HONOLULU (Interstat) — Ricky Ojeda and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as UC Irvine defeated Hawaii 5-1 in a Big West Conference baseball game Sunday evening at Neal S. Blaisdell Center.

The Anteaters scored all five runs in the third and fourth innings. Daniel Polasek led UC Irvine’s eight-hit attack, going 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Frankie Carney added a sacrifice fly.

Hawaii’s lone run came in the second inning on an RBI single by N. Rodriguez. The Warriors managed just four hits total.

Ojeda, the top star, earned the win with four perfect innings and five strikeouts. Danny Suarez followed with three hitless innings of relief. Hawaii starter Tsubasa Tomii took the loss.

UC Irvine improved to 16-17 overall. Hawaii fell to 13-11.