Outside The Chute

09/23/2026

Today’s ISC Bobblehead drop is here! 🥎🔥

Nine players, nine bobbleheads:

🥎 Luiger Pinto — Bear Creek Express
🥎 Erick Ochoa — Bear Creek Gremlins
🥎 Nic Neid — STK Fastball
🥎 Brad Kilpatrick — JB Fastpitch
🥎 Sisko Sabate — Team 518
🥎 Connor Brooks — Oshweken Redmen
🥎 Guadalupe Ayon — JDT Energy
🥎 Tony Gonzalez — Hill United Chiefs
🥎 Kotaro Yasumi — Northeast Drillers

Which one’s your favourite, and who should join the collection next? 👇

09/21/2026

🚨 THE AUSL VIRTUAL BOBBLEHEAD COLLECTION IS HERE! 🚨

We’ve taken some of the biggest names in the AUSL and transformed them into their own toy-style bobbleheads!

🥎 Karlyn Pickens
🥎 Sam Landry
🥎 Baylee Klingler
🥎 Maya Brady
🥎 Bri Ellis
🥎 Skylar Wallace
🥎 Megan Grant
🥎 Lexi Kilfoyl
🥎 Montana Fouts
🥎 Sydney McKinney
🥎 Nijaree Canady
🥎 Michaela Edenfield

From the oversized heads and player-specific poses to the uniforms, team colors and custom display bases, every detail was designed to give each bobblehead its own personality.

Now we want to hear from you:

🔥 Which one is your favourite?
🔥 Who should be added to the collection next?
🔥 And most importantly—would you buy these if they were real?

Drop your picks in the comments and tag the player you want to see next!

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Connecting the Softball World

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

🔥 ISC LEGENDS: BOBBLEHEAD EDITION 🔥

Some of the biggest names in men’s fastpitch history have officially received the bobblehead treatment!

Our first ISC Legends batch features:

⚾ Jimmy Moore
⚾ Mike Piechnik
⚾ Darren Zack
⚾ Mark Smith
⚾ Colin Abbott
⚾ Marty Kernaghan
⚾ Shawn Rychcik
⚾ Jarrad Martin

From dominant pitchers to feared hitters, this collection celebrates the players who helped shape the game and left their mark on ISC history.

Which bobblehead is your favourite—and which ISC legend needs to be in the next batch?

09/21/2026

Team USA’s pitching staff didn’t allow a single run during the WBSC World Cup Group Stage.

Lexi Kilfoyl, Montana Fouts, Karlyn Pickens, Kelly Maxwell, and Rachel Garcia combined for six consecutive shutouts.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4jbYREG

📸 USA Softball

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

🔥 26 DAYS. FOUR NATIONAL MEDALS. ONE INCREDIBLE SUMMER FOR NOVA SCOTIA FASTPITCH. 🔥

Outside The Chute is BACK!

After our little summer break, Framer and Hopey return for Episode 219 — and you know we had to do this one.

Nova Scotia fastpitch put together an incredible run at the 2026 Canadian Championships, bringing home hardware at FOUR different levels:

🥇 U17 — GOLD
🥉 U20 — BRONZE
🥈 U23 — SILVER
🥉 Senior Men — BRONZE

In this episode, we go back through those 26 days of Nova Scotia success and break down the big games, unforgettable moments, individual accomplishments and performances that helped make this one of the most memorable stretches for Nova Scotia fastpitch.

But that’s not all.

🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸 We also talk about the East Hants Mastodons making their FIRST-EVER appearance at the ISC World Tournament, with Hopey giving us some firsthand perspective on the experience.

From the next generation making its mark to some of Nova Scotia’s established stars delivering on the national stage, there is A LOT to talk about.

🎙️ EPISODE 219 — 26 Days of Nova Scotia Success

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Episode 219 - 26 Days of Nova Scotia Fastpitch

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09/21/2026

🔥 26 DAYS. FOUR NATIONAL MEDALS. ONE INCREDIBLE SUMMER FOR NOVA SCOTIA FASTPITCH. 🔥 Outside The Chute is BACK! After our little summer break, Framer and Hopey return for Episode 219 — and you know we had to do this one. Nova Scotia fastpitch put together an incredible run at the 2026 Canadia...

09/19/2026

After a year off because of lack of teams, the administration of the legendary Boys of Summer tournament has decided they want to try and get teams back to Circle Tap. The dates will be July 9-11, 2027. Games will be held at Circle Tap and Denmark Memorial Park if needed. We are really hoping for at least 8 teams. Entry fee will be $500 with a $200 per win prize. It will be round robin style with a single elimination tournament on Sunday.

Please contact Dean Kane at [email protected] or text 920.265.4227 for more information.

09/19/2026