Outside The Chute

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2024 Allstar in the WPF with the Texas Monarchs, Duke University alum, host of the Softball Speakeasy Podcast , and current Graduate Assistant with the Clemson Tigers , the one and only, Kelly Torres. Kelly is coming off her first professional season with the Texas Monarchs of the WPF after having a fantastic 4 year career at Duke University, where she w...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2-time AAC Player of the Year, 3 time NFCA All-American, Wichita State Alum and current Athletes Unlimited pro and Marshall Assistant Coach, the one and only, Sydney McKinney What a career Syd has had to date and its still going strong!   I mean, I just mentioned a couple of her accolades but the list she has from what she accomplished at Wichita State i...

What an episode we have for you this week, as we had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with easily one of, if not, the best men’s softball pitcher in the world, the one and only, Jack Besgrove. Jack is already a WBSC Men’s World Cup Champion, an ISC World Champion and a two time Leroy Zimmerman award winner as the most outstanding pitcher at the ISC’s and he’s only 20 years old, that’s jus...

What an episode we have for you this week!!  I’m telling you right now, be prepared to hear some fantastic stories by one of the best recollections of players and happenings in the men’s game that you will ever hear, cause we had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with the one and only, Doug Roberts. When I say Doug’s memory is unreal, trust me it is! Doug’s love for the game of men’s fastp...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Team Netherlands National Team member, the one and only Suka Van Gurp. Suka has had a decorated career to date and is still going strong.  She is a 2 time WBSC European Champion, 2019 SSC Player of the Year and a member of the 2024 WBSC World Cup All World Team just to name a few. We’re gonna talk to Suka about getting her start in the game in her home c...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with a guy with close ties to us.  Hopey has the pleasure of coaching this guy with the East Hants Mastodons Senior Team and I had the pleasure of serving up homeruns to him over the last few years, 2024 ISC World Champion with the Hill United Chiefs and 2022 Canada Games Silver Medalist with our home province of Nova Scotia, the one and only Nick White. Whit...

Well, its been a bit but we’re happy to be back and showcasing the best we have from our amazing game of fastpitch. A couple things before we get to this week’s episode, first we mention during Hopey and mines opening segment, a big congrats to friend of the show, Dean Holoien’s Softball Canada’s Hall of Fame induction, but we also need to throw a big congrats out to another friend of the show, To...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Oregon and UCLA alum, as well as, Athletes Unlimited member, the one and only, Brooke Yanez. Brooke has had a fantastic career to date and she’s still going strong.  She was the 2018 Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year and the 2019 Big West Pitcher of the Year during her time at UC Davis. She then transferred to Oregon where she became an...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 6 time ISC World Champion and 2 time WBSC World Cup Champion with the Aussie Steelers, the one and only, Nick Shailes. Last time we had Shailsey on for a full episode was way back on episode 5 in July of 2020 and the world was right in the middle of a global pandemic.  A lot has taken place since then as he and the Steelers captured the 2022 World Cup do...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2018 All-ACC First Team selection, Duke University alum, and co-host of the Softball Speakeasy podcast, the one and only, Raine Wilson. Like I said, this one is a dandy! Raine not only was a force to be reckon with during her time with the Blue Devils but man, what shes doing as an analyst on the ACC Network is fantastic.  Her easy demeanor and ability t...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Oklahoma Sooners alum where she  was a 2021 National Champion and current Graduate Assistant with the University of Central Florida , the one and only, Shannon Saile.  What a career Shannon has had so far. She was 2017 Conference USA Freshman of the Year along with being a two time First Team Conference USA pick during her time at FIU, and then a 2 time...

