Tony Seaman of the Denver Outlaws has been awarded the Tito’s Coach of the Year Award at the 2019 MLL Honors at Union Station in Denver, CO, on Saturday.The first-year head coach led the defending champions to a 9-7 record, which was enough to secure the second seed for this season’s MLL Championship Weekend. Seaman beat out the other finalists for the Tito’s Coach of the Year Award, Dave Cottle of the Chesapeake Bayhawks and Sean Quirk of the Boston Cannons. Cottle led the Bayhawks to the first seed in the MLL with a record of 10-6 and Quirk led the Cannons to their first postseason appearance since 2015 with a record of 9-7.With this award, Seaman becomes the third coach in Denver Outlaws history to win Coach of the Year, as he follows other greats, such as Brian Reese who won the award in 2009. Seaman has spent the last eight seasons with the Outlaws, serving as general manager and assistant coach from 2012-2018 before taking on the role of head coach this season. During his tenure as general manager, the Outlaws had the best record in the league at 66-32 and came away with three MLL Championships. Before joining the Outlaws, he had spent 28 years coaching at the collegiate level with time spent between the University of Pennsylvania, John Hopkins University and Towson University. Seaman still currently serves as a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee.“We’re grateful to have Coach Seaman as our coach,” said Zach Currier, third-year midfielder for the Outlaws. “He has contributed so much to this sport for so long, it’s been a real honor to play for him. His perspective and passion bring a strength to the team, and his loyalty to our guys is unmatched. I appreciate being a part of his team and I look forward to winning a championship for him.”The 2019 MLL Tito’s Coach of the Year, Tony Seaman’s Denver Outlaws will play the Chesapeake Bayhawks for the MLL Championship on Sunday at 1:00 P.M. EDT/ 11:00 MDT at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. The MLL Championship Game will air live on ESPN2. Tickets are currently available on majorleaguelacrosse.com Major League Lacrosse (MLL), based in Boston, is the premier professional field lacrosse league. MLL has led lacrosse’s growth into the mainstream of competitive team sports since 2001. In the spring of 2018, MLL entered into new leadership for the first time in 14 years when it selected Alexander Brown as the Commissioner. Since that time MLL has been on an aggressive path towards sustainably developing and growing the league. The league currently features six teams: the Atlanta Blaze, the Boston Cannons, the Chesapeake Bayhawks, the Dallas Rattlers, the Denver Outlaws, and the New York Lizards. Tickets for the 2019 season and the 2019 All-Star Game are available on majorleaguelacrosse.comAdditional League Information:Website: majorleaguelacrosse.com Instagram: instagram.com/majorleaguelax Twitter: twitter.com/MLL_Lacrosse