The Outside The Chute Podcast

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time Pac-12 Player of the year and 2 time All-American with the UCLA Bruins, Pan Am Games Gold Medalist and Olympic Silver Medalist with Team USA, and current member with Team Honda in the Japanese Professional League, the one and only, Ally Carda.

What a career Ally has had so far and she is still going strong!

We’re gonna talk to Ally about getting her start in the game, the journey to UCLA, almost giving up on the game, turning pro, playing in t...

Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Newfoundland native, the one and only, Jordan Pomeroy.

Poms has had a fantastic career and he’s just getting started. He is a 3 time Canadian Senior Men’s Champ with the Galway Hitmen, the 2021 Rawlings Grand Slam Most Valuable Player and is currently a member of the Canadian Men’s National Team.

We’re gonna talk to Pom’s about getting his start in the game, playing in the 2017 Canada Games and then attending his first Senior...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Extra Innings #3 ranked player for the Class of 2026, she is a member of this year’s US U18 Women’s National Team and she is an Oklahoma Sooners commit, the one and only, EK, Ella Kate Smith.

I said this back in November of 2023 when we had Lexi McDaniel on and I’ll say it again. The rich keep getting richer lol. The powerhouse Oklahoma Sooners have another gem on their hands with EK, as they have a dual threat player that can do it on the mound and i...

Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down with, 4 time ISC World Champion, he was a 2021 ISC All World selection, 2012 ISF Junior Men’s Gold Medalist and 2019 WBSC World Cup Champion with Argentina, the one and only, Pablo Migliavacca.

We talk to Pablo about how he got his start in the game, the 2012 ISF Juniors and him and Argentina winning on home soil, the epic WBSC World Cup win in 2019, 4 ISC World titles and much, much more.

Pablo was an absolute beauty to chat with. Hopey and I...

Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with 3 time All-SEC first team selection, 2011 NFCA All American, 7 time ALL-NPF selection, as well as the 2013 NPF Player of the Year, she is a University of Georgia Bulldog alum, the one and only, Megan Wiggins.

We talk to Wiggy about getting her start in the game, the journey to and her time with the Georgia Bulldogs, moving on to the pro game, her 14 years doing so and so much more.

Megan was an absolute pleasure to chat with....

Outside The Chute had the chance to sit down and chat with 3 time ISC All World Selection, 3 Time ISC World Champion, which included him being named the 2018 ISC MVP and 2015 WBSC Gold Medalist with Team Canada, BC native, the one and only, Bryan Abrey.

Abe’s has had such an amazing career to date and will no doubt go down as one of the most underrated players our country has ever produced.

We’re gonna talk to Abe’s about getting his start in the game, moving to the game of baseball for a coup...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time World Cup of Softball Gold Medalist with Team USA, LMU Hall of Famer, and she is the current AUSL Manager of Softball Operations, the one and only, Sam Fischer.

Sam is our first ever two time female guest on the show and it was just a formality after she retired from the game last summer and took on her role with the AUSL that we just had to get her back on for a chat.

We’re gonna talk to Sam about everything and anything on the newly formed A...

Outside The Chute down and chatted with 1992 ISF Gold Medalist with Team Canada, 2 time ISC World Champion with the Toronto Gators, 5 time ISC All-World selection, Softball Canada, and ISC Hall of Famer, the one and only, Adam Smith.

What a career Smitty has had and he’s actually still playing a bit as you’ll hear early on here in the episode. Hopey and I were so pleased to be able to sit down and talk about his amazing career.

We talk about getting his start in the game in his hometown of Hag...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 3 time All Canadian with the Brookfield Elks, 1979 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist, Softball Canada and Sport Nova Scotia Hall of Famer, the one and only, Mike Henderson.

This one is near and dear to myself as I had the privilege of growing up in Brookfield and watching Mike and the Elks in the mid 80’s and early 90’s and what a treat it was. I can remember how packed Elk Park would be and just how easy guys like Mike, Robert Putnam, Steve Locke, Robbie Co...

Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with University of Georgia alum and current member of the Florida Vibe, the one and only, Sara Mosley.

Sara had an awesome 4 years with the Bulldogs, where she was a 3 time All-SEC First Team selection, and a 2022 NFCA 2ND Team All-American. She went on to play pro last season with the Chattanooga Steam and now this year will suit up for friend of the show, Ryan Moore and the Florida Vibe.

In this episode we talk to Sara about get...

What a dandy for you this week as Outside The Chute had the pleasure of having past guest, Blair Setford and head play by play announcer for the Men's WBSC's, Kyle Smith, join the podcast to do a deep dive and preview the upcoming Men’s 2025 season in the ISC’s, Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals and the WBSC World Cup taking place, on Canadian soil, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from July 7th to the 14th.

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Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down with 2023 Home Run Sports umpire of the year, Newfoundland’s own, Kearney O’Keefe.

This is such a great episode. Kearney tells us how she got involved in the game of fastpitch growing up, her time playing south of the border in North Carolina at Louisbourg College, coming back home to Newfoundland and playing in the Senior Women’s league, a fantastic story on how and why she got involved in umpiring and so much more.

Kearney was an absolute pl...

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 was on the ACC Honor Roll three of those seasons and then capped it off with an NFCA All-Region 3rd Te...

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 is just ridiculous. Listen to this!

She was a five-year letter winner and started all 244 games from ...

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 just crazy.

We talk to Jack about getting his start in the game down in Australia, his rise up the ra...

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 fastpitch goes unmatched as far as I’m concerned.

Its one thing to hear his stories from years past and...

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...

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, Tosh, Keith MacIntosh, as well as, Trevor Ethier, Don Bates, Bryan Kosteroski, and Gary Skjerven who ...

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 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.

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