Terra Nova baseball needs more than three hours to beat Carlmont, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning

“We started at 4 (p.m.) and went to 7:20, 7:15?” said Terra Nova manager Jared Milch. “With our new lights, we could have kept going if we needed to.”

The game went back and forth, with Carlmont (2-6) scoring the tying run in the top of the sixth inning. After coming up short in the bottom of the ninth — when the Tigers loaded the bases with one out but couldn’t cash in as a runner was thrown out at the plate on a wild pitch to end the inning — Terra Nova (4-2) finally broke through in the bottom of the 12th.

Robby Derby led off the inning with a bunt single up the third-base line. With one out, Brody Finale singled through the hole between first and second to put runners on first and second and bring up No. 3 hitter, Joey Donati.

Donati was looking to make amends after he came on to pitch in the fifth, coughing up a three-run Terra Nova lead. Donati hit a shot into the hole at shortstop, where the Calmont defender had to make slide to knock the ball down.

It trickled away and behind him and Milch, coaching at third, waved home Derby for the win.

“Lot of relief and excitement,” Milch said.

That made a winner of Jesse Martinez, who pitched the final four innings of scoreless, hitless relief for Terra Nova. Giovanni DeFilippis, senior, made his first varsity start, and worked four scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

Martinez had a two-run single during a three-run, first-inning uprising for the Tigers, but Carlmont tied it against Donati, before Aiden James came in to limit the damage. He went the next four innings, giving up two hits. But the Scots managed to scratch out the game-tying run in the top of the sixth on a delayed double-steal.

Martinez then shut down the Scots in extra innings, giving up just two hits.

“Martinez was lights out. They got two hits, but he didn’t walk anyone. Once Martinez got in, [Carlmont] didn’t really threaten all,” Milch said. “I think our team showed a lot of grit. After we jumped out (to an early lead), they punched back. We punched back.

“Any time you can beat a team in the league above you (Carlmont plays in the Bay, Terra Nova in the Ocean) ... it’s exciting for our program.”

King’s Academy 4, Sequoia 2

The Knights scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to send them to the win in the PAL Bay Division opener for both.

King’s (1-0 PAL Bay, 6-3 overall) scored once in the bottom of the first, but Sequoia (0-1, 6-2) scored twice in the top of the third, only to be matched by the Knights in the bottom of the inning to lead 3-2. The Ravens tied it all 3-all with a run in the fifth, before the Knights took the lead for good in the sixth.

Taiyo Pererson, James Barboza and Max Roberts all drove in a run for King’s, with Dominic Myung getting the win in relief of Pererson.

Cole Hymer drove in two runs to lead Sequoia.

Menlo School 10, Hillsdale 3

Menlo scored all the runs it would in the first inning as they opened PAL Bay Division play with the route of Hillsdale.

Menlo (1-0 PAL Bay, 6-3 overall) scored six times in the bottom first and never looked back, adding two runs in both the third and sixth innings.

Hillsdale (0-1, 5-3) scored single runs in the second, fifth and sixth innings.

Jack Freehill collected two hits and drove in two runs for Menlo, that backed a strong starting performance from Jackson Flanagan. The senior went the distance on the mound, giving up two earned runs on six hits.

Hillsdale got RBIs from Jackson Snodgrass and Parker Jessup.

In other action ...

San Mateo (5-3 overall) scored two runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings to beat Mt. Eden-Hayward (2-7) 6-1 in a non-league game.

El Camino (6-2 overall) scored 11 runs in the third and 14 in the fifth as the Colts blew out Summit Shasta (1-4), 40-0.

Priory (5-2) beat The Bay School (3-2), 3-1.