Outside The Chute

Episode 70 - Jeff Cameron

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former Halifax Jaguar and owner of Prodigy Sports, Sheet Harbour native, Jeff Cameron.
Jeff had an extensive playing career which spanned almost 20 years, seeing him get his start in his home town of Sheet Harbour, and then getting the chance to play in countries all over the world like New Zealand, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.  Jeff was also a key part of the 1998 Halifax Jaguars that would win the Canadian Men’s Senior National Championship on home soil in Nova Scotia.
We’re gonna talk to Jeff about getting his start in the game, travelling the world to play this great sport, some amazing stories from his time in Venezuela, of course his sports store that he owns to this day, Prodigy Sports, and much, much more.
Jeff was an absolute beauty to chat with and Hopey and I shared some good laughs with him over this episode.

Episode 69 - Gabbie Plain

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Aussie Olympian and current University of Washington Husky pitcher, Gabbie Plain.
Gabbie is only 23 years old and has already had enough awards and accolades many would be proud of for an entire career.  She is a 3 time All Pac-12 First Team winner, two time First Team All-American, the 2021 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist, just to name a few.
We’re gonna talk to Gabbie about getting her start in the game down in Australia, her time on the national scene down there, how she decided on joining the Huskies and of course, competing at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Gabbie was such a pleasure to chat with and it was so awesome to get to talk one on one with not only this amazing talent, but person as well.

Episode 68 - Janet Leung

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Brown University alum and Canadian Olympic Bronze medalist, Janet Leung.
Janet has had a fantastic career to date and is still going strong.  She got her start with the Canadian Junior National Team before heading to Brown University for 4 years where she would start in all 151 career games.  From there, Janet would join the Canadian Women’s National Team where she has captured a 2018 WBSC Bronze medal, a 2019 Pan Am Silver and most recently an Olympic Bronze medal in Tokyo.
We’re gonna talk to Janet about getting her start in the game in Ontario, her time at Brown, the thrill of being named to Team Canada, of course, that Olympic Bronze medal win and much, much more.  
Janet was an absolute treat to chat with and I’m sure you’re all going to enjoy this episode.

Episode 67 - Randy Frame

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with the host of the show, Randy Frame.
Hopey takes over hosting duties and we get to hear about Framer's time in the game, as well as, anything and everything in between.  Lots of laughs were had on this episode.  We hope you all enjoy!

Episode 66 - Zenon Winters

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former Aussie Steeler and current New York Gremlin, Australia native, Zenon Winters.
Zenon has had a decorated career to date as he has won 4 ISC World Titles, 6 Australian National Titles, been named to 4 ISC All World Teams, a 2 time ASA MVP and a 2009 ISF World Title with the Aussie Steelers, just to name a few.
We’re gonna talk to Zenon about getting his start in the game down under, his time with the Australian Junior Team which resulted in a World Championship in 2001, his time on the ISC circuit playing with and against a number of Hall of Famer’s, of course, the 2009 ISF World Title win and much, much more.
Zenon was a pleasure to chat with and Hopey and I were so glad he was able to take the time and come on to talk about his career

Episode 65 - Kaia Parnaby

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Hawaii at Manoa alum and Australian Olympian, Kaia Parnaby.
Kaia has had a tremendous career to date as she was named an NFCA All American in 2013 while at the University of Hawaii, while also taking home Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year.  She also, set school and Big West records for wins and strikeouts in a season that same year.  Kaia has thrived in her time playing pro over in Japan with the SGH Galaxy Stars recording over 500 career strikeouts. Kaia has represented the Aussie Spirit at many international tournaments, including five open World Championships, winning two bronze medals. She was instrumental in helping Australia qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games, pitching in three of the Aussie Spirit’s five games at the Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifier, where the team went undefeated.
We’re gonna talk to Kaia about getting her start in the game down under, her time at University of Hawaii, participating in the 2000 Opening Ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Sydney, as well as, her participation in this years Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Kaia was a treat to chat with and I’m sure you’re all going to love this great chat with one of Australia's best.

Episode 64 - Gregg Leather

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former US Men’s National Team head coach and current New York Gremlins head coach, Gregg Leather.
Gregg has had a fantastic coaching career to date as he has won 6 ASA National Titles, 2 ISC World Titles and a Pan Am Silver, just to name a few.
We’re gonna talk to Gregg about how he got his start in the game, his transition from modified to Fastpitch, the formation of the New York Gremlins, of course his time with the US National Team and much, much more.
Gregg was such a treat to chat with and it was a pleasure for Hopey and myself to be able to talk to one of the premier head coaches in the game today.

Episode 63 - Shawn Rychcik

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 5 time ISC World Champion, 10 time ISC All World selection and ISC Hall of Famer, Shawn Rychcik.
Shawn had an amazing 23 year playing career in the game which included an eight year stint on the USA Men’s National Team, producing a gold medal, 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. He was twice named United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year in Men’s Softball. He was able to walk away with 2 ASA National Championships, an MVP and 8 All-American selections. And finally, he left the ISC circuit, as previously mentioned, 5 World Championship rings and 10 ISC All-World honors.
Shawn would also go on to coach in the NCAA for 14 seasons combined, as the Head Coach at NC State University and Boston University.  He amassed almost 450 wins at the two schools. His teams captured 4 Conference Championships, making 7 trips to the NCAA Regionals and 1 trip to Super Regionals.  4 times he was named Conference Coach of the Year.
We’re gonna talk to Shawn about getting his start in the game, getting to play down in New Zealand for a season, his time with the US Men’s National Team, his amazing ISC career that led to a trip to the Hall of Fame in 2012, as well as much, much more.
Shawn was a pleasure to chat with and it was awesome that Hopey and I got the chance to talk to such a legendary player in our game.