Player Interviews Episodes

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 country of Curacao, moving to Florida to play high school ball, the journey to college, of course, h...

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.

Whitey is starting to make a name for himself in the softball world with his ridiculous speed on the bas...

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 NFCA All-American in 2021. Brooke would finish her college career up as a Bruin with UCLA where she...

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 down in New Zealand and the launch of HRD Bat Company has taken place and is really taking off.

Hopey...

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 to construct whats going on during a game is absolutely awesome.

We’re gonna talk to Raine about how...

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 All-Big 12 Conference selection, along with being a National Champion during her time with the Sooners...

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 games, compiled a .330 batting average, hit 57 home runs, and drove in 191 runs. She led the Bruins...

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, Softball America Pitcher of the Year and that’s just naming a few of her impressive accolades. She br...

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 doesn’t matter now because we got him and its an awesome chat.

Kingo had such a fantastic career in the ...

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 NSW Firestars in 2014, later that year Ellen also made her debut with the Aussie Spirit, at that yea...

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 hit a school-record .495, had a school-record 26-game hitting streak and scored a school-record 79 ru...

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 with a 1.70 ERA and a 98-35 record while striking out 953 batters over five seasons.

Amber was named t...

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 nature, that made him so well-respected both as a teammate and opponent.

We’re gonna talk to Darre...

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 team, where she played a big role in helping them win a bronze medal at the Pan Am Games last month in...

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 noticed when doing all my research on Addi for this episode is that the words Determination and Ded...

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 Canadian National Team, 4 time ISC All World selection, MVP of the 1995 ISC’s, the list goes on and on. Its...

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 24 home runs and 97 RBIs. She also hit 19 doubles, six triples and finished the summer with 115 hits, ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Austin Peay State alum, both a bronze and silver medalist at the Pan American Games and current member of the Canadian Women’s National Team, Calgary Alberta native, Morgan Rackel.

Mo has had a stellar career to date, as she has been named North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, was a NFCA Central Third Team selection as well as the previously mentioned medal wins at the Pan Am Ga...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with one of the best in our game, New Zealand native, Jerome Raemaki.

Romie burst onto the international softball scene when he was just 16 years old and hasn’t looked back. He is a 7 time ISC All World selection, 3 time ISC World Champ with the New York Gremlins and of course has been a fixture with the New Zealand Black Sox for many years now.

We’re gonna talk to Romie about getting his start in the game, playing for, and telling us about the rich histo...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with the #2 ranked player by Extra Innings Softball for the class of 2025, Legacy & Legends #1 overall ranked prospect and Florida State University commit, Anna Hinde.

Anna is one of those players that you look at and you just see the potential for greatness shining through. I mean, I say it on here during this talk, Anna is a student of the game and you can see those leadership attributes that she possesses both on and off the field.

We’re gonna talk to ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time ISC World Champion and 2022 WBSC Bronze medalist with Team USA, Michigan native, Blaine Milheim.

Blaine has already had an accomplished career and its really just getting started. This guy has got a bunch more years to add to the resume of personal awards and team championships, which no doubt he will.

We talk to Blaine about growing up with the game watching his dad play as a young one in Michigan, the jump between baseball and fastpitch, pla...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of South Florida alum and WPF Champion with the Texas Smoke, AnaMarie Bruni.

Man, what a talk we had. I don’t know where Ana gets the time to sleep with her doing her thing at AnaBruni softball online, to working with Camwood Bats, to playing proball, to getting her freaking nursing degree. She is definitely doing it all.

We talk to Ana about getting her start in the game, her time at USF, nursing over in Italy, how she joined the Texas Sm...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2021 ISC World Champion and 2019 WBSC Bronze Medalist with Team Canada, Saskatchewan native, Patrick Burns.

Burnsy has had a fantastic career to date and he’s still going strong. The 33 year old has carved his way into being one of the most versatile players in the country. Burnsy is not only a threat on the mound and in the outfield but is also as deadly as a hitter as they come in that batter’s box. This past Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals was a cl...

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Grand Pre, Nova Scotia native, and Team Canada National Team member, Justin Schofield.

We've remastered this original episode.

We talk about starting out in the West Hants minor ball system, playing as a 16 year old with the Berwick Eassons Intermediate Men's team, winning a Canadian Junior Men's Championship with the Murphy's Fish & Chip Eagles in 2011 and finally moving on to the men's game and having success at the ISC with Toronto Gators and Hill Un...