▁has ▁also ▁filled ▁in ▁in ▁left ▁field ▁for ▁the ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁career ▁B elt ▁attended ▁Hudson ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Hudson , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁selected ▁B elt ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁round ▁( 3 4 3 rd ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁draft ▁as ▁a ▁pitch er , ▁but ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁signing ▁bonus ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁him ▁for go ▁his ▁college ▁commit ment . ▁ ▁B elt ▁en rolled ▁at ▁San ▁Jac into ▁College ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁Boston , ▁but ▁eventually ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁sign . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁for ▁San ▁Jac into ' s ▁baseball ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁round ▁( 3 4 8 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁draft ▁by ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves , ▁but ▁again ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁sign . ▁ ▁B elt ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁college ▁baseball ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁Long horn s ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁s oph om ore ▁season , ▁B elt ▁batt ed ▁. 3 1 9 ▁with ▁six ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁a ▁team - high ▁ 6 5 ▁R BI ▁while ▁also ▁pitch ing ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁rel ie ver . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0