{"id":24465,"date":"2014-08-13T11:17:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T18:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24465"},"modified":"2014-08-13T11:17:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T18:17:52","slug":"newfoundlands-colin-abbott-to-be-inducted-into-international-softball-congress-hall-of-fame-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24465","title":{"rendered":"Newfoundland&#8217;s Colin Abbott to be inducted into International Softball Congress Hall of Fame next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_23969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23969\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"Newfoundland&#039;s Colin Abbott, considered one of the best \u2014 if not the best \u2014 fastpitch softball hitters in the world is one of six individuals who will be inducted into the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame next year.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Click logo for original news story and photo at The Telegram.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-23969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for original news story and photo at The Telegram.<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetelegram.com\/Sports\/2014-08-13\/article-3832566\/Abbott-to-be-inducted-into-International-Softball-Congress-Hall-of-Fame-next-year\/1\">From The Telegram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newfoundland&#8217;s Colin Abbott, considered one of the best \u2014 if not the best \u2014 fastpitch softball hitters in the world is one of six individuals who will be inducted into the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame next year.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott, from Portugal?Cove, who has retired as a player, helped teams to three gold medals at ISC tournaments \u2014 in 1994 with All Car of Green Bay, Wisc., and 1999 and 2007 with Farm Tavern of Madison, Wisc. \u2014 collecting eight all-world player honours, three?MVP awards and one batting title along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Abbott in induction will be Terry Challis (player), Dean Holoien (player) and Gary Baughman (administrator\/umpire), along with Jack Fireman and Nick McCurry, both are entering in the Bob Welby Memorial Award\/recognition of service category.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetelegram.com\/Sports\/2014-08-13\/article-3832566\/Abbott-to-be-inducted-into-International-Softball-Congress-Hall-of-Fame-next-year\/1\">Click to continue reading at The Telegram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Telegram Newfoundland&#8217;s Colin Abbott, considered one of the best \u2014 if not the best \u2014 fastpitch softball hitters in the world is one of six individuals who will be inducted into the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame next year. 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