The Outside The Chute Podcast

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Millsaps College alum and current lead photographer with Athletes Unlimited, Jade Hewitt.

Jade has been someone I’ve wanted to chat with for a while now and I’m so happy she found time out of her busy schedule, especially in the middle of the AU season, to come on and chat with us. This was such a great interview.

We talk to Jade about her 4 years playing at Millsaps College, her start in photography in the NPF with the Dallas Charge, her time with U...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Arizona State Sun Devils alum and current Head Coach at Central Arizona College, Maddi Hackbarth.

Maddi had a stellar NCAA career, getting her start at Fresno State before transferring to Arizona State where she would go on to become an All American. She most recently competed in Athlete’s Unlimited AUX in San Diego where she finished an impressive 21st in the point standings.

We’re gonna talk to Maddi about getting her start in the game, her recruit...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with ISC and Softball New Zealand Hall of Famer, one of the greats in our game, Patrick Shannon.

Paddy has had a spectacular career to date as he has won 4 ISC World Titles, 2 WBSC Titles, been named to 10 ISC All World Teams, as well as previously mentioned, inducted into both the ISC and Softball New Zealand Hall of Fames.

We’re gonna talk to Paddy about getting his start in the game down in New Zealand, his very well known batting stance and how that a...

Hard to believe we hit 100 episodes and I have to thank all of our listeners for getting us to this point. If you had of told me two years ago that I’d have a podcast with 100 episodes and over 50,000 downloads I would have called you crazy, but here we are.

Its only fitting that we got two of our most popular guests ever on the podcast back on for this special episode as we got the hosts of Dust Up with Hilly and Lolly, Newfoundland natives, Jason Hill and Steve Mullaley.

This was such a fun ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Georgia and University of Louisiana Alum, and current member of the Smash It Sports Vipers of the WPF, Ciara Bryan.

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Arizona State University alum and current Head Coach at Vanguard University, Amber Freeman.

Amber had an absolute excellent career with the Sun Devils. Her skills as a catcher made her a steady force behind the Sun Devils' plate from 2012-2015. She was a three-time All-American and 2013 PAC-12 Player of the Year. Amber ranks fourth in ASU career history with 56 home runs and fifth all-time in career RBI with 197 as well as fifth in ASU history with 46...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Northwestern University alum and current Female Athlete Mental Mentor, Paige Tonz.

Paige’s story is pretty awesome and goes to show you how big the mental side of the game plays in sport. Paige had a, what we can say “mediocre” first three years in college and she is the first to admit that, but that all changed her Senior season as she decided to focus on giving it her all, having fun and whatever happens….happens and it paid dividends as she hit a f...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2019 WBSC Coach of the Year, Head Coach of the Argentina Men’s National Team, Julio Gamarci.

Julio has had quite the impact on the game in his country since joining the Argentina Men’s National Team in 1991. As a player, he would play in many ISF and Pan Am tournaments, as well as, compete in the ISC’s with team’s like Larry Miller Toyota out of Salt Lake City and County Materials out of Wisconsin. Julio has definitely made his mark in the game from c...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Washington alum, former US National Team member and current AU athlete, Courtney Gano.

Court has had a fantastic career to date. She would have a stellar 4 years with the Washington Huskies where she would have a solid .306 career average with 23 homeruns and 91 RBI’s. She then got her professional start over in Italy before joining the Chicago Bandits of the NPF in 2018. Court would play with the US National Team as well in 2018 where s...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 4 time ISC World Champion and former member of the Men’s Canadian National Team, Waterloo native, Brandon Horn.

Horny has had a remarkable career to date. As just mentioned, he has won 4 ISC World Titles, been named to 3 ISC All World Teams, won the 2015 Pan Am Games and ISF World’s while representing Team Canada and a Canadian Senior Men’s title just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Horny about getting his start in the game at a young age in Water...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Texas State Bobcats alum, Texas native, Randi Hennigan.

Randi had an amazing 4 years at Texas State. She is the career leader in wins, strikeouts, appearance and innings pitched. She is a two time All-American, two time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year and a 4 time First Team All-Sun Belt Conference winner, and many other accolades as well.

We’re gonna talk to Randi about getting her start in the game in her home state of Texas, the amazing bo...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with ISC and WBSC Hall of Famer and current head coach of the New Zealand Black Sox, one of the best to ever play the game, Mark Sorenson.

I’m not even sure where to begin when talking about Mark’s accomplishments in the game. He is a 4 time ISF World Champion with the Black Sox as a player, with the first coming at 16 years of age in 1984.

Mark would play in 18 ISC World Tournaments, where he would go on to win 4 World titles and be named to 12 All World...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 4 time ISC World Champion and former Canadian Men’s National Team member, Ian Fehrman.

