Before coming to Southwestern University, Calvin Daniel "Dan" Cohen was an accomplished baseball player at Houston Waltrip High School. Dan was also a fine hockey player in the Houston area during those years. He joined the Pirate baseball program in 1983 and distinguished himself on and off the field over the following four years. In both 1986 and 1987 he was named NAIA All America Second Team. Dan is the Southwestern career leader in home runs with 63 and hit for a .383 batting average over four years. He is the leader for single-season runs batted in with 96 and is second in career runs batted in with 248. The Pirate Baseball team honored him by retiring his jersey, number 7. The Atlanta Braves signed Dan as a free agent in 1987. He completed his BA degree in business with a minor in economics in 1991.