Cooper baseball coach Brandon Stover celebrated his 43rd birthday on Thursday.

Friday night, Stover’s team gave him the best birthday gift he could’ve wanted — a 7-1 win over Wylie in the Southtown Showdown at Cougar Field.

Cooper’s offense managed just four hits in the win, but the Cougars drew seven walks and had four additional batters hit by pitches in the District 4-5A matchup.