SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The bracket for the 2009 Southern Conference Softball Championship has been finalized, the conference office announced Sunday.

The championship gets underway at 10 a.m. on Wednesday when the No. 8 seed Western Carolina faces the No. 9 seed Elon in a single-elimination game. The winner faces No. 1 seed Chattanooga in the 7 p.m. nightcap.

At 12 p.m., No. 2 seed College of Charleston meets No. 7 seed Samford. Following that contest, No. 3 seed Appalachian State squares off against No. 6 seed UNC Greensboro at 2 p.m. In the 5 p.m., game No. 4 seed Georgia Southern meets No. 5 seed Furman.

The championship is a double-elimination tournament following the single-elimination game, with the championship game scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. 

All games are Eastern Time and subject to time change.

Chattanooga is the defending tournament champion.