Craig Snider - Softball Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics

Craig Snider

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
csnide10@utk.edu

One of the nation's premier offensive minds, Craig Snider joined the Tennessee softball program in June of 2024 following two seasons as the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

In his first season on Rocky Top in 2025, the Lady Vols returned to the Women's College World Series, advancing to the national semifinals after recording wins over Florida and UCLA. At the plate, UT slashed .302/.511/.404 as a team with 79 doubles, 19 triples and 73 home runs. It marked the first time Tennessee hit over .300 for the year since 2021, and the 19 triples tied the program record.

Several Lady Vols had career seasons under his guidance, including Kinsey Fiedler, who tied the single-season triples record with eight. Sophia Nugent also thrived as she hit .298 with 25 runs, 51 hits, nine doubles, 18 home runs and 61 RBIs during her final collegiate season. Her 18 home runs are tied for the fourth-most in a single season in program history.

From Franklin, Kentucky, Snider took over the helm of the Texas Tech softball program in June of 2022. In just two seasons, he guided the Red Raiders to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2018 and 2019.

TTU had six players selected to All-Big 12 teams this past season in 2024, tying a program record.

During his two seasons in Lubbock, Snider's offensive prowess has helped Tech record the most doubles (181), doubles per game (1.76), home runs (134), home runs per game (1.30), RBIs (562), RBIs per game (5.46) and the highest slugging percentage (.537) over two years in program history. On top of that, 13 Red Raiders combined to set 88 career highs – the most in the country for the 2024 season.

Prior to his stint in Lubbock, Snider made stops at Oklahoma, Florida State and Texas A&M where he coached 20 All-Americans and made three Women's College World Series appearances.

In 2018, he helped guide Florida State to a national championship as the Seminoles defeated Washington in two games to claim the ACC program's first WCWS crown.

During his eight seasons at FSU, he helped the Seminoles to 11 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships, seven NCAA Super Regionals and three WCWS appearances.

Snider came to Florida State after four seasons at Stephen F. Austin where he served as the hitting coach for the Ladyjacks from 2007-10. In 2008, he helped SFA to an NCAA Regional appearance after winning the Southland Conference tournament.

Previously, Snider spent the 2005-06 season as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma after stints as an assistant coach at Centenary (2004-05) and Lindsey Wilson College (2001-03).

A 2004 Centenary graduate, Snider married Stephanie Sanders in June 2024. He has a daughter, Riley, and a son, Henry.