Dustin Snyder is in his second year with the Hornets, and his first as an assistant coach for the Hornets softball team after helping the Hornets in 2024 as a graduate assistant. He previously spent a year at Florida Gulf Coast University as the volunteer assistant coach, primarily working with the outfielders and catchers.

Snyder is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, where his family currently still resides. He graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University (2022) with a degree in Management with a concentration in Sports. He assisted the FGCU softball team during the three years he attended FGCU (2019-2022) and served as the Student Manager. 

As student manager, he helped with everyday activities that went on at practice, such as throwing batting practice, hitting fungos to the infield and the outfield, catching bullpens, and assisted in setup and organization of practice. 

For the Hornets, Snyder primarily works with the pitchers and catchers, as well as overseeing academics for the Hornets.