Outside The Chute is doing their first ever "Best Of" Show and what a dandy it turned out to be.  Hopey and Framer go through some of their favourite moments over the last 3 and a half years and had a lot of laughs doing so. Proud Partners Rawlings Canada   Outside The Chute Music Classified

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with UCLA Bruins alum, Athletes Unlimited member and current Assistant Coach with San Diego State , the one and only, Delanie Wisz. Lanie has had a remarkable career so far and she’s just getting started. She transferred to UCLA from LMU and definitely found her comfort zone while in a Bruins uniform. Over the course of her college career, she appeared in 251...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of South Florida alum, Athlete’s Unlimited member and current member of the Great Britain Women’s National Team, the one and only, Georgina Corrick. Georgina has had an amazing career so far and she’s still going strong.  She is a 4 time AAC Pitcher of the Year, 3 time All-American, was the 2022 NFCA National Pitcher of the Year, as well as, S...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time ISC World Champion with the Tampa Bay Smokers, 2 time Pan Am Games Gold Medalist with Team Canada, as well as, Softball Canada , Softball Nova Scotia and Sport Nova Scotia Hall of Famer, the one and only Todd King.  The fact it took us this long to get Todd on the podcast is ridiculous considering he lives under an hour away from us, but that does...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Memphis alum and 2020 Olympian with the Australian National Team, the one and only, Ellen Roberts. Ell has had a fantastic career to date and is still going strong. During her time at the University of Memphis from 2011 to 2014, she set 25 school records, including most strikeouts and wins in school history.  After making her debut for the...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2021 NFCA First Team All-American, 2023 WPF Rookie of the Year, University of Kentucky alum, and current member of the USSSA Pride , the one and only, Kayla Kowalik. Kayla time at Kentucky was just extraordinary.  She is UK’s all-time hits leader with 348 and all-time leader in runs scored with 258. She led the nation in batting average in 2021 when she...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with legendary coach, Terry Baytor. Terry is in every Hall of Fame I’m pretty sure that he’s eligible for in the game.  This includes, the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, Softball Ontario, Softball Canada, the ISC and the WBSC ones.  That’s just absolutely incredible and his resume in the game is like a novel.  He is one of the most successful softball coaches...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Minnesota alum, member of the Smash It Sports Vipers of the WPF and current Assistant Coach at the University of North Florida , the one and only, Amber Fiser. What a career Amber has had to date and she hopes to be still going strong here in 2024.  She was an All-American pitcher at Minnesota from 2017-21, where she  completed her career w...

Outside The Chute was so fortunate to sit down and chat with 4 time ISC World Champion, 1992 ISF Gold medalist, ISC and Softball Canada Hall of Famer, one of the greatest to ever play this game, the one and only, Darren Zack. Z-Man’s accomplishments in the game are endless and I’d be here for an hour mentioning them.  This guy was a true pioneer of the game and did so with such a humble and gentle...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Louisiana Tech alum and current member of both Canadian Women’s National Team for baseball and softball, the one and only, Zoe Hicks. Zoe has burst onto our international scene here in Canada in the past year by being named to both the women’s baseball national squad, where she was named the teams Most Valuable Player, as well as the women’s softball tea...

Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with one of the great guys in our game, the New York Gremlins own, Vahram Mateosian. I can’t even begin to say how much we laughed during this episode and even after this episode.  For those that don’t know, but I’ve mentioned it on here before that I don’t actually listen to any of our podcasts after we do them.  I make mental notes...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time PGF National Champion and Clemson University commit, the one and only, Addisyn Linton. When you’re putting down a blueprint for a pitcher in our game, Addi definitely would be a mold you’d want to use.  Not only is she a hard throwing left hander, but her work ethic off the field is second to none.  This girl is just an absolute beast. One thing I...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with, 4-time Pan Am Games gold medalist, 3 time ISC World Champion, ISC Hall of Famer and recent inductee into the Softball Canada Hall of Fame, the one and only, Brian Paton. What a career Brian has had.  I mean, the previously mentioned accomplishments are just a sample of what he was able to do over his storied career.  8 years as the captain of the Canadi...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with the #1 ranked player for the class of 2025 by Extra Innings Softball and University of Oklahoma Commit, Lexi McDaniel. Whats that saying, the rich get richer? The Oklahoma Sooners continue to do so by having Lexi committed to their prestigious program.  Just an example on how good Lexi is, listen to these stats from this past summer.  She hit .491 with 2...