The Outside The Chute Podcast

Outside The Chute sat down with Arizona Sun Devils Alum and Athlete’s Unlimited member, San Diego’s own, Morgan Howe.

Morgan has had a remarkable career to date, as she would be named to the 2017 NFCA All-Pacific Region 2nd Team and All-Mountain Team at Fresno State before transferring to Arizona State, where she go on to be named a, Pac-12 and NFCA All-Region First Team, a First Team All-American, while also making a trip to the 2018 Women’s College World Series. Last season Morgan participate...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 4 time ISC All World selection and 3 time ISC World Champion, Rob Schweyer.

Rob has had an amazing career to date spanning all the way back to the early 90’s, and he’s still going strong today, most recently winning an ASA Championship last year in OKC.

We’re going to talk to Rob about getting his start in the game in Ontario, what it was like juggling ball and professional hockey, his tremendous success on the ISC circuit, as well as, his RS Sports ...

Outside The Chute sat down with Washington Huskies Alum and co-founder of The Packaged Deal, Morgan Stuart.

Morgan had a fantastic 4 years at the University of Washington, where she would have three, honorable mention All-Pac 10 honors, a first team All Academic Pac-10 and be named to the Women’s College World Series All Tournament Team after her and the Huskies captured the National title in 2009. For all she accomplished with the Huskies, she would be inducted into the University of Washingto...

Outside The Chute sat down with a legend from our parts. He’s a 4 time All-Canadian, 10 time Mainland Fastball Batting Champion, former goaltender with the California Golden Seals in the NHL and Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Famer, Lyle Carter.

We’re gonna talk to Lyle about getting his start in the game back in the day in the village of Brookfield, competing at the 1969 Canada Games in Halifax, what it was like to play a National on home soil in Brookfield back in 1971, his experience of playing i...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Washington Huskies Alum and Canadian National Team member, Jenn Salling.

Jenn has had an amazing career to date as she was the 2007 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year, competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, won a NCAA National Championship in 2009 with the Washington Huskies, as well as, a 2015 Pan Am Games gold on home soil with Team Canada just to name a few.

We’re going to talk to Jenn about getting her start in the game in Port Coquitlam, BC at a you...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Vice President of Communications and Operations for the ISC, Play by Play announcer with Ballpark Broadcasting and coach with the 2016 ISC World Champion Toronto Gators, Blair Setford.

Blair is well known in Men’s Fastpitch circles with his work with the International Softball Congress over the years, his fantastic calls on Ballpark Broadcasting which has seen him behind the mic for numerous huge events, including the Men’s WBSC’s, ISC World’s and Can...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Purdue University alum, former Dallas Charge pro and host of “When The Cleats Come Off”, Ashley Burkhardt.

Ash had a stellar four years at Purdue, where she earned three straight All-Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA). She was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and garnered first-team All-Big Ten accolades in 2014. She was drafted in the National Pro Fastpitch League by the Dallas Charge where she would s...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former Team Canada National Team member and St John’s, NL native, Rob O’Brien.

OB had a fantastic career that spanned almost 20 years. He’s a 4 time ISC All World selection, 3 time, Canadian Nationals MVP, 6 time ASA Champion, 8 time Canadian National Champ, as well as, an ISC World Title in 2010.

We’re gonna talk to Rob about getting his start growing up in Newfoundland, representing Canada at the 1993 ISF World Junior Championships in New Zealand a...

Outside The Chute sat down we Alabama Crimson Tide Alum and Marketing and Promotions Manager for Mizuno Fastpitch USA, Leah Majeski.

Leah had a great four years with Alabama where she would be a four time Academic All-SEC and make two trips to the Women’s College World Series in 2003 and 2005. From there she would spend a few years with the Softball Factory before moving into her current roll with Mizuno Fastpitch USA as the head of Marketing and Promotions.

We’re gonna talk to Leah about gett...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with US Men’s National Team member and Las Vegas, Nevada native, Yusef Davis Jr.

Yuse is another one of those Baseball players that has made the transition to Fastpitch and has had tremendous success so far in doing so. He’s already made his way onto the US Men’s National team, captured a silver medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games and been named to an ISC All World Team in just 7 years of playing the game.

We’re gonna talk to Yuse about getting his start in th...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Williams College Ephs alum and current Canadian National Team member, Joey Lye.

Joey had an amazing 4 year run at Williams College where she would set five all-time school records during her four seasons; batting average (.457), runs scored (150), hits (211), total bases (267) and stolen bases (62). She would also play varsity hockey as well, patrolling the blueline as part of the Ephs defence, where she tallied 41 points (18G, 23A) in 100 games. Joey...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Softball Canada Hall of Famer and Newport, Nova Scotia native, Tim Macumber.

Tim had an illustrious career as he has won an ISC World title, a Canadian Senior Men’s Championship, a gold medal at the 2003 Pan Am Games, been named All Canadian four times and to 3 ISC All World Teams, just to name a few.

