Grinnell softball’s stellar senior class enjoys successful home finale

GRINNELL, Iowa – In what arguably is the best and deepest senior class in Grinnell College women’s athletics history, it’s only fitting that group go out on a successful note in the final game on their home diamond. Grinnell bounced back from a 7-5 setback to Illinois College Saturday at the Softball Complex with a 9-0 mercy-rule blanking of the Lady Blues. The win marked the 10th shutout of the season for Grinnell, which ties a school record. Kathryn Vermeulen ’24, Grinnell’s career leader for pitching victories, was electric in the finale by tossing a complete-game three-hitter while striking out…