Paul Skenes is trying to remove any doubt that there's a better college pitcher -- or Draft prospect -- in the nation.

The LSU right-hander turned in one of his best starts of the year on Friday night against Mississippi State as he struck out 11 of the first 14 batters he faced and carried a no-hitter into the fifth.

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By the end of the seven-inning outing -- his first complete game, since LSU won 12-1 by mercy rule -- he punched out 13 batters while giving up just one walk and three hits.

Skenes, MLB Pipeline's No. 2 prospect for the 2023 MLB Draft, has been on an absolute tear lately with 28 strikeouts and just two walks over his last two starts. Across 13 starts this season, the Air Force transfer has at least 11 strikeouts in 10 of them and has only failed to complete six innings once in his lone season with the Tigers.

"It's crazy to watch him go out there; it feels like he strikes out everyone," LSU teammate Ty Floyd said on the SEC Network telecast. "He has a really good mindset. I think that a little bit of that comes from him being in the Air Force, which is really cool. ... His stuff plays really well with these guys, especially with his sinking stuff. He's going to get a lot of strikeouts and ground balls."

Skenes' stuff was as good as ever on Friday, getting strikeouts on all four of his pitches: an 80-grade fastball that touches triple digits, a 70-grade slider in the upper 80s, a 50-grade power changeup in the low 90s, and an occasional curveball.

Named by MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis as the best college pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg went first overall in 2009, Skenes has struck out more than half of the batters he's faced this year (152 of 301) and lowered his ERA to a miniscule 1.69.

"That's about as good as I've seen," Mississippi State head coach Chris Lemonis said during the game. "I've done this a long time, and it's 99 to 100 with three pitches. We're scrapping, we're fighting, we're trying to get on. We're trying to get in some plus counts so we can at least get on the fastball, but it's been really good tonight."

Along with Pipeline's top Draft prospect Dylan Crews, who went 0-for-4 with a walk on Friday, Skenes has LSU ranked No. 2 in the nation. But with only one more weekend series before the SEC Tournament and a potential NCAA Tournament run, Skenes has precious few more opportunities to make his case as potentially the top pick in the upcoming Draft.

"I came here to put myself in a better position as well as win a lot of games, have a lot of fun, and stuff like that," Skenes said. "I never really expected to leave a huge legacy at LSU, and I think that would be cool to do, to be out here for one year and for people to know who I am."