Blake Loubier joined Rich Wallace’s staff as the Assistant Director of Pitching Development in the fall of 2026.
As the Assistant Director of Pitching Development, Loubier works closely with the team’s pitching staff, emphasizing player development and performance enhancement. He is passionate about building winning cultures, developing high-character student-athletes, and leveraging analytics and technology to drive innovation and success on the field.
Loubier was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th Round of the 2019 MLB Draft as a pitcher. He spent six years playing professional baseball, including stops in the minor leagues and independent leagues. During his time in the Red Sox minor league system, he accumulated nearly 100 strikeouts.
Loubier comes to UCF as an Orlando area native, where he most recently served as a pitching coach at his alma mater, Oviedo High School. Under his tutelage, he helped the Lions win their first district championship in more than a decade.
Prior to coaching at Oviedo High School, he served as the Director of Scouting and Player Development for the Florence Y’alls of the Frontier League. In that role, he gained experience in player evaluation and development at the professional level. Loubier also spent time as a pitching/hitting instructor at D-BAT Oviedo where he developed players' fundamentals and provided them with the foundation for in-game success.
A graduate of Northeastern University in 2026, Loubier graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in management.