Western Michigan softball is 5-1 in the last six Mid-American Conference season openers as the Broncos open 2014 league play this weekend at Bowling Green and Toledo.

Western Michigan (8-19,0-0 MAC) at Bowling Green (9-14, 0-0 MAC)
Date - Time: 3/28 - 1/3 p.m. DH | Live Stats
All-Time series ­— WMU leads series, 46-32
Last Meeting ­— WMU 4, BGSU 3 (May 3, 2013)

Western Michigan (8-19,0-0 MAC) at Toledo (8-18, 0-0 MAC)
Date - Time: 3/29 - 2 p.m. | Live Stats | 3/30 - 1 p.m. | Live Stats
All-Time series ­— WMU trails series, 45-48
Last Meeting ­— WMU 4, Toledo 2 (May 5, 2013)

WMU SOFTBALL NEWS & NOTES
• In Western Michigan's last outing, the Broncos went 1-3 at the Fighting Illini Invitational with a 3-2 win over North Dakota State

• WMU's win over NDSU snapped a 10-game skid with the last win coming over Quinnipiac (13-1) on March 1

• Western Michigan has had two games postponed or canceled over the last two weeks due to unseasonably cold weather throughout the area — Valparaiso (3/18) and Michigan State (3/25)

• The game against Valparaiso has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 1 at 3 p.m. CT

• Western Michigan is 5-1 in Mid-American Conference opening games the past six seasons

• WMU has four players hitting over .300 heading into the start of the MAC schedule — Alyssa Prokos (.400), Kelsea Cichocki (.371), Melissa Palmer (.365), Jenny Rohn (.345)

• Allyson Kus leads WMU in wins in the circle with six so far this season, that total is double the number of victories the then-freshman had in 2013

• Western Michigan is yet to play a home game in 2014 and does not have one scheduled until April 11 as part of a doubleheader against Miami

• Head coach Kathy Leitke is 14 wins from overtaking Kim Worden (321) for the most in WMU softball history