Lance Van Auken

Lance Van Auken was a Little League player from age seven to eighteen. Now in his thirty-third year with Little League, he has served as a volunteer in such capacities as umpire (including the 1992 Little League Baseball World Series), manager, coach, and league vice president. In 1993 he became Little League’s Southern Region assistant director. He is currently employed by Little League Baseball as director of media relations and communications. Lance has made numerous public-broadcast appearances on television including "Nightline" and "Today" and serves as Little League’s spokesperson for articles by The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, USA Today, and other major publications.Lance studied mass communications in college and was a sportswriter for eleven years with several Florida-based daily newspapers including the Tampa Tribune. He still volunteers as a Little League umpire.

Robin Van Auken

Robin Van Auken is the owner of The Omnibus, a multimedia agency promoting artists, musicians and writers. Holding degrees in mass communications and anthropology, she has worked for daily newspapers in Florida, including the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and the Tampa Tribune. Robin has also worked as a teacher and museum curator. She has a bachelor's and a master’s thesis in anthropology for the University of South Florida and teaches Archaeology and Communication at Lycoming College. Robin also has served as a Little League volunteer sponsor, team mom, vice president, and concession-stand worker.

Play Ball! The Story of Little League Baseball by Lance and Robin Van Auken

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