Career:
- Had a successful two-year Arizona career after transferring from Purdue
- Went 5-0 with a 1.81 ERA in her two seasons with Arizona
2019: Was a valuable arm on Arizona’s deep and talented pitching staff … Went 5-0 on the season, including victories over the defending national champions and top-ranked Florida State Seminoles (3/9) and the eventual national champions and No. 3 ranked UCLA Bruins (5/11) … Also defeated the world’s No. 2 team Japan in an exhibition game on Feb. 23; her shutout vs. Japan was the only collegiate pitcher to ever throw a shutout vs. Team Japan … Struck out 30 batters compared to just 10 walks; did not walk a batter over her final five appearances … Had an excellent 1.95 ERA over her 14 appearances … Named first-team Pac-12 all-academic.
2018: Appeared in three games, including a start at Stanford in the regular season finale … Allowed just one earned run in 6.1 innings (1.11 ERA) over three appearances, all of which came in the Pac-12 … Struck out four batters and allowed just four hits (.167 b/avg) … Two of her three appearances occurred against eventual Women’s College World Series teams (4/7 at Oregon; 4/15 vs. UCLA).
Prior to Arizona: Transferred to Arizona after two seasons at Purdue … Went 7-3 with 71 strikeouts in 65 innings as a freshman in 2015, when she posted a 3.55 ERA, ninth in the Big Ten … As a sophomore in 2016, went 5-8 with 69 strikeouts in 72 innings, holding opponents to a .227 average, sixth in the Big Ten … Threw a no-hitter vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/18/16) … Prior to Purdue, was a four-time All-Southern Arizona player and All-Southern Arizona Pitcher of the Year at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, where she was on the honor roll all four years.
Personal: Born September 2, 1996 in Tucson, Arizona … Daughter of Jim and Cara Snyder … Has a younger brother (Greg) … Is majoring in general studies … Hopes to work for a medical company in pharmaceutical sales … Chose Arizona because “it’s close to home and my parents attended U of A along with others in my family.”
