery,” one fan said.
“I throw 100 with two throws combined. Does that count?” asked a second.
While another joked, “Just so you know I throw 100mph touchdowns and then dunk for celebration
Drafted first overall in 2023, Skenes made his long-awaited MLB debut on May 11 and has more than lived up to the hype since.
In five games, Skenes has pitched 373 times in 22 innings, allowing just 15 hits, two homers, and 30 strikeouts.
This included pitching in two wins on May 29 against the Detroit Tigers on his birthday.
Dunne congratulated her beau on his big day on Instagram, sharing an adorable photo of them together at the ballpark.
After his impressive day at the office, racking up nine strikeouts against Detroit, Dunne also shared a Reel of his performance.
“Nothin like some B-Day K’s,” she wrote.
They then hit the town to celebrate, enjoying a meal out together, with Dunne sharing a cheeky snap of a blissfully unaware Skenes reading the menu.
DUNNE AND SKENES’ SUMMER OF LOVE
Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes managed to keep their relationship a secret before finally going public last summer.
The pair met at LSU, but it’s not clear when they started dating.
Rumors of a romance began when Dunne watched LSU win the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska last summer.
And Dunne then posted selfies from Fort Myers in Florida, where Skenes was playing.
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and began his pro career by playing in minor leagues in the Sunshine State.
The final clue came when Dunne posed in a Pirates cap before the pair finally went public.
While 2024 has been a big year for Skenes, the same applies to Dunne.
She wrapped up her senior season in Baton Rouge with the Tigers’ first NCAA National Championship win.
Following their win, Dunne admitted on NBC’s Today that she had yet to decide whether or not she would return for another season.
“I have just been focused on the now and winning this National title. So I’ll definitely start thinking about it,” she admitted.
Elsewhere, Dunne recently headed for celebratory red carpet events in New York and Florida in celebration of the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
This marked Dunne’s second consecutive appearance in the annual edition, joined this time by the likes of Paige Spiranac, Kate Hudson, Gayle King, and Xandra Pohl among others.
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