Goforth attended Neshoba Central High School in Neshoba County, Mississippi,[1] and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team.

Goforth opted not to sign with Cleveland, and instead returned to Ole Miss for his redshirt junior year.

[1][6] After the 2013 season, the Brewers assigned Goforth to play for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.

[10] Pitching for the Huntsville Stars of the Double–A Southern League in 2014, Goforth was named a midseason and postseason All-Star.

[13] Goforth began the 2015 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League.