Jillian Bivert had a list of things to do when Monday rolled around.

First on her agenda was to finally get her fingernails painted after a lengthy season. And then she finally got that pedicure she had been waiting for. She even managed to find time to get her hair done and put an end to that awful farmer’s tan her old #7 uniform created.

That may not sound like one of the most consistent softball players that has ever played at Shea Stadium, but even the toughest and most reliable first baseman, who got beaned twice on her final day at the plate, deserves a little rest and relaxation.”Up until this day I never thought it would end,” Bivert said after Sunday’s game. “I don’t think (the end) is happening right now. It’ll hit me in a couple of weeks.”

Bivert has been a staple with the Hornet softball team since 1999 when she first came to the Hornets from Woodland High School. For the past four years she has been the only batter to step into the third spot of the lineup. Aside from her duties at first base, for her first three years as a Hornet, Bivert was also making her presence on the pitching mound. But her senior season was the first year that she was relieved of her pitching obligations and able to concentrate on her performance at the plate.

“It’s just going to be big to try and fill her shoes,” head coach Kathy Strahan said. “I don’t know that we can.”

Bivert holds the all-time record for most hits (201) and RBI (93) in program history, yet four years ago the senior was debating if the volleyball court would be more fitting for her athletic prowess.

“Looking back there is always going to be regrets in life, but I enjoyed (softball),” Bivert said. “…You always have regrets, but that’s what life presents you and you make decisions for a reason and I made this decision for a reason. (Softball) is a part of my life and I am glad I had the opportunity to do it.”

Of her many options, the three-sport star’s (volleyball, basketball, softball) first choice was to stay close to home.

One of the first things she did the week before her collegiate career ended, was spend her time tearfully writing letters to all her coaches and teammates to avoid an emotional ending on Sunday.

“I woke up going ‘Oh my God! My life is over,’ because this has been like a routine for the last four years and I don’t feel like I am leaving. I feel like I am going to be here next year.”

But, for the first time in four years, she won’t be.

Her teammates are already complaining about sprints coming up in the fall, but Bivert will be making her first mark in the sports marketing world (she hopes with the Kings) and probably taking some whiffs in an adult slow pitch softball league.

“I’m probably going to miss (the ball) because they pitch so slow,” she said.

Well, there is a first time for everything.