Sports briefs: Dominican clinches spot in PacWest softball tournament

Sports briefs: Dominican clinches spot in PacWest softball tournament

Taylor Rodriguez scattered 11 hits across seven innings as the Dominican University softball team clinched a berth in the PacWest Conference Tournament for the first time in program history following a 7-2 win against Biola on Saturday. The Penguins (32-21, 23-13 PacWest) clinched at least the No. 4 seed with their Game 1 victory then won the second game of the doubleheader 5-3 for good measure. Dominican could move up to the No. 3 seed if Azusa…