We talked to T Mac about getting his start in the game down in Newport and the role his dad played in it, winning a Canadian Junior title with Lloydmin...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with New Zealand Black Sox captain, and 2017 World Champion, Cole Evans.

Being 22 years of age you would figure that there wouldn’t be much to cover with Cole but he has already had as much international experience as most players have had in their lifetime. Cole got his first taste of the Men’s game on a global scale at the 2015 ISF World Championships in Saskatoon at the ripe age of 17 and hasn’t looked back, recently being named team captain of the New ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Aussie Spirit Captain, and soon to be, 3 time Olympian, Stacey Porter.

Stacey has had an amazing career to date as she has won 2 Olympic medals, silver in 2004 in Athens, and a bronze in 2008 in Beijing. She was a 1st team All American in 2003 while playing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has also been named Softball Australia’s Indigenous Athlete of the Year on 3 occasions. Stacey has gone on to become one of the most feared hitters in the w...

Outside The Chute we sat down and chatted with Oklahoma State alum, Athlete’s Unlimited star and the Bat Flip Queen herself, Samantha Show.

Sam has had a fantastic career to date, starting her college career with Texas A&M for three years before transferring to Oklahoma State for her Senior season, where she would lead them to a spot in the Women’s College World Series and have a memorable showing. Sam would then move onto play professionally with the Scrapyard Dawgs of the National Pro Fastpit...

Outside The Chute we sat down and chatted with former King and his Court member and current manager of national teams and Canadian championships for Softball Canada, Mike Branchaud.

Mike had quite a career in the game as he was able to travel all over North America with the late, great, Eddie Feigner and the King and his Court and play in front of thousands of fans on a nightly basis. Mike would also be named to the ISC All World Team in 1999 while playing with the Amsterdam Spirt from New York...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with LMU Alum, former US National Team member and Athletes Unlimited star, Sam Fischer.

Sam has had a fantastic career to date. She had an amazing 4 year career at LMU, which led to having her number retired and inducted into their sports hall of fame. From there she would spend a few years with the US National Team, winning two World Cup gold medals and two ISF Silver’s. Sam most recently played in the awesome new Athlete’s Unlimited League and has her ey...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Cal U of Pennsylvania alum and current Canadian National Team member, Natalie Wideman.

Nat had a stand out career at Cal U where she was a 3 time All-PSAC first team all-star, 2014 PSAC Athlete of the Year as well as the 2014 NCAA Division II Catcher of the Year. She would go on to play for the Canadian National Team where she has won 2 bronze medals at the 2016 and 2018 WBSC World Championships and the well known Pan Am Games Gold on home soil in Tor...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Kitchener Hallman Twins and USA Men’s National Team member, Cam Schiller.

Cam has taken a different path in the game then most as he’s played most of his career in the game of Baseball and was a 2012, 7th round MLB selection by the Texas Rangers. Since turning to Fastpitch in 2016, Cam has already been a 2 time All World selection at the ISC’s and named to the US National Team, which is absolutely incredible.

We’re gonna talk to Cam about those years...

Outside The Chute sat down and talked with former McNeese State University standout, Athletes Unlimited star and current Italian National Team member, Erika Piancastelli.

Erika had an amazing career at McNeese where she would combine for 19 school and conference records. She was a 2 time NFCA All American, 4 time SLC Player and Hitter of the year and 4 time McNeese Female Athlete of the Year. From there Erika has gone on to star for the Italian National Team as well as this past summer in the A...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with ISC Hall of Famer and Melfort, Saskatchewan native, Keith Mackintosh.

Tosh has had a fantastic career spanning over 25 years as a player and over 10 as a coach. He is a 5 time Canadian Senior Men’s National Champion, 2 time All Canadian, 5 time ISC All World Team selection and a 2003 Pan Am Games gold medalist, just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Tosh about getting his start in the game in Saskatchewan, his midget and junior national titles with ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former Washington Huskie and current Team Canada National Team member, Danielle Lawrie.

Dan has had an amazing career to date, she is a two time USA Collegiate Player of the Year, 2009 National Champion, holds the University of Washington record in career wins, shutouts, strikeouts, strikeout ratio, starts, appearances, complete games and innings, she competed at the 2008 Olympics and will be looking to top it off with a gold medal in this years Olymp...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Men’s Canadian National Team member and North Vancouver native, Derek Mayson.

Mayse has had a storied career so far dating back to the Canada Games in 2001. He is a 5 time ISC All World selection, 2015 Pan Am Gold Medalist, 2015 ISF World Champion as well as a 2007 Canadian Senior Men's National Champion just to name a few.

We’re going to talk to Mayse about getting his start in the game out in BC, his time with the Vancouver Grey Sox which led to a ...

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Texas Longhorn Alum, current US National Team member, and one of the best pitchers to ever play the game, Cat Osterman.

Cat’s list of accomplishments are endless as she has the NCAA record for strikeouts per 7 innings over her career with 14.34, 2nd all-time in strikeouts with 2,265, four Big 12 Pitcher of the Year awards, Olympic Gold in 2004, as well as the first ever Athletes Unlimited Champion, just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Cat about ge...