Jillian Bivert

Lori Meixner

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento State softball players Jillian

Bivert and Lori Meixner were each named to the Big West Conference

all-league second team today.

Bivert, a sophomore from Woodland, Calif., earned the honor after

leading the Hornets in virtually every offensive category including

batting average (.320), hits (54), walks (14), home runs (three),

RBIs (20), on-base percentage (.370), total bases (71), multiple-hit

games (19) and multiple-RBI games (four). In addition, the first

baseman/pitcher led the pitching staff in ERA (1.96), shutouts (five)

and opponents' batting average (.230).

Bivert started all 54 games this season and hit safely in 35 of those

contests including a six-game hitting streak earlier in the season.

Among Big West leaders, Bivert ranked sixth in hits, seventh in

batting average, eighth in total bases, ninth in slugging percentage

and opponents' batting average, and tied for 10th in home runs.

Meixner, a junior from Petaluma, Calif., was named to the second team

after starting all 54 games for the Hornets, including 40 appearances

at second base, nine at third base and five at shortstop. The

multidimensional player led the team with 12 sacrifices and her 149

assists ranks as the fourth-highest single-season total in school

history.

Meixner committed just seven errors in 276 total chances, good for a

team-high .975 fielding percentage among infielders. In addition, she

finished second on the team with 13 walks and recorded a .300 batting

average in Big West games. Meixner now has 368 career assists (fourth

in school history) and is just 127 assists shy of breaking the

school's all-time mark.

Today's honors marked the first time both players were named to the

all-Big West squad.