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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Oregon and UCLA alum, as well as, Athletes Unlimited member, the one and only, Brooke Yanez.

Brooke has had a fantastic career to date and she’s still going strong.  She was the 2018 Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year and the 2019 Big West Pitcher of the Year during her time at UC Davis. She then transferred to Oregon where she became an NFCA All-American in 2021. Brooke would finish her college career up as a Bruin with UCLA where she would be named a 2nd team All-Pac 12 Honoree. She would go on to play last summer at Athletes Unlimited where she totaled 960 points.

We’re gonna talk to Brooke about how she got her start in the game, her days in travel ball and high school, her time at UC Davis, Oregon and UCLA, over coming injury to get back to the game she loves and much, much more.

Brooke was such a pleasure to chat with and I can’t wait to see whats in store for her going forward.  I’m sure whatever it is, it will no doubt be great.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 6 time ISC World Champion and 2 time WBSC World Cup Champion with the Aussie Steelers, the one and only, Nick Shailes.

Last time we had Shailsey on for a full episode was way back on episode 5 in July of 2020 and the world was right in the middle of a global pandemic.  A lot has taken place since then as he and the Steelers captured the 2022 World Cup down in New Zealand and the launch of HRD Bat Company has taken place and is really taking off.

Hopey and I talk to Shailsey about both those things, as well as, getting back to playing after the pandemic, how the Hill United Chiefs are looking for this upcoming season and that epic hole in one he got to win a truck at the Ken Hill Memorial tournament last summer.  Such an awesome story.

Speaking of awesome stories, make sure to listen to our intro portion, prior to Shailsey coming on.  Hopey’s story from his trip down south a few weeks ago is ridiculous, you’re definitely going to want to hear it.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2018 All-ACC First Team selection, Duke University alum, and co-host of the Softball Speakeasy podcast, the one and only, Raine Wilson.

Like I said, this one is a dandy! Raine not only was a force to be reckon with during her time with the Blue Devils but man, what shes doing as an analyst on the ACC Network is fantastic.  Her easy demeanor and ability to construct whats going on during a game is absolutely awesome.

We’re gonna talk to Raine about how she got her start in the game, her journey to JMU, then on to Duke, that epic 2018 season she had, her career ending injury and much, much more.

Raine was such a pleasure to chat with, and I’m so excited to see where her future in the game is headed, because I’m sure the possibilities are endless for her.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Oklahoma Sooners alum where she  was a 2021 National Champion and current Graduate Assistant with the University of Central Florida, the one and only, Shannon Saile. 

What a career Shannon has had so far. She was 2017 Conference USA Freshman of the Year along with being a two time First Team Conference USA pick during her time at FIU, and then a 2 time All-Big 12 Conference selection, along with being a National Champion during her time with the Sooners.

Shannon would then go on to play pro with the Florida Vibe after college and then has played the last two season with Athletes Unlimited. During this time she also has jumped into the coaching side of things where she was a graduate assistant in 2022 with OU and captured another National Championship and now with the UCF Knights where she has been since last season.

We’re gonna talk to Shannon about getting her start in the game, how she just wanted to pitch, the journey to FIU, the transfer to OU, of course the storied program of the Sooners and much, much more.

Shannon was such a pleasure to chat with.  This was one of those conversations that just kept flowing and I’m sure we could have chatted even longer.  This was a great one!

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Outside The Chute is doing their first ever "Best Of" Show and what a dandy it turned out to be.  Hopey and Framer go through some of their favourite moments over the last 3 and a half years and had a lot of laughs doing so.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with UCLA Bruins alum, Athletes Unlimited member and current Assistant Coach with San Diego State, the one and only, Delanie Wisz.

Lanie has had a remarkable career so far and she’s just getting started. She transferred to UCLA from LMU and definitely found her comfort zone while in a Bruins uniform. Over the course of her college career, she appeared in 251 games, compiled a .330 batting average, hit 57 home runs, and drove in 191 runs. She led the Bruins to two NCAA College World Series appearances and was named to the 2022 Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team. Lanie then went on to play a pro season with the USSSA Pride before finding her home with Athletes Unlimited.  As a full time Assistant Coach with the San Diego State Aztecs this season, they currently sit with an 8-6 record and had a very strong showing at the Mary Nutter Classic this past weekend.

