Western Kentucky started an important final weekend of the regular season on the right track.
The Hilltoppers beat Middle Tennessee 6-1 on Friday at the WKU Softball Complex to open a three-game series.
WKU (33-11 overall, 15-7 Conference USA) was tied with Marshall and Florida Atlantic atop C-USA's East Division standings entering the final regular-season series before next week's league tournament at North Texas.
Shelby Nunn led the Hilltoppers to the victory with a solid pitching performance, allowing one unearned run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.