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Saturday, March 1st

By: Vinnie Alfino, Prep Baseball California Contributor 

Hart vs. Rancho Bernardo

Caden Dockan, RHP, Rancho Bernardo, 2026, (UC San Diego) 

Successful start for Dockan that helped lead the Broncos to an 8-2 victory. Building off his successful sophomore season last spring where he posted a 4-2 record with an 1.89 ERA in 44.1 innings, Caden began his junior campaign going 5.1 innings, with 4 hits, 2 runs allowed, and 4 strikeouts. The FB, which sat 85-87 mph, was working early where he picked up a strikeout with it in the first. Attacked it down in the zone but when he needed to, was able to go up with it to hitters who were in two strike holes. Docken also filled the zone with his two main secondaries. His CB was 72-73 mph which was a big drop in speed from the FB and it kept hitters out in front and chasing. His SL, which impressed me the most, was 79-80 mph and had tight horizontal break where he consistently attacked off the plate to RHHs to get numerous whiffs. He also mixed in a few changeups throughout his outing that had tumbling and fading action. Picked up one whiff with it early in his start. The 6-2 junior, committed to UC San Diego looked sharp and also did a great job limiting damage that helped the Broncos keep a comfortable lead when he exited the game in the 6th.