Outside The Chute

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Cal U of Pennsylvania alum and current Canadian National Team member, Natalie Wideman.

Nat had a stand out career at Cal U where she was a 3 time All-PSAC first team all-star, 2014 PSAC Athlete of the Year as well as the 2014 NCAA Division II Catcher of the Year.  She would go on to play for the Canadian National Team where she has won 2 bronze medals at the 2016 and 2018 WBSC World Championships and the well known Pan Am Games Gold on home soil in Toronto back in 2015.

We’re gonna talk to Nat about getting her start in the game and the influence her two brothers had on her growing up, her time at Cal U, her time with Team Canada, being a Mizuno Ambassador and much more.

Nat was an absolute pleasure to chat with and we shared a lot of laughs during our chat.

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Kitchener Hallman Twins and USA Men’s National Team member, Cam Schiller.

Cam has taken a different path in the game then most as he’s played most of his career in the game of Baseball and was a 2012, 7th round MLB selection by the Texas Rangers.  Since turning to Fastpitch in 2016, Cam has already been a 2 time All World selection at the ISC’s and named to the US National Team, which is absolutely incredible.

We’re gonna talk to Cam about those years playing baseball, we’ll hear a great story about playing against Philadelphia Phillies superstar, Bryce Harper, the transition over to the game of Fastpitch, as well as much more.

We had a blast chatting with Cam and you’ll learn right away why he’s loved and respected by all his teammates.

Outside The Chute sat down and talked with former McNeese State University standout, Athletes Unlimited star and current Italian National Team member, Erika Piancastelli.

Erika had an amazing career at McNeese where she would combine for 19 school and conference records.  She was a 2 time NFCA All American, 4 time SLC Player and Hitter of the year and 4 time McNeese Female Athlete of the Year.  From there Erika has gone on to star for the Italian National Team as well as this past summer in the Athletes Unlimited League where she finished 4th overall in the player standings.

We’re going to talk to Erika about getting her start in the game, the influence that her mother and father played in her development, her storied 4 year career at McNeese, qualifying for the Olympics in Tokyo with the Italian National Team and of course this past summer from her time in the AU League.

Erika was so fun to chat with and is one of the most humble and genuinely all around great people in this game that I’ve had the chance to talk too.  I’m sure you’re all going to enjoy this episode!

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with ISC Hall of Famer and Melfort, Saskatchewan native, Keith Mackintosh.

Tosh has had a fantastic career spanning over 25 years as a player and over 10 as a coach.  He is a 5 time Canadian Senior Men’s National Champion, 2 time All Canadian, 5 time ISC All World Team selection and a 2003 Pan Am Games gold medalist, just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Tosh about getting his start in the game in Saskatchewan, his midget and junior national titles with the 222’s program, his many ISC and Senior Men’s experiences, donning the red and white to represent Canada on the National Team and of course the 222’s Fastpitch Program he is a part of to this day.

Tosh was a pleasure to chat with and we had a ton of laughs on this episode, so I’m sure you’ll all enjoy it.  

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former Washington Huskie and current Team Canada National Team member, Danielle Lawrie.

Dan has had an amazing career to date, she is a two time USA Collegiate Player of the Year, 2009 National Champion, holds the University of Washington record in career wins, shutouts, strikeouts, strikeout ratio, starts, appearances, complete games and innings, she competed at the 2008 Olympics and will be looking to top it off with a gold medal in this years Olympics in Tokyo.

We talked to Danielle about getting her start in the game in BC, her storied career at University of Washington that resulted in the schools only National title in 2009, her grind with the Canadian National team, getting into broadcasting and a lot more.

Dan was a pleasure to chat with and I’m definitely excited to continue watching this mother of two make the push for an Olympic Gold.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Men’s Canadian National Team member and North Vancouver native, Derek Mayson.

Mayse has had a storied career so far dating back to the Canada Games in 2001.  He is a 5 time ISC All World selection, 2015 Pan Am Gold Medalist, 2015 ISF World Champion as well as a 2007 Canadian Senior Men's National Champion just to name a few.

We’re going to talk to Mayse about getting his start in the game out in BC, his time with the Vancouver Grey Sox which led to a National title in 2007, being named to the Canadian National team, as well as his struggles he had mentally for a few years which has led to the formation of Locked In Mental Training which Derek successfully runs to this day.

This was an awesome interview with one of the all around great guys in the game today and I’m sure you’re all going to enjoy this episode.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Texas Longhorn Alum, current US National Team member, and one of the best pitchers to ever play the game, Cat Osterman.

Cat’s list of accomplishments are endless as she has the NCAA record for strikeouts per 7 innings over her career with 14.34, 2nd all-time in strikeouts with 2,265, four Big 12 Pitcher of the Year awards, Olympic Gold in 2004, as well as the first ever Athletes Unlimited Champion, just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Cat about getting her start in the game in her home state of Texas, her storied career with the Texas Longhorns, winning Olympic gold in 2004, the awesome new Athletes Unlimited League from this past summer and much more.

Cat was incredible to chat with, I’ve been following her career and watching her since 2006, so the fact that she took time out of her hectic schedule to chat with us on here means the world to me and I wish her all the best, not only in the game but in life following as well.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Woman’s Canadian National Team member and Maple Ridge, BC native, Larissa Franklin.

Larissa is a Two-time NFCA All-Region honoree…Three-time All-Conference selection…Finished collegiate career at IPFW and Western Kentucky University with a .398 average, 287 hits, 173 runs, 69 RBI, 91 stolen bases and 70 walks. She also tied WKU’s record for longest hit streak at 15 games.

She is also a 2 time Pan Am games medalist that included a gold medal in 2005 on home soil in Toronto.

We talk to Larissa about getting her start in the game in BC, her fantastic collegiate career, being named to the Canadian National Team, as well as, the origin for her awesome fake training videos that are a must see every Friday.

Larissa was an absolute treat to chat with.  Her upbeat personality I’m sure resonates well with everyone she comes across and you’ll see why after this interview.

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Outside The Chute is heading over to Portugal’s Cove, Newfoundland as we sat down and chatted with Hall of Famer, Colin Abbott.

Abby was one of the most feared hitters to ever play the game.  His list of accomplishments are numerous as he has been named to 10 ISC All World teams, 3 ISC Tournament MVP’s, 3 ISC World Titles, 4 Canadian Senior Men’s titles, as well as, 2 Pan Am Games Gold medals, just to name a few.

We talked to Colin about getting his start in the game over in Portugal’s Cove, his 1989 appearance at the Canada Games in Saskatoon, his time in Green Bay playing for the All Car Roadrunners, and much more.

Abby was a pleasure to chat with and one of the true good guys in this game, I’m sure everyone is going to love hearing his stories.

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Hall of Famer and Victoria, BC native, Mike Piechnik.

Peaches had an absolute amazing career spanning over 30 years.  He’s a 9 time ISC All World selection, 2 time Pan Am Games gold medalist, has 4 Canadian Senior Men’s National Titles, a 1992 ISF Gold medal with Team Canada and has thrown a record 4 ISC perfect games just to name a few.

We talked to Mike about getting his start in the game after the tragic work place death of his father,  how he became a pitcher after starting as an outfielder, playing down in New Zealand, as well as, the amazing 3 week span where he had 4 perfect games.

Peaches was such a great guy to chat with and after hearing this you’ll understand why he was so loved and respected in the softball world.