Calvain Culberson will be in his 14th season as a full-time assistant coach at AASU, after completing an eight-year professional baseball career. Calvain is no stranger to Armstrong Atlantic, having played for the Pirates from 1985-1988, and having assisted coach Roberts in a part-time role during his professional career.

Calvain’s coaching role at AASU includes working with the outfielders and pitchers, and assisting with baserunning and hitting instruction. While working with AASU’s pitchers, Culberson has instructed several players who have, like him, enjoyed professional success. Righthander Adam Bernero, who Culberson coached during the 1999 season, reached the major leagues in just 15 months, becoming AASU’s first major league player. Another Culberson pupil, Doug Sessions, was a AAA All-Star for the New Orleans Zephyrs in 2003 while pitching in the Houston Astros organization.

Culberson finished his pro career in 1995 at Pawtucket, a triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. He had joined the Red Sox organization as a free agent after having pitched at Double-A Chattanooga and Triple A Indianapolis in the Cincinnati Reds farm chain. Calvain began his pro career in 1989 in the Atlanta Braves farm system, hitting .313 in his first season, then continuing as a pitcher.

During Culberson’s AASU career, the Pirates posted an overall 181-66 (.733) record, with Calvain hitting in the leadoff spot his final three years. The Rome, Georgia native holds seven school records with the most notable being his 32-game hitting streak (1988) and his 128 career stolen bases.

Calvain was an all-Big South Conference selection in 1986 and 1987 when AASU was playing NCAA I baseball. In his last season with the Pirates he was an AASU co-captain and was chosen as a member of the all-South Atlantic Region team and an honorable mention DII All-American.

Calvain is married to the former Pamela Johnson of Port Wentworth, an AASU graduate, who works as a System Analyst II for AASU. The couple have a 10-year old son, Matthew, and a six-year old son, Brandon.