And the young Blues winger nearly doubled his and Blues score five minutes from the end but was denied by a smart save from Wednesday keeper Stringer.
Christophe Grondin also saw a 20-yard effort smash against the bar in the second half with Stringer well beaten.
Defender Darren Purse completed the full ninety minutes as Blues ran-out worthy winners with Andy Marriott in goal rarely troubled.
Blues: Marriott, Cottrill, Capaldi, Alsop, Vickers, Purse, Allen, Grondin, Barrowman, Hughes, Evans. Subs: Gilbert, Doyle, Martin, Luckett, Courtney.
Wednesday: Stringer, Green, Beswetherick, Donnelly, Glarvey, Wood, Wilson, Haslam, Shaw, Di Piedi, Knight. Subs: McMahon, Ogden, Needham, Stevenson, Lowe.
