Outside The Chute

Episode 118 - DJ Sanders

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Louisiana and Oregon alum, Athletes Unlimited mainstay and current Assistant Coach at University of Memphis, DJ Sanders.
DJ has had a very accomplished career to date.  She was a 2017 NFCA 1st Team All-American, 2017 Sunbelt Conference, and also led the entire NCAA in Homeruns and RBI’s that season as well.  She has been playing pro now for the last 5 years.  Two years with the Bandits and Chicago and the last three with Athletes Unlimited.  DJ has also moved into the coaching side of things, making stops with Missouri, Mississippi State and now, as I previously mentioned, with the University of Memphis.
We’re gonna talk to DJ about getting her start in the game, how she landed with the Ragin Cajuns in Louisiana, the transfer to Oregon, her time in the pro game and a fair bit of talk about hot sauce for some reason.  You need to listen to find out why.
DJ was so awesome to chat with.  We had quite a few laughs on this episode

Episode 117 - Steve Mullaley

Outside The Chute is so happy to have back with us this week, one of the best to ever play the game, everyone knows this guy, a big friend of the show, the one and only, Steve Mullaley.  Framer, Hopey and Lolly are gonna talk all about the 2022 WBSC World Cup that wrapped up in Auckland last weekend with the Aussies downing Canada 5-2 in the finals.  You’re gonna hear our takes, what surprised us, what didn’t, we dissect it pretty good.  Then we’re gonna talk to Lolly about playing this past summer and then calling a career at home after winning the Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals with the Galway Hitmen.  What a way to go out!

Episode 116 - Andrea Filler

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Northwestern University Alum, Athletes Unlimited star and 2020 Olympian with Team Italy, Andrea Filler.
Andrea has had a fantastic career to date.  She earned NFCA All-Region Team distinction three times, while also being a two-time First-Team All-Big Ten Conference selection while at Northwestern.  She would capture an NPF Championship with the Chicago Bandits in 2016 and then move on to play professionally in Italy where she won the 2021 Italian Pro League batting title after leading the league with a .517 batting average and eight home runs.  Andrea would also represent Italy at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and currently plays with Athletes Unlimited.
We’re gonna talk  to Andrea about getting her start in the game, her time at Boston College, the transfer to Northwestern, of course, the Olympic Games, Athletes Unlimited and much, much more.
Andrea was such a pleasure to chat with.  This is another episode you’re not gonna want to miss

Episode 115 - WBSC Men’s World Cup Preview

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former guest, Blair Setford, as we preview and give our prediction's for the 2022 WBSC Men's World Cup taking place in Auckland, New Zealand.
This was a fun one!  Make sure to check it out!

Episode 114 - Ty Sebastian

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2016 ISC World Champion and current member of the Men’s Canadian National Team, Ty Sebastian.
Ty has had an amazing career to date and he’s just getting started. Not only has he won an ISC World Title, he’s also won a Canadian Midget and Junior National Championship, an ISC II title and now has his sights set on a World Cup with Team Canada down in Auckland New Zealand at the WBSC Men’s World Cup starting at the end of the month.
We’re gonna talk to Ty about getting his start in the game in his hometown of Brussels, Ontario, that epic 2016 ISC World Title win with the Toronto Gators, his amazing run at this year’s Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals with the Toronto Batmen that led to Ty being named playoff MVP and much, much more.
Seabass was an absolute beauty to chat with.  Hopey and I are excited to watch him and the rest of Team Canada coming up at the World Cup.

Episode 113 - WBSC Preview - Coaches Edition

Outside The Chute had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with 3 National Team Head Coaches as they prep for the WBSC Men’s World Cup starting at the end of the month in Auckland, New Zealand.  First, we got to welcome back a former guest of the show, Head Coach of the Argentina Men’s National Team, the always entertaining, Julio Gamarci.  Julio talks about what it's like going in with a huge target being the defending champions.  We then chat with US Men’s National Team Head Coach, Ron Hackett.  Ron gives us a rundown of how they assembled their team and their expectations, and then we finish it off with the Head Coach of Team Canada, BC Native, John Stuart.  Stuey, tells us just how hard this team representing the red and white was to select and, of course, how the mission is to be bringing home that gold medal.
This was such an awesome episode to do.  If you were already excited for the WBSC Men’s World Cup, trust me, this episode is going to raise that level even more.

Episode 112 - Sis Bates

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Washington alum and current member of the US Women’s National Team, the one and only, Sis Bates.
Sis has had an amazing career to date and it just continues to grow.  She is a 3 time PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year, 3 time NFCA All-American, the All Time leader in hits and triples for the Huskies, and was also named 2019 Seattle Female Sports Star of the Year.  Not to mention, Sis is probably one of the best defensive players to ever play the game in our opinion and I’m sure many other.
We’re gonna talk to Sis about getting her start in the game, how she got her nickname that she goes by to this day, the amazing story of her and her dad making 6 hour, one way trips, every weekend, for her to improve her game, her journey to Washington that began for her after watching the 2009 WCWS, of course, her time at Athletes Unlimited where we may or may not have a fan girling session over Sam Fischer and much, much more.
Sis was such a joy to chat with.  The always happy and smiling Sis that you see on TV is exactly who I had the pleasure of chatting with.  Trust me when I say you’re all going to enjoy this episode.

Episode 111 - Don Scott

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 4 time ISC World Champion and former Canadian Men’s National Team member, Don Scott.
Donnie has had a fantastic career in the game.  To go along with those 4 ISC World Title’s he has won 3 Canadian Senior Men’s Championships, named to the 2011 ISC All World Team and won the 2012 Pan American Championships where he would take home the top pitcher award.
We’re gonna talk to Donnie about getting his start in the game, attending the 1993 Canada Games with Team Ontario, making the jump to the ISC Circuit at the age of 29 with the Kitchener Hallman Twins, what it was like being named to Team Canada in 2011 and much, much more.
Donnie was an absolute beauty to chat with.  Hopey and I had a blast chatting with him.  Trust me, you’re gonna enjoy this episode.