I hurt my calf playing softball i went to move quickly and it felt like i got hit in the calf with a ball i have been iceing it

This : This is the typical history of a gastocnemius tear (the calf muscle closer to the surface with 2 heads) . Often it is hard to walk and push off for a couple weeks and by 4-6 weeks it seems better but recurrences are common going back to running and other activities that require a strong push off the ball of your foot. Stretching and strengthening of the calf can help prevent recurrences. A good exercise is to stand with toes on a step and heels hanging down, push up on the balls of both feet, switch to standing on one foot (the injured calf), then slowly let the heel drop until the calf is fully stretched. If it isn't improving or if the injury appears more over the achilles tendon, check with your sports physician.

Just a thought: you may have ruptured a vestigial (small underdeveloped) tendon which looks like a violin string and runs UNDER the gastroc muscle(calf). Sudden dorsiflexion (upward movement) of the foot can ruture this tendon and it acts like a 'whip" hitting the calf muscle INSIDE it!. You are doing the right think..ICE ELEVATION REST later gradual mobiiization and HEAT! Just a thought...hope it helps! Dr Z