Erin Baxter

{{short description|American former soccer player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}

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| name = Erin Baxter

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| full_name = Erin Renee McCorkle

| birth_name = Erin Renee Baxter{{cite news |url=https://ncaanewsarchive.s3.amazonaws.com/1999/19990719/active/3615n11.html |title=NCAA names 107 postgraduate scholarship recipients |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |date=July 19, 1999 |access-date=February 5, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205071500/https://ncaanewsarchive.s3.amazonaws.com/1999/19990719/active/3615n11.html |archive-date=February 5, 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|8|9}}

| birth_place = Littleton, Colorado, United States{{cite web |title=23 - Erin Baxter |url=http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/erin_baxter/ |publisher=Women's United Soccer Association |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031127041234/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/erin_baxter/ |archive-date=27 November 2003}}

| height = 5ft 8in

| position = Centre back / Defensive midfielder

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| collegeyears1 = 1995–1998

| college1 = Florida Gators

| collegecaps1 = 85

| collegegoals1 = 26

| clubs1 = Tampa Bay Extreme

| years1 = 1998–2000

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| clubs2 = Carolina Courage

| years2 = 2001–2003

| caps2 = 55

| goals2 = 2

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Erin Renee McCorkle ({{nee|Baxter}}; born August 9, 1977) is an American former professional soccer player. A combative defensive midfielder, she played for Carolina Courage of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).

Baxter played college soccer for the University of Florida "Gators". She was inducted to the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2009.{{cite news |title=Gator Soccer's Erin Baxter McCorkle Inducted Into UF Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://floridagators.com/news/2009/4/17/15836 |access-date=16 May 2021 |publisher=Florida Gators |date=17 April 2009}}

Baxter was the Carolina Courage's fourth draft pick ahead of the inaugural 2001 season of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).{{cite web|title=Rating the eight WUSA teams|url=http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SoccerAmerica/2000/sa1486n.pdf|publisher=Soccer America|access-date=30 April 2016|page=13|date=25 December 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912002630/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SoccerAmerica/2000/sa1486n.pdf|archive-date=12 September 2016|url-status=dead}} Described as a "tireless blue-collar worker",{{cite news |title=Bruising Baxter a blue-collar worker |url=http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/erin_baxter/273599.html |access-date=16 May 2021 |publisher=Women's United Soccer Association |date=2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040310044656/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/erin_baxter/273599.html |archive-date=10 March 2004}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Dry |first1=Fred |title=Baxter is ready for anything |url=http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/erin_baxter/360941.html |access-date=16 May 2021 |publisher=Women's United Soccer Association |date=16 May 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040310045410/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/erin_baxter/360941.html |archive-date=10 March 2004}}

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.