Luis Severino reached back for one last pitch Friday to punctuate what had been a productive outing.
Matt Carpenter swung and foul-tipped the 98-mph four-seamer — Severino’s fastest pitch of the afternoon — into Omar Narvaez’s mitt and the veteran right-hander’s first Grapefruit League appearance with the Mets was complete.
“I had something in the tank because I was waiting for the perfect time to do it,” Severino said on a day the Mets lost 3-2 to the Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadiu
LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne gushed over boyfriend and top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Paul Skenes after the No. 1 draft pick stunned in his Spring Training debut on Thursday.
Skenes, who was the first pick last year after going 13-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 209 strikeouts while leading LSU to the NCAA title, threw 10 pitches, including a 102 mph fastball – a feat Dunne shared on her social media Thursday.
“Something slight,” Dunne wrote on her Instagram Stories sharing a clip of Skenes’ pitch.
Skenes, who agreed to a record $9.2 million signing bonus in July, expressed his excitement about stepping on the mound in a matchup where he faced two first-round picks – Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday and Adley Rutschman.
“I think the biggest thing was just getting out there and pitching in front of people, because adrenaline is a big thing,” he said after the Orioles’ 9-8 victory. “Just kind of wanted to see where we’re at.”
“Pretty satisfied,” he added. “I’ve got some stuff to work on, but yeah, I’m ready to go. Feel good.”
Dunne, in an appearance on ESPN’s “Sports Center,” talked about her relationship with Skenes and why she believes the duo make a “very good match.”
“He’s pretty level-headed all the time, that’s what I love about him. And I think we’re a really good pair because of that,” she said Thursday before Skenes’ debut.
“I have a crazy lifestyle, and things get thrown my way all the time, and sometimes my emotions sway up and down, and he’s very level, and I just think it’s a very good match.
Dunne is also focusing on bringing home a national championship as the No. 2 Tigers prepare for their final conference matchup against Alabama on Friday.
“It would mean the world to this team and this university,” the LSU senior said.
