Western Carolina University

2026 (Junior): Made 23 relief appearances on the year ... Finished with a 7-2 seasonal record, leading WCU with seven victories and added a pair of saves ... Started the year with seven wins before his first defeat ... Recored a 2.48 ERA over 58.0 innings of work ... Limited foes to 24 total runs, 16 of which were earned ... Was second on the WCU squad with 51 strikeouts over 58 innings of work, against just 21 total walks ... Had strikeouts in 16 of his 23 appearances with three-or-more 10 times ... Recorded 47 fly outs and 69 ground outs, including two double-plays ... Made his WCU debut with a season-long six innings against George Washington (Feb.13), striking out six in scoreless, three-hit relief ... Earned his first victory for the Catamounts with a 2.1 relief inning appearance against Bowling Green (Feb. 20), striking out four ... Tossed four hitless, scoreless innings against eventual College World Series participant Troy (Feb. 27) in a neutral field win in Greenville, N.C. ... Struck out a season-high seven over a four-inning relief appearance against Radford (March 7) in a neutral-field, seven-inning win in Charlotte ... Two-time Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week, earning honors on March 9, making two scoreless relief appearances in wins over No. 11/8 Georgia and Radford in a neutral field contest in Charlotte ... Was also dubbed SoCon Pitcher of the Week on April 6, making three relief appearances and earning a pair of saves at Winthrop (April 2-3) over 4.1 innings of work ... Scored SoCon victories in relief against Mercer (April 10), at VMI (April 18), ETSU, and at Wofford (May 2), tossing five hitless, scoreless innings with five strikeouts against the Terriers ... Appeared on the NCBWA Mid-season Stopper of the Year Award watch list in late April ... Named first-team All-Southern Conference as a relief pitcher.

Prior to Wesetern Carolina: Transfer from Berry College in Georgia ... Appeared in 17 games with 13 starts, posting a 4-4 record over 67 innings pitched ... Struck out 49, including 44 as a sophomore ... Selected to the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) All-Tournament Team as a sophomore ...Two-time SAA Academic Honor Roll; At Irwin County HS: Named first-team All-State, Region Pitcher of the Year, and led his team to State Runner-Up in 2023 ... Was a four-year honor student.

Personal: Is the son of Pete and Joey Snyder ... Has two siblings, Sydney and Luke.