2015: Appeared and started in 53 games, either at first base or designated hitter … slashed .303/.421/.467 with 14 doubles, six home runs, 34 runs scored and 42 RBIs … earned All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team honors … ranked second on the team and among the Valley’s top 10 in RBIs … had 16 multi-hit games … recorded a career-high three hits against Arkansas State (2/14), and matched that mark four more times … hit first home run of Illinois State career against Arkansas State (2/14) … drove in a career-high four runs at Southern Illinois (4/18) and against Webster (4/22) … drove in 15 runs over a seven-day stretch (4/18 through 4/24) … doubled twice against Maine (3/13) … scored a career-high four runs against Eastern Kentucky (3/21).
2014: Appeared in 34 games for the Redbirds, making 20 starts … split time between first base, second base, outfield and designated hitter … slashed .244/.340/.305 with five doubles, nine RBIs and 14 runs scored … went 3-for-5 with a double, walk, three runs and two RBIs against Western Illinois (5/4) … hit safely in all four of Illinois State’s games at the MVC Championship, earning all-tournament team accolades.
Heartland CC: Helped guide Heartland to a 50-11 overall record ... batted .322 with one home run, 18 RBIs and 19 runs scored ... tallied 10 stolen bases.
Louisville: Hit .286 with 18 RBIs and 13 runs scored in 42 games, including 21 starts ... matched career high with three RBIs, while going 2-for-4 with a run scored, at Pittsburgh (5/19) ... doubled, walked twice, scored three times and added an RBI at Indiana (4/17) ... finished with career highs of three hits and three RBIs, while scoring twice, versus Villanova (3/30) ... earned first career hit in first career at-bat as a pinch hitter against Minnesota (2/17) in season opener ... earned BIG EAST All-Academic Team honors.
Ottawa Marquette HS: Four-year starter for the varsity baseball team ... four-time team MVP, first-team all-conference and honor roll selection ... batted .477 with seven home runs, seven doubles and 38 RBIs as a senior ... hit .453 with 15 doubles, eight home runs and 46 RBIs as a junior, guiding Marquette to a 31-7 record, including a school-record 26-game winning streak ... batted .500 as a sophomore and .447 as a freshman.
Personal: Born April 21, 1993 in Evanston, Illinois ... son of Rob and Kim Snyder ... has one brother, Evan ... majored in criminal justice.
