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CHICAGO -- Jeff Francoeur has been around long enough to know a starting pitcher throwing in front of his family and friends may not always go smoothly. Germaine Pratt Bengals Jersey .For Mike Foltynewicz, it couldnt have gone much better.Foltynewicz allowed five hits in seven innings, Francoeur and Jace Peterson homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Sunday.Foltynewicz (3-3), who grew up in the far southwest suburbs of Chicago, had a career-high 10 strikeouts and no walks. He struck out the side in the seventh on 12 pitches.Especially with family and friends being here, growing up close to here, sometimes that can backfire and you try too hard, Francoeur said. He was composed, pitched great and we said coming into spring I felt like he was the one wild card on this team we hadnt seen what he could do yet.The 24-year-old right-hander won for the first time since beating the Giants on May 30. He was placed on the disabled list on June 4 with a bone spur and made his third start since returning.He met with his family and friends after the win.I just really put my mind on to stay aggressive. Its a really aggressive hitting team. Day games they will probably be swinging even more, so just let the defense do the work and when I got ahead I finally put them away today, Foltynewicz said.Foltynewicz threw a 98 mph fastball by Dioner Navarro on his final pitch for his 10th strikeout.God almighty that was a little glimpse of what hes capable of. That was electric the entire day, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. He was under control, couldnt wait to get the ball back early in the game and he started kind of collecting himself really good and breathing, and that stuff was really, really good.Chris Withrow pitched a scoreless eighth for the Braves and Jim Johnson finished for his second save in four chances.White Sox starter James Shields (4-10) allowed six hits, including both homers, in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out two and fell to 2/3 with Chicago.I think by today, you are looking at him and like the way he was throwing, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. Velocity was up. There was a couple that got in there, but in this ballpark, a couple of solos is going to happen every once in a while. As far as being able to grit through it and throw strikes, he was there.The White Sox were denied their sixth straight series win after dropping two of three.After retiring the first four batters, Shields was tagged for a solo shot by Francoeur in the second inning. It was Francoeurs fifth of the season and second in two days. An inning later, Shields gave up another home run to Peterson, giving the Braves a 2-0 lead. It was Petersons fourth of the season.A.J. Pierzynski hit his 400th career double in the fifth inning. He became the fourth catcher in major league history with 400 or more doubles.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: C Tyler Flowers reported improvement in his strained left hand. He received treatment before the game and was scheduled to be re-examined in Atlanta during the All-Star break next week. He will undergo an MRI on Monday. He was hurt when Miami Marlins pitcher A.J. Ramos struck him on the hand with a pitch the previous weekend. The injury was aggravated on a checked swing in the second inning on Saturday. ... Closer Arodys Vizcaino wasnt available because skin irritation on his right elbow. Snitker expects him to be available after the break.White Sox: 1B/DH Justin Morneau is 2 for 17 in his rehab stint with Triple-A Charlotte. The White Sox signed Morneau on June 9 as he recovers from offseason left elbow surgery. There is still no timetable for his White Sox debut.BETTER LATE THAN NEVERChicago White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana has replaced Clevelands Danny Salazar on the AL All-Star roster. A first-time All-Star, Quintana is 7-8 with a 3.21 ERA, sixth-best in the AL at the start of Sunday. He joins teammate Chris Sale on the AL roster.UP NEXTBraves: Atlanta will make a decision on Fridays starter after the All-Star Game on Tuesday. If RHP Julio Teheran (3-8), who was selected as a member of the NL All-Star team, doesnt pitch on Tuesday, he will likely start on Friday against Colorado.White Sox: Quintana (7-8) was tentatively scheduled to start on Friday after the break at the Angels before he was announced to the All-Star roster. Now that he was named to the team Ventura will go with RHP Miguel Gonzalez on Friday and Shields on Saturday. 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(STATS) -- Following a thoroughly dominant regular season, Jeremiah Briscoe and Sam Houston State were far and away the biggest winners of the Southland Conferences top honors.Briscoe began what should be a busy award season for the junior quarterback by being named the Southlands Player of the Year, and the top-ranked Bearkats nearly pulled off a sweep of the conferences postseason honors after their 11-0 campaign.All but one of the Southlands seven awards went to Sam Houston State, the only FCS team yet to lose after defeating its opponents by an average of 28.3 points -- none by fewer than 13. The Bearkats placed six players on the all-conference first-team offense and another three on defense.Briscoe appears to be a favorite for the Walter Payton Award, given to the STATS national FCS player of the year. His 52 touchdown passes are 12 more than any quarterback, including the FBS, and put him within four of the all-time FCS single-season record. He also led the Subdivision with 4,096 passing yards while throwing just seven interceptions.Two of Briscoes favorite targets are also taking home hardware, with junior Yedidiah Louis winning Southland Offensive Player of the Year and fellow wideout Nathan Stewart being named Freshman of the Year. Each of them caught 11 TD passes, with Louis making 65 catches for 977 yards while Stewart had 47 receptions for 903 yards.Bearkats junior defensive end P.J. Hall earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after leading the Southland with 9 1/2 sacks and 20 tackles for loss, and teammate Bridge Blount won Offensive Lineman of the Year.SHSUs K.C. Keeler was the obvious choice for Southland Coach of the Year. He guided the Bearkats to the second undefeated season in school history, with the other coming in 2011. His team has a first-round playoff bye after reaching the national semifinals last year.The only player who prevented a complete Sam Houston State sweep wwas McNeese quarterback James Tabary, who was named Newcomer of the Year. A.J. Green Bengals Jersey. The sophomore transferred from Arkansas State and finished second in the conference behind Briscoe with 3,036 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes.---=SOUTHLAND POSTSEASON AWARDS=PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Jeremiah Briscoe, QB, Sam Houston StateOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Yedidiah Louis, WR, Sam Houston StateDEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- P.J. Hall, DE, Sam Houston StateFRESHMAN OF THE YEAR -- Nathan Stewart, WR, Sam Houston StateNEWCOMER OF THE YEAR -- James Tabary, QB, McNeeseOFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR -- Bridge Blount, OL, Sam Houston StateCOACH OF THE YEAR -- K.C. Keeler, Sam Houston StateALL-SOUTHLAND FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB -- Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston StateRB -- DeMard Llorens, Northwestern StateRB -- Corey Avery, Sam Houston StateTE -- Juwaan Rogers, Southeastern LouisianaWR -- Yedidiah Louis, Sam Houston StateWR -- Desmond Smith, Central ArkansasWR -- Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston StateOL -- Bridge Blount, Sam Houston StateOL -- Stockton Mallett, Central ArkansasOL -- Chandler Arceneaux, NichollsOL -- Tyler Tezeno, Sam Houston StateOL -- Taylor Gadbois, Southeastern LouisianaDEFENSEDL -- P.J. Hall, Sam Houston StateDL -- Sully Laiche, NichollsDL -- Jordan Toliver, Central ArkansasDL -- John Franklin, Stephen F. AustinLB -- Garrett Dolan, Houston BaptistLB -- Sam Denmark, Abilene ChristianLB -- Justin Johnson, Sam Houston StateDB -- Brendan Langley, LamarDB -- Tremon Smith, Central ArkansasDB -- George Odum, Central ArkansasDB -- Tyler Williams, Central ArkansasDB -- Darion Flowers, Sam Houston StateSPECIAL TEAMSK -- Nik Grau, Abilene ChristianP -- Joseph Figenshaw, Sam Houston StateKR -- Khalil Thomas, McNeesePR -- Brendan Langley, LamarAP -- Jatavius Wilson, Central Arkansas ' ' '