How softball helped turn Kasson-Mantorville star into a Division I baseball player

How softball helped turn Kasson-Mantorville star into a Division I baseball player

KASSON — Long before Grady Babcock developed into a star pitcher and shortstop, he got his start behind the plate, catching for his older sister, Ella, a former softball player for Kasson-Mantorville. The K-M senior, who will play Division I college baseball for Butler University, was introduced to the sport by his parents, former college athletes who both played slow-pitch softball when he was growing up. His dad played baseball in high school …