David Huff turned in seven spectacular innings, Wes Hodges drove in all three runs, and Randy Newsom became Akron’s all-time saves leader as the Aeros one-upped Altoona 3-2 before 2,073 fans at Canal Park Wednesday night. The Aeros improved to 14-18 with the win, while the Curve dropped to 13-19.

Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Akron with one away in the bottom of the third, and Hodges then rapped a two-run single to left field to score a pair of runs and give the Aeros a 2-0 lead. The clubs traded runs in the seventh, with Altoona’s Jason Delaney cutting the lead in half with an infield single and Hodges answering with a base hit to left to push the lead back to two runs at 3-1. The Curve pulled back within a run on a two-out RBI single by James Boone in the eighth, but Newsom worked a perfect ninth to close things out.

Huff (2-1) continued his impressive work, holding the Curve to a run on four hits for the victory. He did not walk a man, tied a career-high with eight strikeouts, and retired 15 straight hitters at one point. In his last five outings, the former UCLA standout has allowed just four earned runs and 15 hits in 30.2 innings (a 1.17 ERA). Corey Hamman (0-5) threw the ball well with two runs and six hits given up in 4.1 innings, but still suffered the loss. Newsom recorded his seventh save in seven opportunities this year, and passed Mike Soper on the career saves list with his 25th in an Aeros uniform. Soper’s record had stood since 1993. Hodges and Brandon Pinckney both had two hits to lead the way offensively.

The series concludes Thursday morning at 10:35 a.m. on another Roadway Education Day. Frank Herrmann (3-2, 4.28 ERA) will go for Akron against Altoona’s Jimmy Barthmaier (2-0, 5.83 ERA). The game broadcast begins at 10:20 a.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.