LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne said it was a 'great day to be a Tiger' on Sunday after two fellow student-athletes made history at the MLB Draft.
LSU Tigers gymnast and social media influencer Olivia Dunne, right, poses with a security guard before the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Charles Schwab Field Omaha."Great day to be a Tiger," she wrote to her 4.2 million Instagram followers.The hard-throwing Skenes went 12-3 with 209 strikeouts in 122 innings as he helped LSU to the national championship. He was the first college pitcher to be taken with the first pick since Casey Mize by the Detroit Tigers in 2018.
Olivia Dunne poses prior to a meet against Auburn at Neville Arena on Feb. 10, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama.He won the Division 1 Baseball National Player of the Year and the SEC Pitcher of the Year awards. with 18 home runs while playing in center for the Tigers. He had a 26-game hitting streak as part of his incredible year in the purple and gold.
He finished No. 1 in the nation in runs scored and walks . He won the 2023 Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in the U.S. as well as the SEC Male Athlete of the Year.It is the second straight year the Pirates have had the No. 1 pick in the draft. Last year, Pittsburgh selected catcher Henry Davis as the top pick. He made his Major League debut last month.Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
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