Jordy Snyder is a Spartanburg native who played at Dorman High School for four years under Coach Ben Waddle and was a member of the North-South all-star team in 2002. He also played under Coach Tim Wallace for two years at Spartanburg Methodist College where he split time at both shortstop and centerfield.

From SMC, Snyder transferred to Elon University where he also played shortstop and centerfield. During his time at Elon, the Phoenix won a Southern Conference Championship and placed third in the 2006 Clemson Regional. Snyder also played two summers with the Spartanburg Stingers where he was voted to the All-Star team in 2006.

During his collegiate career, Snyder was named to the Region X All-Region team in 2005 and garnered second team pre-season All-Southern Conference Team in 2007.