LSU’s Skenes lights up the radar gun in Omaha

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},”__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Though Tennessee made issues attention-grabbing as soon as Skenes left the sport, the Tigers pulled away for a 6-3 victory.nnSkenes also hit the 200-K mark on Saturday, all but guaranteeing that he’ll break the single-season SEC strikeout record the next time he takes the mound. He’ll need three more to perch himself atop the leaderboard that former LSU star Ben McDonald has commanded since 1989 with 202 strikeouts.nnThe 6-foot-6 hurler has been whiffing batters at a historic pace in 2023. Out of 18 starts this year (including the postseason), he has amassed double-digit strikeouts in 14 of them. He’s gone at least six innings in all but two appearances, and he’s gone more than six frames seven times. He averages (!!!) over 11 strikeouts per game.nnIn addition to the 80-grade fastball, the 21-year-old also has a 70-grade slider that touches 93 mph and a solid changeup in his pitching arsenal. While LSU teammate Dylan Crews has consistently kept pace on mock draft boards to go 1:1, Skenes is undoubtedly giving the Pittsburgh Pirates rather a lot to consider as resolution day on July 9 inches nearer.”,”sort”:”textual content”],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:”No. 2 Draft prospect continues his dominance with 12 strikeouts on 123 pitches”,”abstract”:”What are you able to even say about Paul Skenes anymore?nA lot, truly, as a result of regardless that MLB’s No. 2 Draft prospect tends to depart everyone speechless when he takes the mound, the issues he accomplishes simply beg for dialog.nSkenes’ 121st and 122nd pitches within the eighth inning each touched 101″,”tagline(“formatString”:”none”)”:null,”tags”:[“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-694973″,”title”:”Paul Skenes”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:694973″,”type”:”player”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-draft”,”title”:”MLB Draft”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”stephanie-sheehan”,”title”:”Stephanie Sheehan”,”type”:”contributor”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-top-prospects”,”title”:”MLB Top Prospects”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”],”sort”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/formatInstructions/mlb/aiycnda9lulkowznzqco”,”title”:”LSU Paul Skenes No. 2 Draft prospect dominates in Omaha”}},”Person:694973″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:694973}}
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