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 amongst the numerous listings, he is known as the most prolific power-hitter to ever wear the uniform. Baranoski's 41 career home runs is tops at MSSU, while he is second with 181 career RBIs. He also ranks 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. He holds three of the top 11 single-season home run marks at MSSU as he is tied for second, as well as eighth and 11th. His 68 RBIs in both 1987 and 1989 rank as the 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.