2025 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 67
Jack Kartsonas
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Vincentian Academy University Prep
- Prev School:
- Kent State
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
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional Final) | June 1
Monday, June 02
Clemson TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 31
Saturday, May 31
BSB: Clemson Regional Game 1 Recap (vs. Kentucky)
Saturday, May 31
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 30
Friday, May 30