Snikeris is a junior out of Louisiana State University. The catcher wet his collegiate baseball spikes first at Texarkana College before joining LSU in 2011. During his last season at Texarkana Snikeris earned 1st team all Juco-Region honors. He posted a .400 average with seven HR and 49 RBI to help the squad to a conference title. Snikeris is majoring in finance.