UPLAND, Ind. - Grace's baseball team came up empty to begin its final series of the regular season on Friday.

No. 24 Taylor defeated the Lancers 9-0 and 16-0 in Upland.

The Lancers will end their season on Saturday against the Trojans. Grace and Taylor will begin the final doubleheader at 1 p.m.

Grace struggled to generate baserunners in the opener. The Lancers were muted to three hits offensively across the nine innings.

One of the Lancers' best chances came in the third inning; Patrick Danforth produced a two-out double, but Grace was unable to drive him home.

Chris Griffin also doubled in the seventh inning, and Jeff Pawlik doubled in the ninth inning. But each time, the Lancers were retired before moving a runner across home plate.

The Trojans generated a run in five separate innings. Taylor had a two-run first inning to grab an early edge.

Taylor tacked on two more runs in the third, seventh and eighth innings to gain separation.

In the second game, Grace was quiet at the plate again. The Lancers were held to one hit in the shutout. 

Pawlik had Grace's lone hit in the first inning, and the Lancers were unable to produce a hit after that.

Grace did manufacture a threat in the second inning when Sam Newkirk reached base via error, and Josh Cosme was hit by a pitch. But Grace's final two batters were retired to end the threat.

The Trojans used two home runs and four doubles to seize a lead and never look back.

Isaiah Herbster was Grace's most effective hurler, throwing 1.1 inning while surrendering one unearned run.