Hall of Fame
TOM SOHNS, University of Scranton
Baseball, Class of 1976
Tom Sohns put together an exceptional career on the Scranton baseball diamond. He was named to the All-MAC First Team multiple times and earned a spot on the 1976 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-America First Team. He was among the greatest MAC baseball players to compete in his era, helping him earn a spot on the MAC 100 All-Century Baseball Team.
The 1976 graduate also had success away from Scranton, competing for Team USA at the 1975 Pan-American Games where he won a gold medal. Sohns was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1976 and went on to play five years of minor league baseball in the Reds system.
He was inducted into the University of Scranton Athletics Wall of Fame in 1987.