Bill Mazeroski goes to bat for New Stanton’s Poulich Pit BBQ sauce

Former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski has his own barbecue sauce sold online and at Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton.

Former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski has his own barbecue sauce sold online and at Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton.

Pork butts cook in the smoker at Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton on Aug. 7.

Angelo Poulich, owner of Pit BBQ in New Stanton with wife Aislinn, takes fresh baby back ribs out of the smoker on Aug. 7.

Angelo Poulich, owner of Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton with wife Aislinn, slathers fresh baby back ribs with the famous Bill Mazeroski barbecue sauce on Aug. 7.

Angelo Poulich, owner of Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton with wife Aislinn, slathers fresh chicken with the famous Bill Mazeroski barbecue sauce on Aug. 7.

The loaded baked potato at Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton has butter, sour cream, cheese, pork or brisket, beans, slaw and horseradish and, of course, barbecue sauce, named for former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski.

Aislinn Poulich, who co-owns Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton with husband Angelo, fills an order of baby back ribs on Aug. 7.

The sign at Bruster’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream & Yogurt in New Stanton lets you know that former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski has his own famous barbecue sauce.

Angelo Poulich, owner of Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton with wife Aislinn, slathers fresh baby back ribs with the famous Bill Mazeroski barbecue sauce on Aug. 7.

Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton serves fresh chicken slathered with the famous Bill Mazeroski barbecue sauce on Aug. 7.

(from left) Angelo Jr., 12, Josie, 4, and Giata and Dimitri, both 11 pose inside the trailer for their parents business Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton, home of the Bill Mazeroski famous barbecue sauce on Aug. 7.

Former Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski has his own barbecue sauce sold online and at Poulich Pit BBQ in New Stanton.