Junior Sierra Maness, sophomore Taylor Pipkins, and freshman Sarah Breaux of the Clemson Tigers women’s softball team were recognized with All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors for their performances during the 2026 season, according to a May 6 announcement from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The recognition highlights individual achievements by each player in conference play. Maness and Pipkins earned spots on the All-ACC Third Team, while Breaux was named to the All-Freshman Team. This marks the first time each has received an All-ACC selection.
Maness contributed as a pitcher with a 3.92 earned run average over 15 appearances. She recorded six wins, including one solo shutout in 84 innings pitched. Her season included victories against top-ranked opponents Virginia Tech and Virginia, as well as an eight-strikeout game at Pittsburgh.
Pipkins posted a .311 batting average in conference games with six home runs, two doubles, and twelve runs batted in. She led Clemson with a .756 slugging percentage and achieved an NCAA-leading five-game home run streak from April 3 through April 12.
Breaux finished her first year with a .279 batting average in ACC play, tallying seventeen hits that included seven home runs and four doubles. She scored eleven runs and drove in eighteen more while drawing seven walks.
The three selections bring Clemson’s all-time number of players receiving All-ACC honors to twenty within seven years of competition. The total number of postseason ACC awards for Clemson now stands at thirty-four. The teams are selected by votes from head coaches based on statistics within ACC games only.
Clemson concluded its regular season with a conference record of thirteen wins and eleven losses. The team is scheduled to compete next on Wednesday, May 6 against North Carolina Tar Heels in Charlottesville during the opening round of the ACC Championship.
