McClain O'Connor leaps over a runner to snag a throw. (Shotgun Spratling)

UC Santa Barbara Glides by Hawai’i

HONOLULU — Ben Brecht was cruising along.

The UC Santa Barbara junior lefthander had given up four hits and a run to Hawai’i through six innings. He had seven strikeouts and hadn’t allowed a walk.

Brecht came out to start the bottom of the seventh inning. But before he could complete his warmup tosses, Gauchos head coach Andrew Checketts and the trainer came out to the mound and Brecht was soon heading to the dugout.

While UC Santa Barbara fans that stayed up late back in Southern California to watch the live feed may have been holding their breath, it[…]