The Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds were originally slated to play at the Lehigh Valley Multi-Purpose Sport Complex, a 6,400-seat, $15 million dollar ballpark in Williams Township. 

But construction was halted by developer Jim Petrucci when team owner Thomas X. Flaherty ran out of money. The ownership group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 1, 2000 with some $3 million dollars in debts. Bankruptcy records showed 128 people submitted claims for $52,683 in season ticket sales.

A sad chapter for Lehigh Valley baseball fans closed when the deteriorating ballpark, having never fulfilled its purpose, was demolished in early 2005.