F R O N T O F F I C E
Krueger brings 8 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Cascade Collegiate League, including stops at Shoreline CC, Everett CC, Georgia Gwinnett College and Yakima Valley College, where he enters his fourth year as Head Baseball Coach in 2026. Krueger graduated in 2015 with a B.S. in Management/Marketing after a four-year playing career with Yakima Valley College and Oregon Tech. Ben founded the Benz Baseball program in 2017, serving as Director and Head Coach since inception. He built the Cascade Collegiate League in 2019, where he serves as Commissioner and Manager of the CCL Showcase Team.
Under his direction, over 150 prep players have moved on to play college baseball, including 49 to NCAA Division 1 programs. 61 CCL players have signed contracts to play in the West Coast League and 14 of his college players have been drafted by MLB organizations or signed professionally.
Bloxham joined the Cascade Collegiate League Front Office in 2025 to serve as Director, where he oversees all league affiliates on site at Wheeler Field. His playing career spanned 2017-2020 with stops at Miles CC and Montana State Billings. Career accolades include: NJCAA All-American selection, MonDak Conference MVP (1st Team All-Conference) and All-Region XIII (and MVP).
Nate joined the Yakima Valley College coaching staff in 2025 to serve as Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Hitting Coach. Nate served as an Assistant Coach for Miles CC in 2024, leading hitters to a conference leading batting average (.340), home runs (64), OBP (.466), slugging (.561) and doubles (97). He is a proud husband to Jess and father to his son Lennox.