Jason Zemcik is a lifelong Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins fan who was born and raised in Somerset, PA. He saw his first Pirates game, a 5-2 win over the Cardinals at Three Rivers Stadium, in 1989 at age seven and was immediately hooked. In addition to this book, his fifth, he has also written about the Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 Stanley Cup championship in PENSational: How The 2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins Captivated an Entire City on Their Way to Winning the Stanley Cup and the start of a collegiate summer league baseball team in Leadoff Hit: Inside the Inaugural Season of the Holly Springs Salamanders. His writing has also been featured on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website, CityofChampionsSports.com, and MLBCenter.com. He resides near Raleigh, NC with his wife and daughter.