Games for kids, balloon animals, and a softball home run derby highlight post-COVID Independence Day fun. 7:19 pm, Jul. 4, 2021 ×
Joe Forbrook, of Rochester, takes part in a home run derby as part of Summerfest Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Bear Cave Park in Stewartville. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
STEWARTVILLE Joe Forbrook had nothing to complain about on the Fourth of July.
Well, except a few pitches he felt he could have hit a little farther. I felt a lot better in the second round, Forbrook said, after winning the inaugural Home Run Derby of Summerfest in Stewartville.
Forbrook, who came from Rochester to swing for the fences along with nine other sluggers at the softball complex at Bear Cave Park, knocked six balls out of the park in the final round of the competition, earning bragging rights among some softball competitors and a small cash prize.