Baseball

**Baseball** is one of the 20 available games to play in Wii Sports Deluxe. One game consists of three innings, each team taking a turn at batting and a turn on the field when three outs are acquired. The main gameplay of the sport is either holding the joycon like a bat and swinging at thrown baseballs or throwing the baseball using different versions of throws.

## Gameplay

### Top Inning

At the top of the inning, the player takes control of the players at-bat. The player must swing their Wii Remote when the ball comes across the plate. The force of the swing, the positioning of the swing, and the time the bat is swung will affect where the ball goes.

### Bottom Inning

In the bottom inning, the player takes control of the pitcher and chooses how to throw the ball in an attempt to strike out the batter. If the batter hits the ball, the computer then controls the fielders as they try to catch the ball. If the computer catches the ball, then the runner is out. If the computer doesn't catch the ball, the distance of the ball, and how long it stayed in the air along with rolling on the ground affects how far the runner goes.

### Hints/Tips

* Experiment with different types of pitches and see which kind of pitch works best.
	+ When you hold the "A" button, you throw a screwball.
	+ When you hold the "B" button, you throw a curveball.
	+ When you hold the "A" and "B" buttons, you throw a splitter.
		- Note that splitters lead to a "Ball" if the batter doesn't swing.
		- Sometimes the pitcher can accidentally throw a fastball instead of a splitter, which can be easily identified when a sudden red exclamation mark appears on their head.
		- If the batter gets "Ball Four" it is a Move, to get this, get 4 balls in a row.
	+ When no buttons are pressed, you throw a fastball.
	+ Experimenting with speed is also crucial, as light throws can produce from 56 mph (90 km/h) to 65 mph (104 km/h), medium throws can produce from 66 mph (106 kph) to 86 mph (138 km/h), and hard throws can produce from 87 mph (140 km/h) to 100 mph (160 km/h).
* You can also change the direction of the pitch by pressing the right or left button on the d-pad/control stick and then pitching.
	+ Note that this leads to a "Ball" if the batter doesn't swing.
* Pressing the 2 button will change it to a “submarine” (sidearm) pitch.
* Pressing the 1 button will change it back to an overhanded pitch.
* Pros and Champions can easily predict when and what the user will throw. In this case, be very creative on your throws.
* You can bunt by simply keeping your Wii Remote horizontally while batting.
* If your opponent throws the ball and the ball is not spinning, it will be a splitter.

### Opponents

**Mii Levels (in order):**

1. Trent **(Level 11-15)(Beginner)**
2. Dan **(Level 26-30)(Vice-Beginner)**
3. Joe **(Level 41-45)**
4. Kellen **(Level 56-60)**
5. Samuel **(Level 71-75)**
6. Lisa **(Level 86-90)**
7. Sam **(Level 101-105)**
8. Marcus **(Level 116-120)**
9. Amelia **(Level 131-135)**
10. Elsa **(Level 146-150)**
11. Ashley **(Level 161-165)**
12. Nick **(Level 176-180)**
13. Niya **(Level 191-195)**
14. Connor **(Level 206-210)**
15. Piqua **(Level 221-225)**
16. Stephanie **(Level 236-240)**
17. Ellen **(Level 251-255)**
18. Mario **(Level 266-270)**
19. Barbara **(Level 281-285)**
20. Dakota **(Level 296-300)**
21. Alice **(Level 311-315)**
22. Amara **(Level 326-330)**
23. Lena **(Level 341-345)**
24. Sloan **(Level 356-360)**
25. Lucy **(Level 371-375)**
26. Jonny **(Level 386-390)**
27. Alishia **(Level 401-405)**
28. David **(Level 416-420)**
29. Peter **(Level 431-435)**
30. Moe **(Level 446-450)**
31. Zoe **(Level 461-465)**
32. Cory **(Level 476-480)**
33. Kate **(Level 491-495)**
34. Vivia **(Level 506-510)**
35. Misaki **(Level 521-525)**
36. Anthony **(Level 536-540)**
37. Brody **(Level 551-555)**
38. Poe **(Level 566-570)**
39. Pip **(Level 581-585)**
40. Penny **(Level 596-600)**
41. Serena **(Level 611-615)**
42. Shar **(Level 626-630)**
43. Niya **(Level 641-645)**
44. Andy **(Level 656-660)**
45. Elena **(Level 671-675)**
46. Fiona **(Level 686-690)**
47. Leo **(Level 701-705)**
48. Eddy **(Level 716-720)**
49. Don **(Level 731-735)**
50. Jay **(Level 746-750)**
51. Arnold **(Level 761-765)**
52. Jack **(Level 776-780)**
53. Misaki **(Level 791-795)**
54. Helga **(Level 806-810)**
55. Shawne **(Level 821-825)**
56. Harry **(Level 836-840)**
57. Mabel **(Level 851-855)**
58. Daniel **(Level 866-870)**
59. Taylor **(Level 881-885)**
60. Larry **(Level 896-900)**
61. Sarah **(Level 911-915)**
62. Jake **(Level 926-930)**
63. Felicia **(Level 941-945)**
64. Mike **(Level 956-960)**
65. Elijah **(Level 971-975)**
66. Taft **(Level 986-990)(Anti-Champion)**

