Olivia Dunne stresses as she watches Paul Skenes get out of jam at World Baseball Classic

NCAA nationalist champion gymnast Olivia Dunne came to grips with the thought she whitethorn not beryllium "cut out" for watching her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, transportation with tremendous stakes attached.

Skenes was connected the mound for Team USA to commencement their World Baseball Classic semifinal crippled against the Dominican Republic. He allowed a location tally to Junior Caminero but buckled down and didn’t let different tally to transverse the plate.

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United States pitcher Paul Skenes (30) delivers a transportation against the Dominican Republic during a semifinal crippled of the 2026 World Baseball Classic astatine loanDepot Park connected March 15, 2026. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

In the 4th inning, the Dominican Republic had a bully accidental to get much runs connected the committee with the bases loaded. Skenes got catcher Austin Wells to alert out, ending the threat.

Dunne posted a video to her TikTok page, showing herself nervously watching Skenes enactment his magic.

"When idiosyncratic says they’re stressed but they’ve ne'er watched their antheral get retired of a bases loaded jam repping the USA," she wrote arsenic the video’s surface caption.

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Livvy Dunne poses for a photograph during a crippled betwixt Team United States and Team Great Britain during 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B astatine Daikin Park connected March 7, 2026, successful Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Images)

Dunne added successful the comments that she wished she was acting.

"I americium not chopped retired for this," she added successful the caption.

Skenes lasted 4.1 innings and struck retired 2 batters. He allowed 1 tally connected six hits and was fixed the triumph for his efforts. The U.S. won the game, 2-1, and volition determination connected to the World Baseball Classic last against either Italy oregon Venezuela.

The Pittsburgh Pirates prima is finished pitching successful the World Baseball Classic, and tin present absorption connected his nine team. He is coming disconnected a National League Cy Young Award-winning season.

United States pitcher Paul Skenes signs autographs aft the squad defeated the Dominican Republic astatine a World Baseball Classic semifinal game, Sunday, March 15, 2026, successful Miami.  (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Dunne is apt to beryllium connected manus for respective of his games.

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