Bill Text: TX HR120 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Brandon Belt of Nacogdoches for his accomplishments in Major League Baseball.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR120 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR120-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 120 |
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WHEREAS, Brandon Belt has enjoyed a successful start to his | ||
professional baseball career with the San Francisco Giants, and he | ||
is indeed deserving of recognition for his achievements on the | ||
diamond; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Nacogdoches, Mr. Belt graduated | ||
from Hudson High School, where he was a standout on the Hornets | ||
baseball squad; he played one season at San Jacinto College before | ||
transferring to The University of Texas at Austin, and he excelled | ||
for the Longhorns over the course of two years, earning | ||
all-conference honors and helping the team to qualify for the 2009 | ||
College World Series; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Belt was selected by the Giants in the fifth | ||
round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft; he honed his skills | ||
in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on March | ||
31, 2011, collecting a hit in his first at-bat; one of the | ||
highlights of his young career came later that same year when he | ||
recorded the final out of teammate Matt Cain's perfect game; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to action in 2012, this talented athlete | ||
played an instrumental role in the Giants' run to the postseason, | ||
compiling a .275 batting average, 7 home runs, and 56 runs batted | ||
in; after advancing through the playoffs, he and his teammates | ||
dominated the Detroit Tigers in the World Series; Mr. Belt made a | ||
key contribution by hitting an RBI triple to start the scoring in | ||
the game four victory that clinched the title for San Francisco; and | ||
WHEREAS, After a successful 2013 season in which he set new | ||
personal bests for home runs and runs batted in, Mr. Belt entered | ||
2014 with high hopes; injuries limited his playing time during the | ||
regular season, but he returned to the lineup in time for the | ||
playoffs; he blasted a dramatic, 18th-inning home run to win game | ||
two of the Division Series against Washington, and his timely | ||
hitting in the Fall Classic versus the Kansas City Royals helped | ||
propel the Giants to their third World Series title in five years; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, With his hard work and exceptional ability, Brandon | ||
Belt has become an integral part of one of the most successful teams | ||
in the major leagues, and in so doing, he has furthered the Lone | ||
Star State's reputation for athletic excellence; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Brandon Belt for his accomplishments in | ||
Major League Baseball and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Belt as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Clardy | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 120 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||