#### Pro Class

1. Michelle **(Level 1001-1005)(Pro Class Beginner)**
2. Beverly **(Level 1016-1020)**
3. Colin **(Level 1031-1035)**
4. Brittany **(Level 1046-1050)**
5. Asa **(Level 1061-1065)**
6. Elois **(Level 1076-1080)**
7. Cameron **(Level 1091-1095)**
8. Fritz **(Level 1106-1110)**
9. Rachel **(Level 1121-1125)**
10. Amber **(Level 1136-1140)**
11. Neil **(Level 1151-1155)**
12. Riku **(Level 1166-1170)**
13. Abigail **(Level 1181-1185)**
14. Bri **(Level 1196-1200)**
15. Cody **(Level 1211-1215)**
16. Ron **(Level 1226-1230)**
17. Jamie **(Level 1241-1245)**
18. Sandra **(Level 1256-1260)**
19. Ian **(Level 1271-1275)**
20. Oscar **(Level 1286-1290)**
21. Beth **(Level 1301-1305)**
22. Akira **(Level 1316-1320)**
23. Chris **(Level 1331-1335)**
24. Mason **(Level 1346-1350)**
25. Michelle **(Level 1361-1365)**
26. Brad **(Level 1376-1380)**
27. Matt **(Level 1391-1395)**
28. Jonas **(Level 1406-1410)**
29. Emma **(Level 1421-1425)**
30. Al **(Level 1436-1440)**
31. Sebastian **(Level 1451-1455)**
32. Yǔchén **(Level 1466-1470)**
33. Kara **(Level 1481-1485)(Vice-Champion)**

### Team Info

When you start playing against the first team (Trent's team) while progressing you have to play the same team 8 more times, each with a different Mii pitching. Then one at a time, the first team's Miis are replaced by the Miis of the next team. This goes on until Cad's team. After beating Cad, the miis will be randomly picked, but the way teams are picked stays the same. The player's team will consist of Miis randomly picked from their console. If the player does not have enough Miis on their console, then their team will be filled by CPUs randomly picked from the Pro Class (That aren't Cad or on the opposing team.) This option can also be used by holding down the Y-Button from the Mii Selection to when the game is started.

### Types of Plays (List)

1. **Strike-out:** The player or CPU misses a clean strike with two previous strikes already in place. (note that Foul Balls count as strikes, but can never Strike a player out).
2. **Out:** The player or CPU hit the ball but it was caught by the opposing team, or rolled on the ground for less than three seconds and is in the plate zone.
3. **Foul Ball:** The player has hit the ball but it hasn't reached the "fair" zone. This counts as a strike for the first two strikes, but it doesn't count for a third.
4. **Ball-four:** The pitcher has thrown four "Balls", which is equivalent to a batter reaching a "Single".
5. **Single:** The batter has hit the ball enough to run a single base (approximately half the distance of the entire green area).
6. **Double:** The batter has hit the ball enough to run two bases (approximately the distance of the entire green area).
7. **Ground Rule Double:** The batter has hit the ball, bounces in the field of play, then lands in the crowd (like a home run).
8. **Triple:** The batter has hit the ball enough to run three bases (this is very uncommon to achieve as you need the ball to hit the wall and/or land in a place where it takes over 9 seconds for the outfielders to get the ball).
9. **Home Run:** The batter has hit the ball far enough to run all the bases. This means hitting the ball into the audience or beyond the ad boards.
10. **Out-of-the-Park:** The batter has hit the ball far enough to run all the bases. This means hitting the ball out of the stadium.

## Inputs

* Press the 2 button and swing to throw an underhand ball. Press 1 to return to normal throwing.

## Trivia

* Getting a triple, an out-of-the-park or a ground-rule double is rarer than getting a home run or a double.
* The Away team has stripes going all around the pants, while the Home team's pants only have one stripe on each side of the pants.
	+ There is a difference in gender in outfits too. The females use shorts while the males use pants.
* The pitching Mii can hit the batter with the Baseball (though this rarely occurs). This counts as a foul ball, however.
* After beating the champion, the player can hold down the X-button from the Mii Selection to when the game starts in order to use The Sweet Spot Bat.