Outside The Chute

Episode 106 - Thomas Makea

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 4 time WBSC World Champion, WBSC Hall of Famer and ISC Hall of Famer, Thomas Makea
Thomas no doubt goes down as one of the best to ever play the game.  Of course, as mentioned with the WBSC title’s and Hall of Fame induction, he is also a 5 time ISC Champion, 6 time ISC All World selection and the Most Valuable Player at the 2000 ISC’s.
We’re gonna talk to Thomas about getting his start in the game down in New Zealand, where the nickname Larry came from, his storied 20 year career with the New Zealand Black Sox, his time on the ISC circuit, and much, much more.
Thomas was an absolute pleasure to chat with.  We’re so grateful he was able to take time out of his busy schedule to sit down and chat with us.

Episode 105 - Tori Vidales

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Texas A&M alum, Athletes Unlimited star and 2020 Olympian, Tori Vidales. 
Tori has had a fantastic career to date. 
She had a stellar 4 years with the Aggies where she would start in all 240 games, win 2 NFCA All American awards, be named to the 2015 SEC All Freshman Team, while going on to be the career leader in runs scored, total bases and RBI’s. 
Tori would also represent Mexico at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and played a pivotal role for them in their 4th place showing. 
She now is a main stay at Athletes Unlimited and has participated in all 3 seasons as well as AUX. 
We’re gonna talk to Tori about getting her start in the game, the big role her family played in her development, committing to Texas A&M at only 14 years of age, her time on the National Team, AU and much much more. 
Tori was an absolute pleasure to chat with and this was without a doubt one of my favourite chats I’ve had on here since starting. I’m sure everyone is gonna enjoy this one. 

Episode 104 - Jeff Fraser/Matt Van Eeuwen/Blair Setford

Outside The Chute sat down and first talked with the Head Coach of the Silver Medal winning, Nova Scotia Canada Games Team, Jeff Fraser.  We talked about the journey it took to get to that point and the outcome that was a silver medal for the province of Nova Scotia. 
We then chat with the Marketing Manager at Softball City in Surrey, BC, Matt Van Eeuwen.  Matt tells about what is in store for the softball world leading into the 2023 Canadian Senior Men's Championships and the 2024 ISC World Championships that will be played at Softball City.
Finally, we chatted with past guest of the show and the VP of Communications and Operations for the ISC's, Blair Setford.  Blair gives us a run down of what took place at the recent ISC's in Moline, Illinois, and then a brief chat at what's in store for the 2022 Canadian Senior Nats in St John's, Newfoundland, starting this week.

Episode 103 - Jade Hewitt

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 USA Softball and the 2021 Olympics and much, much more.
Jade was such a pleasure to chat, I had such a great time talking with her. She is definitely the GOAT of photography when it comes to our world of softball.  You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @jadehewittmedia and check out all her amazing work.

Episode 102 - Maddi Hackbarth

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 recruiting process, the transfer to Arizona State, an epic game that her and twin sister, Kindra had, her time at Athlete’s Unlimited and much, much more.
Maddi was an absolute pleasure to chat with and I’m very excited to see what the future holds for her moving forward.

Episode 101 - Patrick Shannon

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 all came about, his time on the ISC circuit, what it was like winning 2 WBSC Titles on home soil and much, much, more.
Paddy was an absolute pleasure to chat with and both Hopey and myself are excited to see him back in the ISC this summer playing with Niagara Stompers.

Episode 100 - Jason Hill & Steve Mullaley

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 episode to do with 2 guys that will go down as absolute legends in our game.  If you haven’t listened to Dust Up yet, (which I’m sure everyone has) I highly advise everyone to go check it out wherever you listen to us at.  They have amazing stories with some of the best to ever play the men’s side of the game and it’s just an awesome podcast to listen to that will have you laughing your ass off.

Episode 99 - Ciara Bryan

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.