‘”It was almost like a recruiting trip coming out of high school going to college,” Spikes recalled of his last appearance at the Ralph as an opposing player. “I saw the mock jerseys with “Spikes,” and I remember them saying, ‘Spikes, you’re a free agent. We want you here.’ … Once I got there, it was a great fit for me. To have the success that I had there as quickly as I did … it just kind of affected everything else after that.”’