The Post's All-City softball honors

One team returned back to the top after a year absence, one remained there and another made history.

Tottenville won its seventh PSAL city championship in eight years after falling last season to James Madison. The Pirates beat the Knights, 1-0 in 10 innings, in the final, defeating Kayla Hill, the city’s best pitcher.

In the CHSAA, Archbishop Molloy won its first state title while the school celebrated its 10-year anniversary of having girls athletics. The Stanners won a third straight Brooklyn/Queens title before completing something they have been striving toward for a decade.

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Madison's Kayla Hill is The Post's All-City softball Player of the Year.

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Molloy's Maureen Rosenbaum is The Post's All-City softball Coach of the Year.

Poly Prep managed to win a sixth straight NYSAISAA championship despite losing four Ivy League games and finishing third in the division.

All-City softball Player of the Year: Kayla Hill, James Madison

Last year as a junior, Hill gave up just two runs in eight innings to beat Tottenville in the PSAL Class A city championship, earning Madison its first-ever title. What could she possibly do for an encore?

Hill actually somehow pitched better in this year’s final. The Pace University-bound flamethrower allowed no earned runs and scattered eight hits against the city’s best lineup, dancing out of jams with aplomb, in 9-2/3 innings. The one problem was that Madison’s lineup didn’t hit and Tottenville took back the championship with a 1-0, 10-inning victory.

The 5-foot-2 sprite was as dominant as ever this season, giving up just one earned run the entire year. In the inaugural NYC Mayor’s Cup, she earned MVP honors by striking out 12 batters in five innings to lead the PSAL team to a 6-2 win over the CHSAA.

“Without her, we’re almost an ordinary team,” Madison coach Jeff Meltzer said. “With her, we almost win the city championship again.”

All-City softball Coach of the Year: Maureen Rosenbaum, Archbishop Molloy

It was the best anniversary present she could ask for. Rosenbaum has been at the helm at Molloy for all 10 years of the program’s existence. She finally reached the pinnacle with the school’s first-ever CHSAA state title. As the majority of her teams do, the Stanners peaked at the end of the season becoming an unstoppable force at the plate en route to winning CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens for the third straight year and the city crown for the first time since 2007.

“This is ultimately the win that you want,” Rosenbaum said. “This is what we worked for all season.”

Rosenbaum can be tough on her players when need be, but is always quick to express her confidence in them to get the job done. No matter how big a spot, her calming influence led to championship plays and contributions up and down the roster.