Erin Baxter

Erin Renee McCorkle is an American former professional soccer player. A combative defensive midfielder, she played for Carolina Courage of Women's United Soccer Association.
Baxter played soccer in [the United">Association football">soccer in [the United States|college soccer] for the University of Florida "Gators women's soccer|Gators]". She was inducted to the University of Florida Athletic [Hall of Fame] in April 2009.
Baxter was the Carolina Courage's fourth draft pick ahead of the inaugural 2001 season of the Women's United Soccer Association. Described as a "tireless blue-collar worker", versatile Baxter featured as one of the best defensive midfielder in 2001 before switching to central defense in the Courage's 2002 WUSA Founders Cup-winning campaign. When starting midfielder Hege Riise suffered a knee injury early in 2003, Baxter was moved back into midfield.
In April 2004, Baxter signed for Carolina Dynamo. She made four appearances and scored one goal for the club in the 2004 [USL W-League season].
Following the demise of WUSA, Baxter retrained as an accountant and began working for Ernst & Young in her native Littleton, Colorado. In 2009 she was living with husband John, with whom she has two daughters, Kylie Grace and Sydney Harper.