PITCHING:
L-Stick or D-pad: Choose pitch. If nothing is chosen, the default pitch is a fastball. Pressing up will change pitch into full-power fastball. To change back to normal fastball, press Down when full-power fastball is selected.
R1 (R for Vita): choose secondary pitch (when pitcher has 2 pitches in 1 direction)
R2: Pitch out (for Vita, have a fastball selected, then hold R, then press L)
X: throw pitch
O, Triangle, Square: pick-off to 1B/2B/3B
L1 (L for Vita): bring up defensive shift menu
DEFENSE:
With ball:
O: throw to 1st
Triangle: throw to 2nd
Square: throw to 3rd
X: throw home
R1/R2 (R for Vita): throw to cut-off man
L1 (L for Vita) before throw is made: cancel throw
Before ball is fielded
O/X/Square = Jump straight up
L-stick + O or X = diving
L-stick + Square = dive/jump depending on situation
HITTING:
X: swing
O: bunt
R1/R for Vita: switch between power/contact swing
Push bunt: choose power swing, O
L1/L for Vita: hold to switch into Dpad control mode for moving around the swing cursor
BASERUNNING:
Triangle = steal all/advance all
Direction of target base + Square = advance 1 runner only (for example, you would press Down + Square to run from 3rd to home on a sac fly)
O = retreat all
Direction of target base + X = retreat 1 runner only (for example, Right + X to make a guy go back to 1st base)
O+Triangle, or X+Square = freeze all runners
R and L = tap rapidly for small speed boost |