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Thursday, March 16, 2000 Lady Wildcats split in division openers Error-plagued PRCC softballers win first game 14-9, but lose nightcap to Lady Bears 10-3      SUMMIT   Pearl River Community College split with Southwest in its women's South Division softball openers here Tuesday.      The Lady Wildcats won the first game 14-9 despite committing six errors, but lost the nightcap 10-3. PRCC committed five miscues in the loss.      PRCC stands at 4-6 overall and 1-1 in the division, while SWCC is 1-3 and 1-3.      "Errors have been the reason for our lack of success," said PRCC head coach Laurie Neelis. "We were fortunate to win the first game with all those mistakes. We're just making way too many fundamental errors. We're working hard in practice, but we're just beating ourselves."      In the opening contest, Pearl River led 5-3 after three innings, but the Lady Bears rallied with five in the bottom of the fourth to go up 8-5. The Lady 'Cats cut into SWCC's lead with a solo run in the top of the fifth, then opened the flood gates with six in the sixth and two in the seventh to take the victory. Southwest's final run came in the seventh.      PRCC finished with 21 hits, paced by Rie-Rie Willoughby's two singles and double, while Kristen Parker contributed a triple and a single, and Charity Knight and Traci McMichael each had a double and a single. Amanda Adams, Melanie Cox, Alleen Seale, Leslie Wells, and Pinky Willis, all had two singles apiece, while Lynde Cuevas doubled.      Southwest finished with 17 hits and four errors.      Willis was the winning pitcher, while Amanda Sumrall picked up the loss.      In the second game, PRCC went up 1-0 in the top of the second, but SWCC scored three in the third, five in the fourth, while adding solo runs in the fifth and sixth. Pearl River's two runs in the top of the seventh wasn't enough.      Seal paced PRCC's 15-hit attack with two singles and a double, while Meagan Cox, Charity Knight, McMichael, and Kristie Williams all had two singles each.      Southwest finished with 11 hits and two errors.      Pearl River returns to the diamond Thursday with a road trip to Raymond to take on division foe Hinds, then hosts Bishop State (Ala.) Friday and division rival Jones Wednesday. All are 3 p.m. doubleheaders.