The Lone Star Amateur Baseball Association was founded in 1995 by David Griffin, Jim Bradberry and Sam Carpenter to provide an opportunity for baseball players 18-years old and under to play the best baseball possible. The initial year of play the league had 26 teams, 12 in the 16-Under Mickey Mantle Division and 14 in the 18-Under Connie Mack Division. Since that time a 14-Under Division has been added and in 1999 there were 38 teams in the Association.