The University of Mississippi Athletics
Snyder Becomes Sixth Rebel Taken In 2011 MLB Draft
6/8/2011 | Baseball
June 8, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - Junior Matt Snyder became the sixth member of the Ole Miss basball team to be selected in the 2011 MLB Draft when he was taken by the Washington Nationals in the 44th round on Wednesday.
Snyder joined teammates David Goforth (7th - Milwaukee), Austin Wright (8th - Philadelphia), Miles Hamblin (12th - Houston), Matt Crouse (24th - Detroit) and Matt Tracy (24th - New York Yankees) as Rebels taken in the 2011 edition of the Major League Draft.
Ole Miss had more players selected in the 2011 MLB Draft than any other program in the state of Mississippi.
This season, Snyder hit .301 with a team-leading nine home runs and 39 RBI to go along with 14 doubles and 25 runs scores. The junior caught fire late in the season, hitting at an almost .400 clip through the final 17 games of the season with seven home runs and 21 RBI as he helped pace the Rebel offense down the stretch.
For his three year career with the Rebels, Snyder has hit at a .315 clip with 29 home runs and 110 RBI. He has posted a .558 slugging percentage and scored 90 runs.
