MSSU Athletics Hall of Fame
Baranoski was a four-year letter winner for the Green and Gold in the late 1980's. In his career, Baranoski was an honorable mention All-CSIC selection in 1987, while earning a spot on the District 16 All-Tournament team in 1987, as well. He was a first-team All-CSIC and All-District selection in both 1988 and 1989.
Baranoski's name can be found all throughout the MSSU baseball records, but among the numerous listings, he is known as one of the most prolific power-hitters to ever wear the uniform. When he was inducted, Baranoski's 41 career home runs was tops at MSSU, and he was second with 181 career RBIs. He also ranked fifth in career walks with 135, and second in career sacrifice flies with 15, while ranking fourth in both career slugging (.662) and on-base percentage (.496).
Baranoski was a team captain in both 1988 and 1989 and helped the Lions to the NAIA World Series in 1987. At his time of induction, he held three of the top 11 single-season home run marks at MSSU and was tied for second, as well as eighth and 11th. His 68 RBIs in both 1987 and 1989 ranked fifth-most all-time in a single-season at MSSU. Baranoski finished his career with an average of .332 and started in 161 of the 176 games he played in.
Baranoski graduated from Missouri Southern in 1989 with a degree in communications. He has served as owner and partner in Display WorldWide since 2005 and resides in Plainfield, Illinois with his wife Tracy and their children Breck and Brooklyn.
