Zac Sessa got what he was waiting for Wednesday night in Richmond.

The Butler High graduate and BlueSox left-hander made his first start of the season. He entered the game having thrown only 6.1 innings for the BlueSox all summer.

He came up big Wednesday, allowing one unearned run and two hits in 5.2 innings, leading the BlueSox (10-9) to a 5-1 victory.

Sessa struck out three, walked three and hit two batters. Butler scored four runs in the top of the first to give him an early lead.

“Am I surprised by the inactivity? ... Honestly ... yes,” Sessa said Tuesday night at Pullman Park. “I thought I’d get a few more looks, but I have to keep everything in perspective.

“I’m one of the youngest guys here. I was one of the youngest guys at Wooster (College). You’re the main guy one year and you’re starting all over the next year. I recognize that.”

The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Sessa is hardly an intimidating force on the mound. Yet he logged 40 innings for Butler High School in the spring of 2010.

Last summer, he tossed seven complete games for Center Township, helping the team win the Butler County American Legion league championship.

“You go from being the oldest, most experienced guy to being one of the youngest, least experienced guys,” Sessa said. “I’ll be one of the oldest, most experienced ones again in a couple of years.

“In the meantime, it’s time to learn,” Sessa added.

Between high school and legion ball, Sessa logged 90 innings in 2010.

Between Wooster and the BlueSox, he had logged 10.2 innings in 2011 before Wednesday. He’s struck out five, walked 13, allowed 15 hits and 18 earned runs during that time.

“He over-thinks things on the mound at times,” BlueSox manager Anthony Rebyanski said. “He’s thinking too much about his pitches instead of just cutting loose.

“How much he throws (Wednesday night) will be determined by his command, how effcient he is with his pitches, how well he pounds the zone.”

Sessa had not pitched for the BlueSox for 11 days entering Wednesday’s game. He’s made only seven appearances on the hill for the team all season.

No other pitcher on the staff — excepted Tuesday starter Kevin MacLachlan — had waited more than four days between appearances.

Sessa took an earned run average of 14.21 into the Richmond game. He cut that figure in half with his performance.

“I don’t care about stats, I care about performance,” he said. “My first appearance this summer, I got hit hard and was working off rust from not pitching much in college.

“I’ve had four appearances since then that I allowed no hits or runs. That’s what I look at.”

He’s looking at becoming a starting pitcher again, too.

“Absolutely. I couldn’t wait for this,” he said of his then-potential Wednesday start. “Wooster is projecting me to get a lot more innings next spring, probably as a starter.

“That suits me better. I’m not gonna blow the ball past people. I’m the type of pitcher who settles into a game and gets better as he goes.”

Rebyanski lauds Sessa’s attitude toward the game.

“We haven’t used him much, but his attitude has never changed,” he said. “Zac comes to the ballpark excited and upbeat, ready to do what he can to help the team.

“He’s a tremendous team guy. That has never changed. His time’s gonna come.”

Chris Rasky doubled and singled for the BlueSox while Stephen Vranka had two singles. Colin Harrington contributed a double to the victory.