Player Interviews Episodes

Conversations with fastpitch players from around the world, sharing their stories, careers, experiences and perspectives on the game.
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July 20, 2020

Episode 4 - Matt Anthony

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia native, former East Hants Mastodon and current Assistant Coach of the Cape Breton Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Matt Anthony.

We're going to talk to Matt about being pretty much born into the game, with his father Terry and Grandfather Carl, being prominent softball figures not only in the local community but also in the province of Nova Scotia, growing up in the East Hants Minor Ball system, and playing at th...
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July 15, 2020

Episode 3 - Chris Hopewell

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Lantz, Nova Scotia native, co-host of Outside The Chute and Head Coach of the 2017 Canadian Senior Men's National Champion, East Hants Mastodons.

Chris will tell us about his early days of playing days with the original East Hants Mastodons before moving on to play close to ten season with the Brookfield Elks. We'll relive some big games that the Elks had against the Halifax Keiths and the Kitchener River Shark Twins back in the day, as well as an in dep...
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July 14, 2020

Episode 2 - Brady Woods

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Stonewall, Manitoba native, and former Team Canada 40 Man roster player, Brady Woods.

We sit down and talk to Brady about starting the game in Stonewall, moving on to junior to play with the Saskatoon Diamondbacks and his time at the ISC level with the Kegel Black Knights. Brady talks about being on the Team Canada 40 man roster on two different occasions and also provides with the story of why Softball Canada umpires voted him the biggest offender of go...
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July 13, 2020

Episode 1 - Justin Schofield

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Grand Pre, Nova Scotia native, and Team Canada 40 Man roster player, Justin Schofield.

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 United Chiefs and Canadian Senior level pla...