Outside The Chute

Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with former University of Nebraska standout and current South Dakota State Assistant Coach, Kiki Stokes.

We’re gonna talk to Kiki about getting her start in the game, her decision to go to Nebraska to become a Cornhusker, the formation of This is Us softball club after a horrendous tweet from Scrapyard Dawgs GM, as well as, moving on to the coaching ranks, where she is currently a  South Dakota Jack Rabbits, assistant coach.

Kiki was a pleasure to chat with and I’m really hoping we get to see a new Cookin with Keeks episode from her coming up in the new year.

Outside The Chute sits down and chats with an 11 year old girl you may not have heard about yet, but trust me, you soon will.

Abigail Tolton is from Ontario and pitches for the Waterloo Ghosts and the Central Florida Stars and is already being talked about by some of the biggest names in softball. 

She threw 2 no hitters while winning the Ontario provincial championship and in her last season had 277 strikeouts in 100 innings and gave up just 5 runs total. She has won numerous tournament MVPs and was selected to pitch in the USSSA All American Games in Florida.

I talked to Abby about how she got her start in the game, some of the famous softball players she gets to call friends, the importance of women’s sports, and we even have a special guest appearance by Amanda Scarborough of ESPN.  

Abby’s knowledge of the men’s and women’s game is truly remarkable. I didn’t expect to be talking about the pros and cons of various riseball grips with an 11 year old. She even does an analysis of my delivery.

I really think this is a great podcast for you to listen to with your kids and if you are like me, you will forget you are listening to an 11 year old when you hear Abby’s answers.

Outside The Chute is heading all the way to New Zealand to chat with ISC and WBSC Hall of Famer, Jarrad Martin.

Jarrad has an impressive list of accomplishments to go along with those hall of fame inductions that include 4 ISF World Championships, 6 ISC World Titles, 7 ISC All World selections and 2 ISC World MVP awards, just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Jarrad about getting his start in the game in New Zealand, his 1989 World Junior Title win, his 4 Men’s ISF World Championships, as well as, his storied ISC career and much more.

Jarrad was an absolute beauty to chat with and you’ll understand why he is so beloved and respected around the softball world after hearing his interview.

Outside The Chute sits down and chats with Czech Republic National Team Assistant Manager and hitting coach, Jakub Kopriva.

Jakub has been with the National team since 2017, attending world’s in Whitehorse, as well as, hosting last years ones in the Czech Republic.  He also has done play by play for Playo.TV in Europe covering such events as European Supercup,  Intercontinental Cup,  U19 Women’s EU Championships and the Women’s EU championships to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Jakub about the history of the game over in his country,  his playing days in the game, winning the Junior European Championship, as well as, his great memories so far being with the Czech National Team.

Jakub was a pleasure to chat with and has real rich knowledge of the game over in Europe which I’m sure you’ll enjoy hearing.

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Outside The Chute sits down and chats with Canadian Men’s National Team member and Harbour Main native, Bradley Ezekiel.

Brad has had a storied career so far with 5 ISC World titles, 7 Canadian Senior Men’s National titles,  6 ISC All World selection, 7 All Canadian honours and a 2015 Canadian Nationals MVP, just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Brad about getting his start in the game in Newfoundland, their bronze medal win at the 2005 Canada Games in Regina, his first ISC win with Kitchener in 2009, as well as, his run with Hill United Chiefs that included 4 ISC World Titles, and much more.

Brad is one of the most feared hitters in the world and it was a treat to be able to sit down and chat some ball with him.

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Outside The Chute sits down and chats with former Oklahoma State Cowgirls standout and current Woman’s Canadian National Team member, Lauren Regula.

Lauren would have an amazing 4 year career at Oklahoma State where she would be named to 3, All Big 12 First Team’s, was a 2003 1st Team All American and was also named 2003 Big 12 Player of the Year.

She would first see action with the Women’s National team in 2002 and would go on to play in the Olympic Games in 2004 IN Athens and 2008 in Beijing, before coming back in 2016 to win her first medal with Team Canada as they took home the bronze at the World Championships.

We’re gonna talk to Lauren about getting her start in the game at the age of 12, her time at OSU, those two Olympic games, as well as, the struggles she went through during her time away from the game and much more.

This is a fantastic candid interview from one of the true great people in this game and in life.  Lauren was a treat to chat with and I’m sure you’re going to feel her positivity coming through to you on this episode.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Australian native, Andrew Kirkpatrick.

Andrew is one of the best players to ever play the game as he has been named to 11 ISC All World Teams, named ISC Most Outstanding pitcher three times, has won 4 ISC World Titles and won an ISF World Championship in 2009 just to name a few.

We’re gonna talk to Andrew about getting his start in the game, winning the 2001 World Junior Gold for Australia, the epic gold medal for the country in 2009, his storied ISC career, as well as, his last two ISC Championships with the New York Gremlins.

Cheese was a treat to talk to and we’ll find out just how he got that nickname as well.

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Outside The Chute sat down and chatted with Brian Urquhart.  Brian has played all over North and South America with stints in Massachusetts, Venezuela, Manitoba, Virginia, Ontario, Michigan and of course at home in Nova Scotia, with Halifax, Brookfield and his hometown East Hants Mastodons.

We’re gonna talk to Urqy about getting his start in the game in his hometown of Lantz, attending the 97 Canada Games in Brandon, Manitoba, his stories from ISC’s and Senior Nationals over the years, as well as, a fantastic story about coming home from Venezuela that you’re definitely going to want to hear.

Urqy also tells us about leaving the game to focus on his job with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he now the Team President.

This was an awesome interview and it was great to catch up with our former teammate and good friend.  

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Outside The Chute sits down and chats with Canadian Women's National Team member and former University of Washington standout, Victoria Hayward.

Vic is a 4 time All-Pac-12 Conference winner, 2014 All American, Winner of the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch League, Jennie Finch Award and most recently finished 3rd overall in the points standings in the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited League.

We’re going to talk to Vic about getting her start in the game, her illustrious high school career at Mountain View High, being the youngest player ever to play for Team Canada at the age of 16, as well as, her fabulous 4 years at Washington playing for the Huskies and the chance to play this past summer in the newly formed Athletes Unlimited league.

Vic was a joy to chat with and you’ll get to hear just how much she has a passion for this game in our talk.

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Outside The Chute sits down and chats with former Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia native, now Grand Forks, North Dakota native and ISC Hall of Famer, Gerald Muizelaar.

Muizey is an 8 time ISC All World selection, 3 time ISC Most Outstanding Pitcher, has 3 ISC World Titles and a Canadian Senior Men’s National Title in 1998 just to name a few.

We’re going to talk to Gerald about getting his start in Shubenacadie and guys he would have played with growing up along the way. The amazing run at the 1993 Canada Games with Team Nova Scotia, winning the National Title on home soil with the Halifax Jaguars in 1998, as well as his storied ISC career which launched him into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

Muizey has now taken on a roll as pitching coach with Softball USA on the Men’s National Team and we’ll also find out his thoughts on that transition.

It was awesome to catch up with Muizey and talk about his illustrious career, I’m sure you’re all going to enjoy this interview.

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