West Virginia University Athletics

2025 (Gr.)

• All-Big 12 Second Team
• ABCA All-East Region Second Team
• Appeared in 20 games with nine starts on the mound
• Went 6-4 with a 3.66 ERA
• Struck out 77 in 66.1 innings
• Had three strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless innings at Lipscomb to earn the win (Feb. 22)
• Struck out four in 1.2 innings against James Madison to earn the save (March 19)
• Earned the win with six strikeouts in 3.1 innings against Utah (April 5)
• Won four straight starts against Houston (April 13), Cincinnati (April 19), UCF (April 27), and Texas Tech (May 4)
• Threw 7.0 shutout innings with five strikeouts and just two hits allowed against the Cougars
• Struck out seven and allowed just one hit and one unearned run against Cincinnati
• Had seven strikeouts in 7.0 scoreless innings against the Red Raiders
• Struck out eight in 7.0 innings against Kansas (May 17)
• Had seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings against Clemson in NCAA Clemson Regional (May 31)

Kent State (2021-24)

• Went 7-7 with a 4.39 ERA and 103 strikeouts in three seasons with the Golden Flashes
• Made 15 starts in 35 appearances for Kent State
• Helped the team win the 2023 MAC Championship
• Missed the 2022 season due to injury

John Carroll (2020)

• Went 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA at John Caroll

High School

• Represented USA in 2019 18U World Series
• Played for team Ohio in Palomino World Series
• Pitched for Youngstown Knightline and Team Ohio/USA in 2019 and had a 0.74 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 71 innings
• Played at University Prep and Vincentian Academy
• PIAA baseball state champion

Personal

• Son of Dean and Katie Kartsonas
• Has two sisters, Sophia and Emilia
• Dad played basketball at Cornell
• Birthday is October 23
• Earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Administration at Kent State
• Working toward graduate certificate at WVU