Wes Tarbox serves as TCA's first-ever Athletic Chaplain. He is also the head coach of the junior varsity baseball team and a varsity baseball assistant coach. Wes is a proud TCA graduate (class of '86) who previously held the position of Pastor of Student Ministries for 16 years at Grace Church in Lucas, Texas. He has a passion to see students own their faith and put it into action with the confidence of who God designed them to be. He holds a Ministerial License through the EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America) and a BA in Business Administration and Economics from Austin College.
Wes has coached various levels of youth, high school, and college-prep baseball since 2006. In 2023, he helped guide the Trojans to the TAPPS Division I title. He also won a state title in 2017 as the head coach for Lucas Christian Academy. A team captain and two-time MVP during his playing days at TCA, Wes garnered three all-district selections, multiple all-state honors and a team MVP award.
After high school, Tarbox played at Austin College as a four-year starter and earned numerous all-conference selections. Coach Tarbox then took his talents over to the Prep baseball ranks, compiling a record of 323-134-9 as the head coach of the Allen Wranglers, a collegiate prep club team based in Collin County. Taking one team from 12U-18U, sixteen boys went on to play collegiately at various levels, including one who was drafted and played professionally.
He and his wife Melissa reside in Allen and attend Grace Church.
