Tennessee baseball had little success the two times they faced LSU ace Paul Skenes during the 2023 college baseball season.
But former Vol Jordan Beck got the best of Skenes Saturday afternoon, taking the Pirates ace deep to right field for a three-run homer. Skenes grooved a fastball over the middle of the plate and Beck made him pay, taking it to opposite field to cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 4-3.
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— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 2, 2025
Beck entered the day slashing .273/.332/.454 on the season. The right fielder now has 13 home runs, five triples, 19 doubles, 11 stolen bases and 40 RBIs. While Colorado has been dreadful this season, Beck has been a bright spot in his first full season in the show.
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Skenes continues to be one of the best pitchers in baseball and entered Saturday with a 1.83 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 133 innings pitched this season.
Beck was not on the Tennessee team that faced LSU in the College World Series in 2023. The Rockies selected Beck with the 38th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft and the Pirates selected Skenes with the first pick int he 2023 draft a year later.
