Fox Chapel native, University Prep product Jack Kartsonas perseveres to make major impact as graduate student pitcher for West Virginia - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Fox Chapel native, University Prep product Jack Kartsonas perseveres to make major impact as graduate student pitcher for West Virginia - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Jack Kartsonas was optimistic about his chances. After all, the Fox Chapel native had just completed a successful three-season stint at Mid-American Conference Kent State upon entering the NCAA Division I transfer portal last summer. “The portal is crazy,” said Kartsonas, a 2019 University Prep graduate, who also played for two seasons at Vincentian Academy. “I was coming from a mid-major school, and I was a graduate student, so that’s a big plu…