Outside The Chute

Episode 16 - Jeff Ellsworth

Outside The Chute sits down and talks with former Team Canada member and PEI Native, Jeff Ellsworth.
Ellsy has a long list of accomplishments in the game which include 5 ISC World Titles, 2 Canadian Senior Men’s Titles, 3 Time ASA Champion, an ISF Champion in 2015, 6 time All Canadian, 5 Time All World Team, and an ISC World Tournament MVP, just to name a few.
We’re going to talk to Ellsy about getting his start in the game on the Island, starting on the Senior circuit with the Summerside Twins, playing his first ISC’s with the Wes-Man Alliance out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as, his time with the Hill United Chiefs which still continues to this day in a GM role.
This was a great talk with arguably PEI’s most decorated Fastpitch player ever and one of the best this country has ever produced.
 
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Episode 15 - Jenna Caira

Outside The Chute sits down and talks with former Syracuse University star and Team Canada Member, Jenna Caira.
Jenna had a tremendous career at Syracuse University where she holds 11 pitching records, was the first to have over a 1000 strikeouts and was named Big East Pitcher of the Year in 2011.  From there Jenna would go on and continue to have a fantastic career with the Canadian Women’s National Team as she was a key member of that PanAm Gold medal winning team that defeated the Americans in 2015 on home soil in Toronto and is now looking to bring home the gold from Tokyo at the 2021 Olympics.
We’re gonna talk to Jenna about getting her start in the game at a young age, her time at Syracuse, the feeling of getting named to Team Canada, as well as her time on the set of the hilarious show Mr D and taking on Todd Martin as her pitching coach.
Jenna was an absolute pleasure to talk too and you’ll find out why she is a true leader on and off the field.
 
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Episode 14 - Todd Martin

Outside The Chute sits down and talks with Bracebridge, Ontario native and ISC Hall of Famer, Todd Martin.
Marty’s list of accomplishments in the game are astounding as he has won 6 ISC World Titles, 5 Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals, he has been named to the ISC All World team nine times, and a three time outstanding pitcher at the ISC’s just to name a few.
We’re gonna talk to Marty on getting his start in his hometown of Bracebridge, moving on to play at the Senior level, his storied ISC career, being inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame, as well as much more, including being the pitching coach to Canadian Women’s National Team member, Jenna Caira.
This is such a fantastic interview with a great of the game and the memory that Todd has on his career is unbelievable.
 
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Episode 13 - Dean Holoien

Outside The Chute sits down and talks with Melfort, Sask native and ISC Hall of Famer, Dean Holoien.
Deano has a long list of accomplishments that started back in Bantam, when the Melfort 222’s would win the Bantam, Midget and Junior Nationals.  From there Dean would go on to have a storied career that would include 4 Canadian Senior Men’s National Titles, 2 ASA National Titles, and an ISC World Title.  Deano would also represent Canada where he won a silver and bronze at the ISF World Championships.
He is a 6 time All World player at the ISC’s, 5 time All Canadian at Senior Nats, was the MVP of the 2009 ISC World’s and was inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame in 2015.
We’re gonna talk to Deano about growing up in Melfort and getting his start in the game, his first Senior Nats win with the Edmonton Express in 1999, that amazing 2009 where Kitchener would win the ISC World’s and Canadian Senior Nats, but also have a set back to hosts, Randy Frame, Chris Hopewell and the Brookfield Elks at that Nationals.
Deano was a fantastic interview and it was great to dive into his illustrious career and hear some great stories.  You guys can also hear Dean, along with Keith MacIntosh and Donnie Atkinson on their podcast called 222’s Talk based out of Saskatchewan, as they do a fantastic job promoting this great game as well.
 
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Episode 12 - Mark Smith

Outside The Chute sits down and chats with Canadian Women's National Team Head Coach, Mark Smith.
Mark is an absolute legend when it comes to the game of Fastpitch and he is inducted into the Softball Canada Hall of Fame, ISC Hall of Fame and the Sport Nova Scotia Hall of Fame.
Mark’s accomplishments are extensive.  He was the first player to ever throw a no hitter in Pan Am Games history in 1979, won back to back ISC World Titles in 81 and 82 with the Camarillo Kings, led Team Canada to an ISF World Series of Softball Championship in the Philippines in 1992 as well as captured that illusive Gold Medal at the 1998 Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals with the Halifax Jaguars in his final season of playing.
We’re going to talk to Mark about all of these accomplishments, as well as  getting his start in the game on the Halifax Commons, having a tryout with the Kansas City Royals in Major League Baseball and now trying to lead the Canadian Woman’s National Team to a Gold Medal at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Mark was such a treat to talk to really shows why he such an ambassador to the game of Fastpitch.
 
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Episode 11 - Steve Mullaley

Outside The Chute sits down and chats with former Canadian Men's National Team member and Freshwater, NL native, Steve Mullaley.
Steve has an incredible list of accomplishments over his career, which includes 9 Canadian Senior Men’s Titles, 6 ASA Championships, 5 ISC World Titles, a ISF World Championship and Pan Am Gold Medal to name a few.  Lolly has also been named to the ISC All World team 6 times, along with 3 top batter awards, 2 round robin MVP’s and a playoff MVP at the Canadian Senior Mens Nationals.
We’re gonna talk to Lolly about getting his start in Newfoundland, growing up with an amazing group of talent on the Rock, his incredible 2012 Senior Nationals in Fredericton, New Brunswick and the amazing ISF final game against New Zealand where he hit 3 homeruns to lead Canada to gold.
This was fantastic interview, with loads of laughs from one of the greats this country has ever produced.
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Episode 10 - Kaleigh Rafter

Outside The Chute sits down and chats with Canadian Olympian, Kaleigh Rafter.
Kaleigh has had an amazing career to date, setting school records at University of Detroit, competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, transferring to Florida State University for a final season and leading the team in homeruns and RBI’s and she’s still going strong after hitting the homerun to secure Canada a spot in the next Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
We’re gonna talk to Kaleigh about all of these things along with getting her start growing up, how good she is at badminton, getting into the coaching side of the game, as well as, all the different MLB Stadiums she has gotten to see.
This is a fantastic episode with a true student of the game and someone who is a treat to just kick back and talk ball with.
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Episode 9 - Ryan Boland

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Team Canada member and Goulds, Newfoundland native, Ryan Boland.
Ryan has had an amazing career to date winning 7 Canadian Senior Men's Championships, 2 ISC World Titles, 2 Canadian Junior Men's Championships, an ISF World Title and a PanAm Games Gold medal.
We’re gonna talk to Boley about growing up in Gould’s and getting his start in the game, having a successful junior career, being named to Team Canada, having his brother Shane walk it off to win the ISC World title with the Toronto Gators and the run of Canadian Titles that are still on going to this day.
Ryan will also talk to us about the Avalon Wave Fundamentals Fastpitch program that they run over in Newfoundland.
This was a fantastic interview with a true beauty of this game.
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