Donald R. MacDonald - Softball Builder & Executive How does a man born in baseball-crazy Boston, then moves to Doctor's Brook, Antigonish County, and never plays any softball, end up in the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame and the Softball Canada Hall of Fame as a builder for the sport of softball?  Donald Ross MacDonald, son of Lester J. and Mary D. MacDonald, first became involved in softball in Antigonish when he was asked to help out the Doctor's Brook Blues team, which played in the AGR Softball League. He looked after finances for the team. That was a perfect fit for Donald R., because he was an accountant and lived in the community. That led him to become involved as an executive member of the League, and eventually its president in 1983. Donald R. was president for three years, and then took over as Highland Region Director for Softball Nova Scotia, responsible for the sport in Eastern NS. In 1987, Donald R. was elected President of Softball Nova Scotia and continued...