Kraig Sitton played college baseball at Oregon State University, serving as a member of the 2007 team that won the College World Series. After being selected in the 2009 MLB Players Draft, he elected to return to OSU for a fourth year, ultimately signing with the Colorado Rockies following the 2010 season.

Over a 9 year professional career as a left-handed reliever, Sitton pitched 532 innings in more than 400 games with four different organizations. He spent the 2014 season on the Major League roster with the Rockies where he was a Texas League Midseason All-Star. He retired after the 2018 season after reaching as high as AAA professionally, to pursue a career in teaching and coaching.