It's time for the third installment of the Northwoods League player rankings, with Chris Paul and Rico Garcia  leading the pack. St. Cloud leads with three players on these lists, with Battle Creek and Kenosha in second with two. To refresh your memories, I use a formula similar to what is used in fantasy baseball and rank the top five pitchers and the top five hitters. Here goes week number three:

HITTERS

1. Chris Paul, St. Cloud Rox (Previous Week: 3)

Season	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Northwoods 2014	St. Cloud Rox	22	83	16	32	8	1	4	20	8	8	4	.386

Paul, a junior from California-Berkley, has been on a tear to claim the top spot in the weekly player rankings. He's hitting .324 over the last ten games and leads the league with a .386 batting average. He's on top in hits (32), total bases (54), doubles (8) and slugging percentage (.651). He's also 4-4 on stolen base attempts and has hit four home runs, good of fourth in the league.

2. Pat Porter, Kenosha Kingfish (N/A)

Season	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Northwoods 2014	Kenosha Kingfish	23	87	18	26	6	2	5	24	11	11	0	.299

The league-leader in RBIs (24), Porter, a junior from Ohio State, has hit the ball very well to pull into the rankings. He's hitting .343 over his last ten games to raise his batting average to .299 while he does damage with extra base hits. He's second in the league with 13 extra base hits and is third with five home runs. He's also piled up 51 total bases, three shy of Paul.

3. Paul DeJong, Wisconsin Woodchucks (1)

Season	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Northwoods 2014	Wisconsin Woodchucks	24	97	22	26	7	0	7	21	9	22	3	.268

A sophomore from Illinois State, DeJong is the definition of a power hitter. He's slugged a Northwoods League-leading seven home runs this summer as well placing second with seven doubles and 21 RBIs. He leads the league with 14 extra base hits and 22 runs and he's also drawn nine walks and stole three bases.

4. Clay Ardeeser, St. Cloud Rox (5)
5. Mike Nadratowski, La Crosse Loggers (4)

PITCHERS

1. Rico Garcia, Kenosha Kingfish (1)

Season	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SHO	SV	IP	SO	BB	H
Northwoods 2014	Kenosha Kingfish	2	1	0.54	5	5	0	0	33	28	8	20

For the second straight week, Rico Garcia, a Hawaii Pacific junior, is the top pitcher in the Northwoods. Garcia, who leads the league in inning pitched, has been absolutely dominant. He's struck out 28 over 33 innings while allowing just one walk and has assembled a 0.54 ERA with a 0.84 WHIP. In his most recent start, a loss, he allowed just one earned run over seven innings.

2. Reese Gregory, St. Cloud Rox (2)

Season	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SHO	SV	IP	SO	BB	H
Northwoods 2014	St. Cloud Rox	3	1	0.34	5	4	0	0	26.1	29	10	10

The league leader in strikeouts, complete games and wins, Reese Gregory, remains second to Garcia for the second consecutive week. Gregory, a sophomore at St. Cloud State, has been dominant however. Last night's league pitcher of the night, Gregory has a 0.34 ERA (second in the league) over 26 1/3 innings. He also has a 0.76 WHIP and averages 9.9 K/9.

3. Adam Bray, Waterloo Bucks (N/A)

Season	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SHO	SV	IP	SO	BB	H
Northwoods 2014	Waterloo Bucks	3	0	0.00	4	4	0	0	23	26	4	10

The first thing anybody sees when they look at Adam Bray's stats is his spotless ERA. He's made four starts- and gone five innings plus in each of them- without allowing an earned run. Bray's struck out 26 in 23 innings of work and is 3-0 with an incredible 0.61 WHIP. He also strikes out 10 per nine innings and averages just one walk. His last three starts have been six shutout innings and he's allowed under four hits in each of them.

4. Dakota Mekkes, Battle Creek (4)
5. Kyle Slack, Battle Creek (N/A)