President / 2024 14u Head Coach / Hitting Instructor

Matt is a Northeast Ohio native, growing up in Seven Hills, where he attended Walsh Jesuit High School and then transferred to Normandy High School to finish his high school career. While in high school he was a 1st Team All-Conference and Plain Dealer Honorable Mention Outfielder and Pitcher in his senior year. After a successful high school career, Matt was recruited by Baldwin Wallace University to play baseball and continue his education in Sports Management. He finished his degree at Cleveland State University.

Matt has coached youth and high school club travel baseball for over 10 years as well as instructing in academy programs and private lessons at other facilities. He currently does investment real estate as a managing partner of CLE Turnkey, a Cleveland area real estate investment firm.

As President of Impact Team Sports, Matt oversees all aspects of the organization including business operations, fundraising, planning, and marketing. 

Director of Baseball Operations / Organizational Pitching Instructor

Matt is a native of Brecksville, OH and attended Brecksville-Broadview Hts. High School, where he played for Coach John Mutch. He played 3 years of Varsity Baseball and was a Louisville Slugger Honorable Mention All-American and Second-Team All-State Pitcher.

He went on to play college baseball at the University of Toledo where he was a 2nd-Team All-MAC performer during his Junior Year.

Matt was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 7th Round of the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft and pitched for Danville and Rome in their Minor League system. In 2013 Matt also pitched in the Frontier League for the Lake Erie Crushers out of Avon Ohio as well as the Normal Cornbelters out of Normal, Illinois.

Matt is the Director of Baseball Operations. He is involved in many aspects of baseball operations including: recruiting, team staffing, practice planning, and game and tournament scheduling. He is also available for private pitching and hitting lessons.

VP - Finance, Fundraising

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Secretary

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2024 9u (CB) Head Coach

Defensive Outfield and Hitting Instructor

Coach Hassinger is a 2006 graduate of Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, where he lettered in football and baseball. He primarily played first base and outfield with the Brecksville Bees. Mark had a 12-game hitting streak in high school and at one time was second in the Greater Cleveland area with a .724 batting average. During the summer seasons he pitched, played first base and the outfield for Fielders Choice and Brecksville Bees travel baseball programs.

Mark went on to Kent State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also went to Fort Myers, Florida for a year at Florida Gulf Coast University. Mark is currently a personal trainer for F/X Fitness, specializing in athletic training as well as a variety of client-based goals. Coach Hassinger has coached for 9 years; including stints with the Akron Braves, Wadsworth Grizzlies, Northern Ohio Hurricanes and the Impact Lumberjacks and Longhorns. He is currently the assistant varsity coach and head freshman baseball coach at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. Mark has been coaching with BBHS since 2013.

Mark has been with Impact for over 8 years and is available for hitting and outfield instruction.