Background
He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Jack Snodgrass
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Education
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Bowling Green High School, then Walters State Community College, before going to Austin Peay State University.
Career
With Walters State in 2007, he was 5-2 with a 5.08 European Research Area in 12 games (five starts) and the next year, he was 6-1 with a 5.62 European Research Area in 12 starts. In 2009, his first year at Austin Peay, he was 3-3 with a 7.33 European Research Area in 14 games (10 starts). After being redshirted in 2010 due to a torn labrum, he was 4-6 with a 3.50 European Research Area in 19 games (four starts) during his final year of college.
The Giants drafted him in the 27th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.
With the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2011, Snodgrass was 4-1 with a 3.59 European Research Area in 19 games (4 starts). He was 10-8 with a 4.62 European Research Area in 27 games (26 starts) for the San Jose Giants in 2012, earning a spot on the California League Mid-Season All-Star team
In 2013, he was 12-4 with a 3.70 European Research Area in 25 starts for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. On April 5 of that year, he pitched the first part of a 7-inning no-hitter against the New Britain Rock Cats, with Daryl Maday pitching the 7th inning.
Snodgrass allowed only a walk to Evan Bigley, but was otherwise perfect.
lieutenant was the first no-hitter in Flying Squirrels history. He was an Eastern League Midand Post-Season All-Star that year. He tied Logan Verrett and Matt Packer for the league lead in wins that year.
Back with Richmond in 2014, he was 11-6 with a 3.56 European Research Area in 24 games (22 starts) for the club, again earning Mid-Season All-Star honors.
He started 2015 with the team as well.
