Erin Baxter
American former soccer player
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Erin Renee McCorkle (née 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).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erin Renee McCorkle | ||
| Birth name | Erin Renee Baxter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 9, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Littleton, Colorado, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Florida Gators | 85 | (26) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Tampa Bay Extreme | ||
| 2001–2003 | Carolina Courage | 55 | (2) |
| 2004 | Carolina Dynamo | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[3]
Baxter was the Carolina Courage's fourth draft pick ahead of the inaugural 2001 season of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).[4] Described as a "tireless blue-collar worker",[5] 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.[6]
In April 2004, Baxter signed for Carolina Dynamo.[7] She made four appearances and scored one goal for the club in the 2004 USL W-League season.[8]
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.[3]
