Outside The Chute

Episode 7 - Holly Speers

Outside The Chute sits down and chats with current Canadian Olympic Team member, former Kent State University star and Surrey, BC native, Holly Speers.
 
We’re gonna talk to Holly about growing up in the Delta Heat program, being the youngest member on the Canadian Junior National Team, starring with Kent State University where she once hit 5 homeruns in 5 consecutive at bats, but not the way you would think as well as moving on to the Canadian National Team and that feeling of qualifying for the Olympic games in Tokyo.
This was a fantastic interview from such a great talent of the game.
 
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Episode 6 - Jason Hill

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Team Canada member and St John's, Newfoundland native, Jason Hill.
Jason has won 5 ISC titles, which includes one with The Farm in 2007 and then another 4 with powerhouse Hill United Chiefs, and an amazing 7 of the last 8 Canadian Senior Men’s Championships.
His list of personal accomplishments are plenty as he’s been named to 3 ISC All World Teams, 2 Canadian Senior Men’s MVP’s and Top Batter awards, playoff MVP and 5 All Canadian Selections.
We’re gonna talk to Hilly about getting his start in the game as a young kid watching his Dad, John, play over in Newfoundland, as well as dive right into his time with the Men’s National team, playing with The Farm and Hill United and the Newfoundland dynasty that is still on going to this day.
It was great talking to Jason as he also gets to respond to, Episode 2 guest, Brady Woods comments on him.
 
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Episode 5 - Nick Shailes

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Lismore, Australia native, and one of the best to ever play the game of fastpitch, Nick Shailes.
 
Shailsy has a list of accomplishments that would take forever to mention but some key ones would include a 5 time ISC World Champion, ISF Men’s World Champion with Australia in 2009 and Canadian Senior Men’s Championship in 2017.  He’s also a 10-time All-World Team player at the ISC’s along with 3 MVP awards.  In 2015 he was voted best player in the world by his peers. 
Nick now lives in Ontario with his wife Gen, who is expecting very soon, and son Lennox.
We’re gonna talk to Nick about growing up in Australia, his time with the Aussie National Team, winning numerous ISC titles,  as well as his successful company, Lumberjack Sports.
This is a fantastic interview from not just a great fastpitch player, but an absolute beauty from the game.  Hope everyone enjoys!
 
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Episode 4 - Matt Anthony

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia native, former East Hants Mastodon and current Assistant Coach of the Cape Breton Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Matt Anthony.
We're going to talk to Matt about being pretty much born into the game, with his father Terry and Grandfather Carl, being prominent softball figures not only in the local community but also in the province of Nova Scotia, growing up in the East Hants Minor Ball system, and playing at the men's level.
We'll talk about transitioning to the coaching side of the game where Ants was able to help the East Hants Expo's win a silver medal at the 2011 Canadian Midget Nationals in Fredericton, NB and then the experience of coaching at the 2017 Canada Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Ants will also give us a detailed description of his first season coaching in the QMJHL with the Cape Breton Eagles, how things could have went and what the future holds for the team.
This was a fun interview and Matt is a class act that has a huge future in store.
 
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Episode 3 - Chris Hopewell

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Lantz, Nova Scotia native, co-host of Outside The Chute and Head Coach of the 2017 Canadian Senior Men's National Champion, East Hants Mastodons.
Chris will tell us about his early days of playing days with the original East Hants Mastodons before moving on to play close to ten season with the Brookfield Elks.  We'll relive some big games that the Elks had against the Halifax Keiths and the Kitchener River Shark Twins back in the day, as well as an in depth talk about a freak accident during a game that left him blind in one eye.
What would be a major set back for most, Chris turned it into a coaching opportunity that awarded him with a silver medal at the 2011 Midget Nationals coaching his son Jake in Fredericton, New Brunswick and capped off with a Canadian Senior Men's National title in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2017.
I hope everyone enjoys this interview as Chris's passion for the game of fastpitch is second to none.
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Episode 2 - Brady Woods

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Stonewall, Manitoba native, and former Team Canada 40 Man roster player, Brady Woods.
We sit down and talk to Brady about starting the game in Stonewall, moving on to junior to play with the Saskatoon Diamondbacks and his time at the ISC level with the Kegel Black Knights.  Brady talks about being on the Team Canada 40 man roster on two different occasions and also provides with the story of why Softball Canada umpires voted him the biggest offender of going Outside The Chute.
Brady was a pleasure to talk too, so sit back, relax, and enjoy episode 2 of Outside The Chute.
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Episode 1 - Justin Schofield

Outside The Chute sits down and talks to Grand Pre, Nova Scotia native, and Team Canada 40 Man roster player, Justin Schofield. 
We talk about starting out in the West Hants minor ball system, playing as a 16 year old with the Berwick Eassons Intermediate Men's team, winning a Canadian Junior Men's Championship with the Murphy's Fish & Chip Eagles in 2011 and finally moving on to the men's game and having success at the ISC with Toronto Gators and Hill United Chiefs and Canadian Senior level play with the East Hants Mastodons.  
Schof was a treat to interview, so sit back, relax and enjoy the first ever episode of Outside The Chute
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