The periodicals

I apologise for the oversight, but we'll try and count up the rest of the roster not listed in the other writeups. Please let me know if I have missed anyone. There are no prerequisites, no minimal attendance.

Joanna [The Slugger] Yong
Jo's the younger cousin of Chris and due to the influence of Chris' sister (who started the softball craze in the family), Jo took up softball from her sec school days. She has since excelled in the sport, taking up a starting position as a shortstop on the National Team. She still comes occasionally, when the demands of varsity and national training does not call on her. Besides being an outstanding defensive shortstop, she has a powerful bat and she won acclaim for this by being awarded the "female slugger award" at the 2001 IFG (when she was still an JC student playing for the FARTS).

Jo-Tsze
One of the oldest periodical, Jo-Tsze has been making guest appearences long before many of the current players, in fact he would probably classify as first generation. A Kent Ridge Hall alumni, he was the first among the KRians to make his mark on SAS, and he has also set the standard that the rest of them try to follow. An outstanding utility player, Jo-Tsze comfortably slots into any position in the infield or outfield and defends it with skill. Famous for his slap-pull hits, 3rd basemen have been known to take a step or two backwards when Jo-Tsze is at the plate.

Dean Hooker
Dean was one of the 3 US embassy players who honored us with his presence. An outstanding all round player. Dean will forever be remembered for making a bare-handed pickup and throw at third base that helped us win the IFG tournament. If he had not made that play, there would have not been the Legend hit because the other team would have won. He has since left Singapore to take up a similar position in the embassy in Surinam

Tom Meredith
Also known as "The Dictator" because of his strong command of the outfield. Tom was a regular for the last year he was in Singapore. He may not have had the speed of Ted or the power of Kyle, but he more than made up for it with intuitive positioning and clever sprayhitting. Tom was also the go-to guy if you needed a Vias to enter the US. Sadly, he's left us for the embassy in Korea.

Glen
Another embassy official fondly remembered. Glen brought something to the ball field that had never been seen before (and will probably never be seen again). SPGs. A starting shortstop (well, that's where he goes when his number is called), Glen has left us for the acrid sands of Afganistan. His official cover being that of an economic advisor, though we all know that he is actually CIA, and his real mission is to find AND kill Osama.

Sarub [Gunz] Pathak
If a sniper shot you in the head from 200m, you'd die. If Gunz threw a ball at your head from 200m, you'd die too. A terrific arm, Gunz can throw the ball further than most people can hit. And not just with power, but with accuracy too. His periodic appearance on the ball field is a welcome sight, and everyone wants him in centerfield. You actually see cautious baserunning when Gunz gets a hold of the ball, as he's been known to throw out runners trying to steal that extra base. Coming from a cricket background, he has an amazing bat as well, combining a powerful stroke with deadly accuracy to place the ball in gaps for a homerun.

Mok [Horfun] MeiFung
An undergrad with aspirations towards south-east asian history, Horfun earned her name because her "angmoh" supervisors (ie Kitty & Windmill) could not pronounce her dialect name properly. She looks likely to follow in the footsteps of Geok and Lloyd, with no softball background, she has shown tremendous improvement since coming down regularly for the last few months.

Jason/Diana
Our newest regulars. They have yet to earn a nickname, but we will not seperate their writeups. Coming from a tennis playing background, both Jason and Diana showed excellant handeye coordination during their first game and have improved at a startling rate. They both have good bats, making the kind of clean contact and single basehits that we all fondly remember doing when we were young. They have also staked their claim in the field as well, making great plays to aid the team in defense.

Andy Cowan
A new Canuck in our regular lineup. Andy reminds us of an "angmoh" version of the Ipoh Assassin. He shows up, gets the job done and sits down. Gratefully, he has not started calling canadian rules foullines nor foulplays. With a good bat, glove and arm, Andy has the potential to make a serious dent in saturdaysoftball history. He doesn't make mistakes nor does he make flashy plays, and his bat always get him on base. We're all waiting for his first bonehead play (it's the SAS disease, everyone gets it) so that we can give him a deserving nickname.

Aaron [JAL] Koh
Words cannot describe fully the player formerly known as Aaron. But lets start with "can't hit, can't catch, can't drink". Aaron was a shortlived SAS member who followed Misty out one day, and led Misty out on several others. Aaron disappeared to the paradise shores of Koh Samui, where he is now running a resort, undoubtedly brimful of invisible JAL attendants. He has been unanimously voted "The Worst Player at Saturdaysoftball", just pipping Little John for that honour.

John [Little John] Team
Little John was a business undergrad when he stumbled upon our bunch on the NUS field. With no prior experience, John quickly started coming every week and has slowly improved over the years. Mostly playing right field or catcher, John is famous for his commando scarf and his shadow plays - catching and taggin out an unsuspecting player not running home.