The Western Michigan softball team closes out its home schedule hosting Buffalo (April 25) in a doubleheader and Kent State (April 26-27) at Fran Ebert Field.

Western Michigan (16-27, 7-7 MAC) vs. Buffalo (21-20, 5-5 MAC)
Date - Time: 4/25 - 1/3 p.m. | Live Stats
All-Time series ­— WMU leads series, 17-9
Last Meeting ­— Buffalo 5, WMU 4 (April 15, 2012)

Western Michigan (16-27, 7-7 MAC) vs. Kent State (21-15, 7-3 MAC)
Date - Time: 4/26 - 2 p.m. | Live Stats
Date - Time: 4/26 - 2 p.m. | Live Stats
All-Time series ­— WMU trails series, 30-44
Last Meeting ­— Kent State 8, WMU 2 (April 20, 2013)

WMU SOFTBALL NEWS & NOTES
• Western Michigan went 3-1 during a MAC weekend for the first time this season

• The Broncos won back-to-back extra-inning games to close out the EMU series and open the CMU series

• Megan Stamm hit three-run home runs in both of those extra-inning wins to give her a team-high seven home runs and ties Sabrina Gamboa with nine career home runs for the active career lead

• WMU has a league best five grand slams this season and had a chance to have another against EMU, loading the bases with no outs at one point

• Allyson Kus was named MAC West Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season after going 3-0 in three starts with an ERA of 0.39

• Kus allowed just two walks over 18.0 innings of work,  striking out 16 batters including a career high seven batters in WMU's 4-0 win to open the CMU series

• Melissa Palmer hit .357 this past week (5-for-14) with the second home run of her career (both coming this season)

• Palmer's highlight game of the week came in WMU's 4-1 win at EMU where she had a 3-for-5 performance, including the home run that led off the game

• Palmer hit safely in three of four games and reached base safely in all four games of the weekend

• Palmer leads the team with 13 multi-hit games in 2014 with 10 two-hit games, two three-hit games and one four-hit performance