Western Carolina University

2021 (Senior*): Made 21 appearances including 18 out of the bullpen with three starts coming late in the season … Finished with a 2-1 record with a save over 46.1 innings of work … Struck out 37 against 11 walks, recording 39 fly outs and 56 ground outs including four double plays … Named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month in May, making six appearances with a 2.40 RA over 30.0 innings with 26 strikeouts, adding seven fielding assists and five total putouts … Over the final month of the season, threw five-plus innings four times … Struck out six in 5.2 innings in relief against Mercer (May 7) … Made his first start since 2019 in a 6.0 inning effort against Wofford (May 14), limiting the Terriers to two runs on just two hits over 6.0 innings … Tossed his first career complete game, limiting The Citadel (May 20) to a run on just four hits over 9.0 innings … Was WCU’s most-used pitcher in the season-ending conference postseason tournament, earning his second victory on the mound in striking out five over 6.0 innings against top-seeded Wofford (May 27) … Suffered the loss in just a third of an inning of relief work against Samford (May 30) in the conference championship final.

2020 (Senior): Made a team-high eight relief appearances, tossing a least a third of an inning but no more than two in each outing without recording a decision … Tossed 9.1 innings with a 1.93 ERA, only allowing two earned runs on seven base hits with one for extra bases … Struck out seven against four walks on the shortened season … Pitched a season-long two innings in the one-run, 2-1, home win over Chicago State (Feb. 15) in the second game of a doubleheader … Tallied a season-best two strikeouts twice – against Chicago State and at home against Bryant (March 10) … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.

2019 (Junior): Made a team-high 24 appearances including 19 out of the bullpen with five starts … Posted a 2-4 seasonal record with a 6.98 ERA, tossing 38.2 innings … Struck out 26 batters against 26 walks … Recorded strikeouts in 17 of his 24 appearances … Made his WCU debut in the starting role, tossing 3.2 innings against Oakland (Feb. 16), allowing two runs on four hits with a pair of strikeouts and a walk … Struck out a career-high three against VMI (April 28) … Tossed a career-long 4.0 innings in a start against No. 8 Georgia Tech (May 3).

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU prior to Fall 2018 from Triton College ... Was a two-time All-North Central Community College Conference (N4C) selection ... As a senior, tossed 24.1 innings over 11 appearances with a 0-2 record with six saves and a 2.59 ERA ... Struck out 20 against seven walks ... Triton won eight of the 11 games in which he pitched ... Pitched 45.1 innings in 13 appearances with eight starts as a freshman, finishing with a 7-3 overall record with a save and a 6.55 ERA ... Struck out 39 batters against 17 walks ... High School: Played baseball and football as a prep.

Personal: Full name is John Francis Snyder but prefers to go by Jack ... Is the son of Kathy and Jim Snyder ...  Has two older brothers - Jimmy and Joey.

Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 9.0, at The Citadel (5/20/21)
• Strikeouts: 9, at The Citadel (5/20/21)
• Walks: 5, at Georgia Tech (5/3/19)