Backyard Baseball 2001 - Power-Ups

Power-Ups

The following are power-ups used throughout the game.

Pitching Power-ups ("Crazy Pitches") are awarded on a strikeout of an opposing player.

• Big Freeze: Ball is thrown normally but suddenly "freezes" just before getting to the plate
• Corkscrew: Ball moves in a spiral motion through the air
• Crazyball: Ball "laughs" and moves around randomly in mid air
• Elevator: Ball is thrown down along the ground, and suddenly pops up to the throwing target
• Fireball: Ball zooms past the batter, flaming along the way. Arguably the most powerful pitch, as it is nearly impossible to react to and hit
• Slo-mo: Ball appears to be a normal Slowball pitch, but slows down tremendously when nearing the plate
• Spitball: Ball drips with saliva and moves around slightly in the air
• Zigzag: Ball moves in a horizontal zigzag motion through the air
• More Juice: When activated, completely fills the current pitchers "Juice" meter, restoring them to full pitching power

Batting Power-ups are awarded either from getting a hit off of a "crazy pitch" on offense, or by turning a double or triple play on defense.

• Crazy Bunt: Allows the player using it to bunt; When the ball is actually bunted, it goes in an unpredictable direction, sometimes resulting in a foul ball. (When a foul ball occurs, the power-up usually stays in effect)
• Under Grounder: When the player hits the ball, it quickly goes under ground, stays there for a short while, and then pops right back up in a different spot on the field. Can easily result in a ground rule double on fields with short outfield fences.
• "Screamin'" Line Drive: When the batter hits the ball, the ball tends to "scream", hence the title. It goes exceedingly fast, and, at times, will go over the wall for a home run.
• Aluminum Power: When the batter hits the ball, it makes a sound as if it were screaming with a muffled effect to it. This is considered the "ultimate" power-up in batting. A home run is guaranteed when the batter makes contact with the ball. Also, the batter will easily know that the Aluminum Power power-up because the bat will change from pine to gray. (Backyard Baseball players use only wooden bats; An aluminum bat tends to go farther, that's why the power-up, "Aluminum Power" is the home run hitter.)