Backyard Baseball 2001 - Gameplay

Gameplay

The game consists of two types of game modes: The Pickup game, where the player picks the field, the team, and takes turn picking players with the computer. When everything is set, a single match is played. The stats of the players during a single game does not affect their stats for a season. For the season mode, the player picks a team, home field, and all their players and then plays through a 14 game season, complete with a Backyard Playoffs and a Backyard World Series. The game is a single mouse played game that uses a click for swinging, throwing, and pitching. For the virtual players, each player has his own player bio with all of that player's info and personality. The bio also includes that players abilities and stats.

The stats are shown on a scale from 1 to 10, and there are four stats:

• Pitching: Shows the players ability with pitching stamina, pitching speed, and control.
• Batting: Shows the players skill with batting contact, and swinging power.
• Defense: Shows the players skill at fielding/catching a ball and their throwing ability.
• Running: Shows the players speed on the base paths and on the field. A players running highly affects the players stamina.