We’re gonna talk to Lanie about getting her start in the game, her time in travel ball and high school, the journey from LMU to UCLA, Athletes Unlimited and much, much more.

Lanie was an absolute pleasure to chat with.  We’re so excited to see what the future holds for her, cause no doubt its going to be fantastic with whatever it is she pursues.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of South Florida alum, Athlete’s Unlimited member and current member of the Great Britain Women’s National Team, the one and only, Georgina Corrick.

Georgina has had an amazing career so far and she’s still going strong.  She is a 4 time AAC Pitcher of the Year, 3 time All-American, was the 2022 NFCA National Pitcher of the Year, as well as, Softball America Pitcher of the Year and that’s just naming a few of her impressive accolades. She broke or tied 39 school or conference records during her career  at USF and holds school career records for no-hitters, starts, complete games, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts, shutouts, opponent batting average, and perfect games. She now competes in Athlete’s Unlimited, as well as with the Great Britain Women’s National Team where her and that group are taking that program to new heights.

We’re gonna talk to Georgina about getting her start in the game, her journey to South Florida, the amazing career she had with the Bulls, what its like in the pro game now and much, much more.

Georgina was so awesome to chat with.  Her amazing personality definitely shines through in this chat and I know everyone is going to enjoy this interview.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2 time ISC World Champion with the Tampa Bay Smokers, 2 time Pan Am Games Gold Medalist with Team Canada, as well as, Softball Canada, Softball Nova Scotia and Sport Nova Scotia Hall of Famer, the one and only Todd King. 

The fact it took us this long to get Todd on the podcast is ridiculous considering he lives under an hour away from us, but that doesn’t matter now because we got him and its an awesome chat.

Kingo had such a fantastic career in the game. As I just mentioned a few of his accomplishments a couple seconds ago, we can add to the fact that he was the MVP and Top Hitter at the 94 Canadian Senior Men’s Nationals in Saskatoon, 3 time All Canadian and took home a National Title on home soil in St Croix with the Halifax Jaguars in 1998.

We’re gonna talk to Todd about getting his start right here in the East Hants Minor ball system, playing for the legendary Tommy Doucette in 1989 at the Canada Games, the start of the powerhouse Halifax Keith's, his time with the Tampa Bay Smokers and so much more.

This was such an awesome episode, from one of the best our province has ever produced for our great game, I know you’re all going to enjoy this one.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with University of Memphis alum and 2020 Olympian with the Australian National Team, the one and only, Ellen Roberts.

Ell has had a fantastic career to date and is still going strong. During her time at the University of Memphis from 2011 to 2014, she set 25 school records, including most strikeouts and wins in school history.  After making her debut for the NSW Firestars in 2014, later that year Ellen also made her debut with the Aussie Spirit, at that year’s World Championship in the Netherlands where they captured a bronze medal.

She has since gone on to play professionally for the past 9 seasons in the US, Japan and New Zealand to name a few and had the privilege of being able to call herself an Olympian as she represented Australia at the 2020 games in Tokyo.

We’re gonna talk to Ell about getting her start in the game at a young age, how she ended up in Memphis, Tennessee, her time on the National Team, those 2020 Olympics and so much more.

Ell was an absolute pleasure to chat with.  I’m so excited to see what’s in store for her moving forward.  I have no doubt with her work ethic and upbeat personality its gonna be fantastic!

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with 2021 NFCA First Team All-American, 2023 WPF Rookie of the Year, University of Kentucky alum, and current member of the USSSA Pride, the one and only, Kayla Kowalik.

Kayla time at Kentucky was just extraordinary.  She is UK’s all-time hits leader with 348 and all-time leader in runs scored with 258. She led the nation in batting average in 2021 when she hit a school-record .495, had a school-record 26-game hitting streak and scored a school-record 79 runs. Legit, the number of records that she processes at UK is insane.  She is now a member of the USSSA Pride in the WPF where she capped off her first season there as Rookie of the Year and being named to the All-WPF Team.

We’re gonna talk to Kayla about getting her start in the game, growing up and playing with her twin sister Gabbie, the journey to UK, being named to Team USA, this past season with the Pride and so much more.

Kayla was an absolute pleasure to chat with.  I’m so excited to see what the future holds for her both in the game and off the field as well. I’m sure whatever it is, it will be great.

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