John ''Wasabi'' Birtcher started playing police softball in the 1980’s and joined the SoCal Alliance in 2002. John started his Alliance career by going 21 for 21 and he currently holds the Alliance’s highest lifetime batting average. John also can hit for power as he showed by winning the first ever PoliceSoftball.com Home Run Derby. John is the most humble man you will ever meet and one of the game’s greatest gentlemen.