"I stalked him in the dugout" - Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne reveals how her 'stars aligned' with Pirates rookie

Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne met each other in college, as both represented LSU in baseball and gymnastics, respectively. Before the couple started dating, Dunne "stalked" Skenes, as she revealed in her latest post.

Skenes took a transfer out of Air Force as he enrolled in the program before the 2022 season, while Dunne was enrolled at LSU since 2020. The dating rumors between two popular college athletes started around June 2023.

On Friday, Olivia Dunne shared a social media post where she revealed how the "stars aligned" in her relationship with Paul Skenes.

"I stalked him in the dugout," Dunne wrote.

The TikTok post had the following running in the background:

"I don't chase I attract. What's meant for him will find its way."

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After a couple of months of dating, in October 2023, the pair adopted a dog and named her Roux. They did so because Skenes needed company during spring training after he was picked first overall in the 2023 MLB draft. However, Livvy, who grew up loving dogs, kept her for herself due to her strong attachment to Roux.

Olivia Dunne details her first meeting with Paul Skenes on fellow LSU star's podcast

After the release of "The Money Game," LSU basketball star Flau'jae Johnson, who was featured in the documentary, invited her co-star LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne on her "Best of Both Worlds" podcast. The two college stars discuss several things, including the time when the social media phenom first met Paul Skenes.

"I would kind of see him around and I was like, who is this tall guy? Like, tall, mysterious man," Dunne said (11:30 onwards). "I literally had no clue who he was, but I would just see him around. Then, during baseball season, I saw him in the dugout and I was like, there he is.

"I thought, he's cute; I like that side profile. He didn't have a mustache yet, so he wasn’t even the Paul Skenes we all know and love yet—like, mustaches, right? Right. After that, I ended up following him, and we hung out and got ice cream and stuff. It was chill."

Both LSU stars caught the public eye with their relationship. While Paul Skenes left LSU after winning the College World Series last year, Olivia Dunne stayed behind and went on to win the NCAA championship with her LSU Tigers team.

She is returning for her fifth and final year, while Skenes capped off an incredible rookie year in the MLB.