It's a Home Run! Think you have what it takes to create a winning team? Here's your chance to find out! Build the championship baseball team of your dreams. Create the line-up, take the field and direct all of the action. Earn new pitching and batting power-ups and light up the scoreboard! It's the chance of a lifetime to play with the pros in your own backyard! Backyard Baseball 2003 includes kid versions of hard-hitting, base-stealing, tough-fielding players including Troy Glaus, Jeff Conine, Jim Thome, Todd Helton, Bobby Higginson, Cliff Floyd, Richie Sexson, Brad Radke, Jimmy Rollins, Phil Nevin, Ichiro, Greg Vaughn and Carlos Delgado.

It is a baseball season of fun!

Software Features:

The Clubhouse - The Backyard Clubhouse is where the excitement starts. Access the following areas from here, by clicking on the appropriate area:

Season Play - Create a coach, draft your players, and lead your team through the 14-game Backyard Baseball season.

Meet the Players ("Cards") - Browse through trading cards of all Backyard and Pro Kids. Look at the kids’ portraits, read their biographies and skill ratings, or click on their pictures to hear them tell stories.

Hall of Fame - Backyard Champions - All the championship trophies, a list of all the coaches who’ve ever won them, and pictures of the teams that won.

Record Book - A list of the greatest achievements in Backyard Baseball, and the players behind them.

Single Game - Choose single, batting practice or spectator, set the rules, then select your baseball field, controls, team name, and players.

Season Play - In Season Play, you can coach your team through a 14-game season in the Backyard Baseball. To start a season you must first create a Coach identity. Once you've successfully created a season team, the next time you return to the Sign-In screen your coach name will appear in the list, along with your team name, your record, and your status within your season.

Playoff Fields:

• Big City Stadium
• National Field: Head to the big city where the bleachers are never empty.
• Super Colossal Dome
• World Field: The champion ball park where everyone has come to watch the big game.