Maya and Nikau met many years ago in 2015 when Nikau was playing in the Cal Ripken World Series with team New Zealand. Maya's best friend Skylar was his host family for the duration of his stay in Maryland. Fast forward to 2022 and Nikau was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies, where the Spring Training facility is in Tampa. Skylar then moved to Tampa for college and Nikau invited Maya and Skylar to his game. They were reunited after 10 years and the rest is history. Even though Nikau is from the other side of the world- he has always managed to be a part of Maya's home in some way.