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While Bremner was flummoxing opposing hitters, UCSB figured out Pepperdine’s pitchers immediately. Ivan Brethowr led off the game with a line-drive double to the leftcenter gap, then stole third. Christian Kirtley’s fly ball to left center was deep enough for the sophomore from Kansas to stride home, and it was 1-0 Gauchos. The classic, “get them on, get them over, get them in,” approach worked to a T for UCSB in the second, as Sebring singled up the middle, advanced to second on a grounder, took third on a wild pitch, then came home on a McCollum sacrifice fly to double the lead.

A two-run advantage would have been enough Tuesday night, but the Gauchos broke the game wide open in the fifth inning, scoring five runs in the frame, all with two outs. Jared Sundstrom drove in one with a double to the right-center gap, then Sebring drove in two more with a single up the middle. A walk and a hit batter loaded the bases for McCollum,

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who drove in his second and third runs of the night with a single through the left side of the infield.

Alex Schrier relieved Bremner in the seventh and gave up a run, but the offense picked up their pitcher in a big way in the bottom half of the inning. Broc Mortensen — who had entered the game in the top of the inning — drew a lead-off walk and took second on a wild pitch, then Sebring, Zander Darby, and John Newman, Jr. hit consecutive singles, making it a 9-1 lead. McCollum reached and drove in his fourth run of the night on a fielder’s choice, then Corey Nunez brought him home with another single for the 11th and final Gaucho run.

Jed Decooman pitched the eighth inning, and Michael Rice took the ninth. Neither allowed a hit, and Rice struck out the final two Waves to end the game.

ON THE STAT SHEET

• Tyler Bremner’s final line from Tuesday reads: six innings pitched, zero runs, two hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts; he has now gone nine straight innings without allowing a

Alethea Seto, dearly adored wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away surrounded by her loving family on February 25, 2023, at the age of 71, in Camarillo.

Born Alethea Maureen Thompson, Thea was raised in the Los Angeles area and graduated from USC with a degree in Occupational Therapy, a profession in which she was engaged throughout her life. After working at Northridge Medical Center, her adventurous spirit moved her to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she traveled in a mobile therapy van throughout Vancouver Island treating many First Nations people and making lifelong friends. Thea returned to southern California to resume a friendship with Raymond Seto. This blossomed into a marriage which blessed them with three beautiful children, Aeryn, Cassandra, and Gregory. After living in Palos Verdes for several years, the family moved to Mission Canyon in Santa Barbara, where Thea devoted her time to raising her children and volunteering at their schools (Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Barbara Middle School, and Santa Barbara High), while continuing her Occupational Therapy career at Cottage Hospital, SELPA, and a variety of home health agencies.

A lifelong mystic, Thea was devoted to living an authentic, purposeful life and seeking the divine through wisdom traditions, earth-based spirituality, and embodied practices including yoga and t’ai chi chuan. She especially enjoyed hosting tai chi retreat groups in Santa Barbara.

After all three of their children left home to attend UC Berkeley, Thea and Ray moved to Ventura County, where she continued to practice Occupational Therapy part-time, and pursued creative writing, volunteering, and healing arts. She created a second family home on the Sonoma Coast and was an active and loving presence for each of her seven grandchildren.

Thea was very proud of her children’s accomplishments. Aeryn became an executive at JP Morgan before pursuing a new path as a Presbyterian pastor. Cassandra graduated from Stanford Law School and became a litigation partner at O’Melveny & Myers.

Gregory graduated from Loyola Law School with a JD and LLM in tax before joining Deloitte as an international tax attorney. However, what provided the greatest joy and fulfillment to Thea was her children’s happy marriages to wonderful partners (Shan, Jonathan, and Julia) and their blessing her with beloved grandchildren.

Thea is survived by husband Ray; children Aeryn, Cassandra, and Gregory; and grandchildren Cody, Liv, Jack, Emerson, Dean, Nathan, and Mia. She is also survived by siblings Karen, Kathleen, and David.

A memorial service honoring Thea will be held at the that was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes.

After a short foot pursuit, the first suspect — Mr. SantiagoReyes, 27, of El Monte — was taken into custody at 5:28 a.m. The second suspect, Mr. Arciniega, 32, of Los Angeles, was successfully tracked by a sheriff’s K9 unit to his hiding place in a palm tree and apprehended at 6:30 a.m. Deputies recovered two stolen catalytic converters from the suspects’ vehicle. Deputies have identified the vehicles that they were stolen from and are not looking for any additional victims associated with this incident.

Mr. Reyes was booked at the Main Jail for vandalism (felony), attempt to commit grand theft (felony), possession of burglary tools (felony), possession of stolen property (felony), conspiracy (felony), obstructing a peace officer (misdemeanor) and possession of a controlled substance. He is being held on an increased bail of $75,000.

Mr. Arciniega was booked at the Main Jail for reckless evasion (felony), reckless driving (misdemeanor), vandalism (felony), attempt to commit grand theft (felony), possession of burglary tools (felony), possession of stolen property (felony), conspiracy (felony) and obstructing a peace officer (misdemeanor). He is being held on an enhanced bail of $150,000. email: nhartsteinnewspress@ gmail.com run.

• UCSB was clutch at the plate all night Tuesday, going 7-12 with runners in scoring position and 5-5 with runners on third and less than two outs, their best marks this season in both situations.

• The Gauchos, who lead The Big West in home runs this season with 15, scored their 11 runs Tuesday night without the help of a single long ball, and only two extra-base hits.

UP NEXT

It will be The Big West versus The Big East for the second straight weekend at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, as the Gauchos are set to host Seton Hall for a three-game set, today, Friday and Saturday. With rain in the forecast, today’s start time has been moved to 2:35 p.m., while Friday and Saturday remain tentatively scheduled at their original start times — 5:05 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. respectively.

Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Hillary Hauser and Dr. Leah Stokes will be honored as climate champions by the Association for Women in Communications Santa Barbara chapter at its 15th annual AWC-SB Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Connect4Good.

The luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. April 27 at Cabrillo Pavilion, 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd.

The program’s theme is “Climate Champions: Bold Communication for a Sustainable Future.”

The event takes place just a few days before the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival, which was founded in 1970 after a massive oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara drew national attention and galvanized the environmental movement.

Tickets are $75 for members and $85 for nonmembers. After March 17, prices will increase to $85 for members and $95 for nonmembers. They are available at www.awcsb.org.

Beth Farnsworth, a KEYT-TV anchor and 2019 AWC-SB Women