Opie had an absolute excellent career in the game. To go along with those 4 ISC rings, he has also won a ISF World Title and Pan Am gold in 2015, 2 Canadian Senior Men’s National Title’s, has been a 6 time ISC All World selection, as well as, a two time All Canadian.

We’re gonna talk to Opie about getting his start in the game, the epic run at the ISC’s with Jarvis...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Michigan alum and 2005 WCWS Most Outstanding Player, Samantha Findlay.

Sam had an amazing 4 years at University of Michigan. As a Freshman in 2005, she would have a Cinderella season. She was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year to go along with Michigan’s first ever, National Title at the Women’s College World Series, as well as, being named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. In that final game against UCLA, Sam would hi...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Arizona State Sun Devils alum and 2021 Olympian with the Mexican National Team, Sashel Palacios.

Sash has had a stellar career to date. She excelled in her 4 years at Arizona State, twice being named to the Pac-12 All Defensive Team, as well as, being named a 1st Team All-Pac 12 in 2017. She helped lead Mexico to a birth in the Olympics in Tokyo this past summer, and is set to take part in her third season with Athlete’s Unlimited.

We’re gonna talked...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former coach of the New Zealand Black Sox and current Director of Player Health and Performance for the San Diego Padres, Don Tricker.

Don has had a big impact on the game of softball. He would play for the Black Sox from 1986 to 1991 and would go on to be named the head coach in 1998. Don was instrumental in changing the culture of the New Zealand program and it payed off as the Black Sox would win the World Championship in 2000 and 2004 under his tu...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2021 Olympian, 2 time National Champion and Oklahoma Sooners alum, Nicole Mendes.

Nicole has had a spectacular career to date, as just mentioned she has won two Women’s College World Series, named to the 2017, 2019 and 2021 WCWS All Tournament Team, was the 2017 All-Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and most recently competed with Team Mexico at the 2021 Olympics.

We’re gonna talk to Nicole about getting her start in the game, the decision to attend Oklah...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Softball Newfoundland Hall of Famer, Ward Gosse.

Ward has had a spectacular career in the game which has spanned over 4 decades. Wardo has been named an All Canadian 3 times, was a part of Newfoundland’s first Senior National Championship in 2012, named to the 2006 ISC All World Team and, of course, inducted into the Softball Newfoundland Hall of Fame back in 2014.

We’re gonna talk to Ward about getting his start in the game where he grew up in Bay R...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Virginia Unity and Pace High School star, as well as, the #1 overall ranked player for the class of 2024 by Extra Innings Softball, Florida native, Jayden Heavener.

Jayden has burst upon the scene in the last couple season’s and is now one of the most sought after recruits in the nation. Last season as a Freshman at Pace High School, she went 11-3 with 252 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched and a 1.42 ERA, good enough for her to be named the Florida 5A...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Oklahoma Sooners alum and the reigning WCWS Most Outstanding Player, Giselle "G" Juarez.

G had a fantastic college career, getting her start with Arizona State where she would be named a first team NFCA All-American before transferring to Oklahoma. With the Sooner’s G would go 53-6, with a 1.74 ERA and 437 strikeouts. She would be named a NFCA First Team All-American in 2019, as well as the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year. Last season is where G definitely...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 3 time ISC Champion and ISC Hall of Famer, Sean O’Brien.

OB had an absolute fantastic playing career, as he was a monster not only at the plate, but behind the dish as well. As just mentioned he is a 3 time ISC Champion, 5 time Canadian Senior Men’s Champion, 5 Time ISC All World Selection and represented Canada internationally from 2000 to 2010.

We’re gonna talk to OB about getting his start in the game over in Newfoundland, his time on the ISC circ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Texas A&M Corpus Christi alum and the All Time Career Wins leader in National Pro Fastpitch League history, Sarah Pauly.

Sarah has had an absolute amazing career. She set every conceivable pitching record in Texas A&M Corpus Christi school history during her 4 years there, while also becoming an All-American. From there she went on to an incredible pro career that saw her win two league championships, be named to 8 All-Pro NPF Teams, win...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time ISC World Champ and US Men’s National Team member, Matt Palazzo.

Matty has had a stellar career to date as he is a 2 time ISC All World selection, 9 time ASA All American, as mentioned earlier, a 2 time ISC World Champ with the New York Gremlins and a Pan Am Games Silver medalist in 2019 with the US Men’s National Team.

We’re gonna talk to Matty about growing up watching his Dad play Fastpitch in Iowa, making that transition from Baseball to F...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Arizona Alum, current Cal State Fullerton Pitching Coach and 2021 Olympian, Danielle O’Toole.

Tooly has had a remarkable career to date. She earned Mountain West Pitcher of the Year honors in 2014 and Mountain West Freshman of the Year recognition in 2013 while with San Diego State. After transferring to Arizona, Tooly became one of the best pitcher in the Wildcats rich tradition of great hurlers. In 2017, she would go on to be named a f...