What is a deadball in softball?

Answer 1

1. A dead ball is when the play stops for one reason or another.
2. A live ball becomes dead when:
   1. The ball touches an antenna or touches the net outside the part of the net directly above the sidelines.
   2. The ball does not cross the net completely WITHIN the antennas.
   3. The ball hits the floor, wall, curtain, or backboard.
   4. The ball hits the ceiling and lands on the defending team's side.
   5. A player commits a fault.
   6. A served ball contacts an object (wall, antenna).
   7. The first or second referee blows a whistle, for whatever reason.

Answer 2

It Is When a pitcher hits the batter with the ball.

Anything that causes an immediate stoppage of play. Another example being an interference call.

Answer 3

I guess it is called dead ball when the ball touches the ground.

Answer 4

Bowler takes run up to throw the ball but due to some reason he doesn't deliver it is called a dead ball

Answer 5

Dead ball refers to any period of the game when the clock is not running.