Louise Erickson [Sauer] (June 2, 1929 – May 27, 2016) was an American pitcher who played from 1948 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).

While showing an array of pitches and not being prone to walks, she relied on a fastball, curveball and changeup combination, mixing speeds in her curve sparingly, with an impeccable control over location.

[2] Born in Arcadia, Wisconsin, Erickson used to play baseball with her father, uncles and five brothers at an early age.

Afterward she was allowed to shag balls for a neighboring town team, which drew the attention of the manager, who recommended her to the league.

She was used in relief duties and collected a 1–0 record with a 5.74 earned run average and 11 innings of work in three appearances.

[6] In the 1950 season Erickson went 16–10 with a 2.52 ERA, ending sixth in complete games (23), ninth in strikeouts (88) and eleventh in innings pitched (221), tying South Bend's Dorothy Mueller for seventh in wins, and also joined the All-Star team for the second consecutive year.

In the final series Rockford claimed its second title in a row, four games to three, over the Fort Wayne Daisies.